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A pair of beloved Duke basketball alums suddenly see new life in the NBA.
Ten years ago, only about a dozen Duke basketball names were on an NBA roster to start the season. Twenty years ago, the count was under 10. Thirty years ago, that number was under five. Fast forward to last year, and it had reached 25.
Now, the NBA Blue Devils are likely to set a new program record once again when the 2020-21 season gets going on Dec. 22. And with Quinn Cook and Amile Jefferson suddenly back in the conversation, Duke could even flirt with 30 (the most NBA products ever from a school in any given year, which Kentucky boasted at the beginning of the 2019-20 campaign).