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Duke in the NBA
DURHAM, N.C. – Preparing student-athletes for the next chapter in their basketball careers is an integral part of the Duke men’s basketball program’s legacy. Former Blue Devils who played under Mike Krzyzewski have collectively earned more than $1.1 billion in NBA contracts, and that number continues to climb higher as more and more Duke players make their marks in the Association.
The following is a snapshot of each former Duke player currently representing the Blue Devils in the NBA.
Seth Curry // Sacramento Kings
Third year // Charlotte, N.C.
Career averages: 0.8 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
Curry is heading into his first season with the Sacramento Kings after signing a two-year deal in the summer of 2015. He previously saw NBA action with Cleveland, Memphis and Phoenix in 2013-14 and 2014-15. In three seasons at Duke from 2011-13, Curry averaged 13.2 points per game and shot 42.0 percent from three-point territory. He was named a second-team All-American as a senior in 2013.
Luol Deng // Miami Heat
12th year // 7th overall pick in 2004 // London, England
Career averages: 15.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.4 apg
Deng is heading into his second season with the Miami Heat after averaging 14.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game a season ago. A two-time NBA All-Star and an NBA All-Defensive second team selection in 2012, Deng was the recipient of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 2014. He was the USBWA National Freshman of the Year in 2004 after averaging 15.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per contest for the Blue Devils.
Mike Dunleavy // Chicago Bulls
14th year // 3rd overall pick in 2002 // Lake Oswego, Ore.
Career averages: 11.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.3 apg
Dunleavy is heading into his third season with the Chicago Bulls after averaging 9.4 points and shooting 40.7 percent from beyond the arc last season as the Bulls earned the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. A career 37.6 percent shooter from beyond the arc, Dunleavy resigned with the Bulls on a three-year contract. In three seasons at Duke from 2000-02, he averaged 13.2 points and 5.8 rebounds while helping the Blue Devils win the 2001 national championship and earning consensus second-team All-America honors in 2002.
Gerald Henderson // Portland Trail Blazers
Seventh year // 12th overall pick in 2009 // Merion, Pa.
Career averages: 12.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.1 apg
Henderson was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in the offseason after spending the first six years of his career with the Charlotte franchise. He averaged 12.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 2014-15. A third-team All-America in 2009, Henderson averaged 12.3 points and 4.2 points per game in three seasons at Duke from 2007-09.
Rodney Hood // Utah Jazz
Second year // 23rd overall pick in 2014 // Meridian, Miss.
Career averages: 8.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.7 apg
Hood is entering his second season with the Utah Jazz after seeing action in 50 games as a rookie in 2014-15. In his lone season of action at Duke, he averaged 16.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.
Kyrie Irving // Cleveland Cavaliers
Fifth year // 1st overall pick in 2011 // West Orange, N.J.
Career averages: 21.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5.7 apg
Irving is in his fifth year with the Cleveland Cavaliers after averaging 21.7 points and 5.2 assists last season to help lead the Cavs to the NBA Finals. The 2015-16 season will be the second in a max contract Irving signed in July 2014. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2012 and a third-team All-NBA pick in 2014, while making three NBA All-Star teams. In 2014, he was named USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year after claiming MVP honors at the FIBA World Cup in leading the U.S. to the gold medal. He averaged 17.5 points in 2010-11, his lone season at Duke, before being taken first overall in the NBA Draft.
Tyus Jones // Minnesota Timberwolves
First year // 24th overall pick in 2015 // Apple Valley, Minn.
Career averages: -
The 2015 Final Four Most Outstanding Player, Jones was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers on draft night in 2015 and immediately traded to his hometown Minnesota Timberwolves. He was the first freshman ever to claim Final Four MOP honors and averaged 11.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists in his lone season with the Blue Devils.
Ryan Kelly // Los Angeles Lakers
Third year // 48th overall pick in 2013 // Raleigh, N.C.
Career averages: 7.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.7 apg
Kelly is in his third season with the Los Angeles Lakers after averaging 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game last season. A member of the Blue Devils’ 2010 NCAA championship team, Kelly averaged 7.5 points and 3.7 rebounds in 126 games from 2010-2013.
Josh McRoberts // Miami Heat
Ninth year // 37th overall pick in 2007 // Carmel, Ind.
Career averages: 5.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.1 apg
McRoberts is entering his second season with the Miami Heat after an injury-plagued 2014-15 campaign that saw him average 4.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in just 17 games. A second-team All-ACC selection in 2007, he averaged 10.8 points and 6.5 rebounds in two seasons at Duke from 2006-07.
Jahlil Okafor // Philadelphia 76ers
First year // 3rd overall pick in 2015 // Chicago, Ill.
Career averages: -
Okafor was the third overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers after averaging 17.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game to help Duke win its fifth national championship in 2015. He was the first freshman ever named ACC Player of the Year, was a unanimous first-team All-America and was tabbed the USBWA National Freshman of the Year. He also owns three gold medals as a member of the USA Basketball program.
Jabari Parker // Milwaukee Bucks
Second year // 2nd overall pick in 2014 // Chicago, Ill.
Career averages: 12.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.7 apg
Parker is entering his second season with the Milwaukee Bucks after seeing his rookie campaign cut short due to injury. He averaged 12.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in 25 games for a Bucks squad that eventually earned a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. He was a consensus first-team All-American and USBWA National Freshman of the Year in 2014 after averaging 19.1 points and 8.7 rebounds in his only season at Duke.
Mason Plumlee // Portland Trail Blazers
Third year // 22nd overall pick in 2013 // Warsaw, Ind.
Career averages: 8.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 0.8 bpg
Dealt to the Portland Trail Blazers in the offseason, Plumlee averaged 8.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game for the Brooklyn Nets in 2014-15. He was a first-team NBA All-Rookie selection in 2014. A consensus second-team All-America in 2013 and a member of Duke’s 2010 NCAA championship squad, Plumlee averaged 9.8 points and 7.7 rebounds in four seasons at Duke from 2010-13.
Miles Plumlee // Milwaukee Bucks
Fourth year // 26th overall pick in 2012 // Warsaw, Ind.
Career averages: 5.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Plumlee is entering his first full season with the Milwaukee Bucks after being traded from Phoenix during the 2014-15 campaign. A member of the Blue Devils’ 2010 NCAA championship team, Plumlee averaged 4.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 135 games for Duke from 2009-12.
J.J. Redick // Los Angeles Clippers
10th year // 11th overall pick in 2006 // Roanoke, Va.
Career averages: 10.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.0 apg
Redick is in his third season with the Los Angeles Clippers, a team he helped lead to the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs a year ago by averaging 16.4 points per game and shooting 43.7 percent from three-point territory. He was a two-time National Player of the Year and consensus first-team All-America selection before finishing his career as Duke’s all-time leading scorer and having his No. 4 retired by the school. In 139 games for the Blue Devils from 2003-06, he averaged 19.9 points and made a then-NCAA-record 457 three-point field goals.
Austin Rivers // Los Angeles Clippers
Fourth year // 10th overall pick in 2012 // Winter Park, Fla.
Career averages: 7.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.1 apg
Rivers is in his first full season with the Los Angeles Clippers after joining the team that his father coaches midway through the 2014-15 season. He averaged 7.1 points in 41 games with the Clippers to help the franchise to the Western Conference playoffs. The ACC Rookie of the Year and a third-team All-America in 2012, Rivers averaged 15.5 points in his lone season at Duke.
Kyle Singler // Oklahoma City Thunder
Fourth year // 33rd overall pick in 2011 // Medford, Ore.
Career averages: 8.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.0 apg
Singler is in his first full season with the Thunder after joining the team via trade midway through the 2014-15 season. In 80 games for Detroit and Oklahoma City last season, he averaged 6.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. A 2013 second-team NBA All-Rookie selection, Singler was named the 2010 Final Four Most Outstanding Player after leading Duke to the national championship. In 148 games in a Duke uniform, Singler averaged 16.2 points and 6.2 rebounds.
Lance Thomas // New York Knicks
Fifth year // Scotch Plains, N.J.
Career averages: 4.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.5 apg
Thomas is in his first full season with the New York Knicks after being dealt from Oklahoma City midway through the 2014-15 season. In 40 games with the Knicks last season, he averaged 8.3 points and 3.0 rebounds. A member of Duke’s 2010 national championship squad, Thomas averaged 4.6 points and 3.6 rebounds in four seasons with the Blue Devils from 2007-10.
Justise Winslow // Miami Heat
First year // 10th overall pick in 2015 // Houston, Texas
Career averages: -
The 20th lottery pick of the Krzyzewski era, Winslow averaged 12.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while shooting 41.8 percent from beyond the arc, for the 2015 national champions. He was an honorable mention All-ACC choice in his lone season at Duke.
