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Duke in the NBA
10/25/2016 6:20:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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 $1.2 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 with the 2016-17 about to get under way.
Seth Curry // Dallas Mavericks
Fourth year // Charlotte, N.C.
Career averages: 6.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.4 apg
Curry is heading into his first season in Dallas after signing a two-year deal this summer. He averaged 6.8 points per game last season with the Sacramento Kings, his first full season in the league. On the year, he shot .451 from three-point range and .833 from the free throw line. 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 // Los Angeles Lakers
13th year // 7th overall pick in 2004 // London, England
Career averages: 15.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.4 apg
Deng is heading into his first season with the Lakers after inking a four-year, $72 million deal this summer. He averaged 12.3 points and 6.0 rebounds last season for Miami to help lead the Heat to a playoff berth. 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 // Cleveland Cavaliers
15th year // 3rd overall pick in 2002 // Lake Oswego, Ore.
Career averages: 11.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.3 apg
Dunleavy is in his first season in Cleveland after being acquired by the Cavs via trade in July. In 2015-16, Dunleavy averaged 7.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in just 31 games for the Chicago Bulls after battling back from offseason back surgery. He is a career .376 shooter from outside the arc in 14 NBA seasons. 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 // Philadelphia 76ers
Eighth year // 12th overall pick in 2009 // Merion, Pa.
Career averages: 11.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.9 apg
The 2016-17 season will be the first on a two-year contract Henderson signed with his hometown Sixers in the offseason. After spending the first six seasons of his career in Charlotte, Henderson played the 2015-16 campaign with Portland. He played in 72 games to help Portland claim a Western Conference playoff berth, averaging 8.7 points and 2.9 rebounds. A third-team All-American in 2009, he averaged 12.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in three seasons at Duke from 2007-09.
Rodney Hood // Utah Jazz
Third year // 23rd overall pick in 2014 // Meridian, Miss.
Career averages: 12.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.3 apg
Hood had one of the breakout sophomore seasons in the league for the Utah Jazz in 2015-16. Utah's 2014 first-round pick, Hood started 79 games for the club and averaged 14.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He was selected for the 2016 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend, where he scored 11 points in a USA win. In his lone season of action at Duke, he averaged 16.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.
Brandon Ingram // Los Angeles Lakers
First year // 2nd overall pick in 2016 // Kinston, N.C.
Career averages: -
Ingram became Mike Krzyzewski's 21st lottery pick in 2016 when the Lakers took him with the second overall pick after a season at Duke in which he averaged 17.3 points and 6.8 rebounds. He was named a USBWA Freshman All-American and the 2016 ACC Freshman of the Year after helping the Blue Devils to a Sweet 16 appearance.
Kyrie Irving // Cleveland Cavaliers
Sixth year // 1st overall pick in 2011 // West Orange, N.J.
Career averages: 20.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 5.5 apg
Irving is in his sixth year with the Cleveland Cavaliers after averaging 19.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists last season to help lead the Cavs to the first NBA title in franchise history. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2012 and a third-team All-NBA pick in 2015, while making three NBA All-Star teams. In 2014, Irving 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 became just the fourth player ever to win an NBA title and an Olympic gold medal in the same year in 2016 when he helped the Mike Krzyzewski-led U.S. National Team reach the top of the medal stand in Rio de Janeiro. 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
Second year // 24th overall pick in 2015 // Apple Valley, Minn.
Career averages: 4.2 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 2.9 apg
The 2015 Final Four Most Outstanding Player, Jones is entering his second season with his hometown Timberwolves. He saw action in 37 games for Minnesota as a rookie, averaging 4.2 points and 2.9 assists. Jones 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.
Josh McRoberts // Miami Heat
10th year // 37th overall pick in 2007 // Carmel, Ind.
Career averages: 5.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.1 apg
McRoberts is in his third season with the Miami Heat after averaging 3.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in 42 contests in 2015-16, helping the Heat earn an Eastern Conference playoff berth. 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
Second year // 3rd overall pick in 2015 // Chicago, Ill.
Career averages: 17.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Okafor is entering his second season in Philadelphia after averaging 17.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in 53 games for the Sixers as a rookie. He ranked second among rookies in scoring, while also ranking third among first-year players in rebounds and fourth in both double-doubles and blocks en route to earning first-team NBA All-Rookie honors. He 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. Okafor was the first freshman ever named ACC Player of the Year, was a unanimous first-team All-American 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
Third year // 2nd overall pick in 2014 // Chicago, Ill.
Career averages: 13.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.7 apg
Parker is entering his third season with Milwaukee, the franchise that made him the No. 2 overall pick in 2014. In 2015-16, Parker was one of the hottest young players in the league after returning from a knee injury suffered as a rookie. He averaged 14.1 points and 5.2 rebounds in 76 games, making 72 starts and shooting .493 from the floor. 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.
Marshall Plumlee // New York Knicks
First year // Warsaw, Ind.
Career averages: -
Plumlee is entering his first NBA season after signing a three-year deal with the Knicks following a strong showing in the NBA Summer League. A member of Duke's 2015 national championship team, Plumlee averaged 3.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in 124 games for Duke from 2013-16, including a stellar senior season in which he averaged 8.3 points and 8.6 boards.
Mason Plumlee // Portland Trail Blazers
Fourth year // 22nd overall pick in 2013 // Warsaw, Ind.
Career averages: 8.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.5 apg
Plumlee averaged career highs of 9.1 points and 7.7 rebounds in 82 games (all starts) in 2015-16, helping Portland make the playoffs in his first year with the franchise. Plumlee was a first-team NBA All-Rookie selection in 2014 with the Brooklyn Nets. A consensus second-team All-American 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
Fifth year // 26th overall pick in 2012 // Warsaw, Ind.
Career averages: 5.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.9 bpg
Plumlee is entering his second full season in Milwaukee after inking a four-year, $50 million contract over the summer. In 2015-16, Plumlee averaged 5.1 points and 3.8 rebounds for the Bucks while shooting .601 from the floor. He has a career .534 field goal percentage in four NBA seasons. 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
11th year // 11th overall pick in 2006 // Roanoke, Va.
Career averages: 11.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.9 apg
Redick is in his fourth season with the Los Angeles Clippers after averaging 16.3 points and shooting .475 from beyond the arc to rank second in the NBA in three-point percentage. He is a .412 career shooter from outside the arc, the seventh-best mark among active NBA players and the 15th-best percentage in league history. Redick 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
Fifth year // 10th overall pick in 2012 // Winter Park, Fla.
Career averages: 7.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.0 apg
Rivers is in his second full season with the Clippers after signing a three-year deal worth more than $35 million in the offseason. In 2015-16, he averaged a career-high 8.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in 67 games, primarily providing a spark off the Clippers' bench. 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
Fifth year // 33rd overall pick in 2011 // Medford, Ore.
Career averages: 7.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.8 apg
Singler is heading into his second full season with the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2015-16, Singler is averaged 3.0 points and 1.7 rebounds in a reserve role for OKC. 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
Sixth year // Scotch Plains, N.J.
Career averages: 5.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.7 apg
Thomas is heading into his second full season with the New York Knicks after signing a four-year deal worth nearly $28 million in the offseason. Thomas averaged 8.2 points – just shy of matching his career high – to go along with 2.2 rebounds in 59 games for the Knicks in 2015-16. 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
Second year // 10th overall pick in 2015 // Houston, Texas
Career averages: 6.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.5 apg
Winslow averaged 6.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 78 games as a rookie in 2015-16 to help the Heat earn a playoff berth. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie second team following the regular season. 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.
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