Fortunately, The Portal Door Swings Both Ways
No point in worrying too much until we see who transfers in
It was a real drag for Duke fans to see TJ Power enter the transfer portal on Thursday, only to be followed by Sean Stewart on Friday.
But if the portal taketh it giveth too. There’s nothing official yet but there are strong rumors that Mason Gillis and Maliq Brown are Durham-bound. Both are getting Crystal Ball predictions with Brown getting a medium and a high and Gillis getting a high.
Both would be very useful additions.
The 6-9 Brown was solid for Syracuse last season and played extremely well in Cameron. He took over in the post when Naheem McLeod was lost to injury and he did pretty well. Brown averaged 9.5 ppg and pulled down 7.2 rebounds. A sophomore, he has two years left.
As for Gillis, he comes from Purdue and we believe he has one year left, his Covid bonus year. He played 21.2 mpg and was in every game. He shot 46.8 percent from three point range and averaged 6.5 ppg and 3.9 rebounds.
He’s 6-6 and obviously would bring vast experience which would be a major asset for a young team.
For all the worry over the transfers, it’s happening everywhere, as Scott pointed out Friday. As of now, there is no escaping that reality. So let’s see what happens with the incoming guys, once they decide, and we’ll go from there.