Wednesday: Duke’s Kon Knueppel declares for the NBA Draft

More Blue Devils to follow?

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
I don't think this is going to happen, But there's
one NFL report that says that Shador Sanders grade point
a great average for the draft, that he should be
drafted in the second round, not the first round. Although
I don't think he's going to go past the Steelers
at twenty one if the Saints don't take him at nine.
But we're going to talk about that a little bit
in a second today. Conk Nipple, the other player for Duke,

(00:28):
not known as Cooper Flag, said I'm going pro. See
I'm out of here. I'm a one and done or two.
So con K Nipple will be on the draft board.
He'll probably be a first round pick. I would think
maybe early second if he's not in the first round.
But we still haven't heard yet whether Cooper Flag is
going to Duke or come into the pros. It would
not shock me if he wants another run at Duke.

(00:49):
He's probably getting a big time contract for the nil
stuff at Duke. He's probably enjoying life, and in his situation,
it might not be a bad thing since he reclassified
a few years ago and he's only eighteen years old,
and he would be eighteen years old when he plays
his first NBA game. I think he turns nineteen in December,

(01:10):
so it may be a better thing for him just
from a maturation standpoint. The only thing that I can
think of, however, is that he reclassified. He graduated from
high school in three years and reclassified so he could
enter college a year early in the hope that it
would get him to the NBA quicker and also get

(01:30):
him to his super Max Opportunities quicker as well, and
get those second and third contracts. So I don't know
if he's thinking that or not, but con I don't
think Cooper Flag wants to play for three teams in
particular that are going to constantly be there. They are
probably going to be there next year if he comes out,
but that's going to be interesting to see. If he

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chooses to stay at Duke for a you other year, he's.

Speaker 2 (01:54):
Gonna leave Andy. I mean, you go to Duke. You're
not going to Duke because you're hurting for money, regardless
of if you're if you're on scholarship or not. You know, So,
I don't think money's an issue. As far as conk Nipple, Uh,
he's actually Conknipple the second ESPN has him ranked as
the number eighth overall prospect. Really that good in this

(02:15):
particular projection. He is a six to seven, two eighteen pounds.
I thought he was a good player, average fourteen point
four points a game, four rebounds a game, two point
seven assist a game, while shooting forty one point six
percent from three point range.

Speaker 1 (02:35):
And uh, you know, but here's the deal. We need
The Spurs need a shooter, that's for sure, yes, but
they need a post player that can rebound more so,
I need a big guy. They I think they need
a big first in the shooter second. Now that doesn't
mean that if knipples there wherever the Spurs draft, that

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he wouldn't be a good choice. But he's also have
to battle for minutes with the Cell and Castle and
kJ and everybody that's that two three combo position.

Speaker 2 (03:08):
The problem as well as they have him listed as
a guard, So I mean six seven, that's a really
big guard. At six seven, I'm assuming you're more of
a year three three what you're that's the mar rozenheit. Yeah,
problems to have

Speaker 1 (03:24):
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