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Duke Brotherhood Well Represented in NBA Playoffs
4/18/2026 12:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. - Fifteen former Duke Blue Devils are on postseason rosters as the NBA Playoffs officially get underway on Saturday, April 18.
Eleven of the 16 playoff teams have at least one Blue Devil on the squad, including a Duke trio with the Phoenix Suns and duos with the Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors.
Eastern Conference
#1 Detroit Pistons - Wendell Moore Jr. (not eligible for postseason play due to contract)
#2 Boston Celtics - Jayson Tatum
#4 Cleveland Cavaliers - Tyrese Proctor
#5 Toronto Raptors - RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram
#6 Atlanta Hawks - Jalen Johnson (Quin Snyder, head coach)
#8 Orlando Magic - Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr.
Western Conference
#1 Oklahoma City Thunder - Jared McCain
#2 San Antonio Spurs - Mason Plumlee
#3 Denver Nuggets - Tyus Jones
#4 Los Angeles Lakers - Luke Kennard (JJ Redick, head coach)
#8 Phoenix Suns - Grayson Allen, Mark Williams and Khaman Maluach
The number of former Blue Devils to appear on NBA postseason rosters increases to 19 when adding the Play-In Tournament, which featured Sion James and Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets, Seth Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Trevor Keels of the Miami Heat.
Duke had 27 players on NBA rosters at the end of the regular season.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMBB".
#GoDuke
Eleven of the 16 playoff teams have at least one Blue Devil on the squad, including a Duke trio with the Phoenix Suns and duos with the Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors.
Eastern Conference
#1 Detroit Pistons - Wendell Moore Jr. (not eligible for postseason play due to contract)
#2 Boston Celtics - Jayson Tatum
#4 Cleveland Cavaliers - Tyrese Proctor
#5 Toronto Raptors - RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram
#6 Atlanta Hawks - Jalen Johnson (Quin Snyder, head coach)
#8 Orlando Magic - Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr.
Western Conference
#1 Oklahoma City Thunder - Jared McCain
#2 San Antonio Spurs - Mason Plumlee
#3 Denver Nuggets - Tyus Jones
#4 Los Angeles Lakers - Luke Kennard (JJ Redick, head coach)
#8 Phoenix Suns - Grayson Allen, Mark Williams and Khaman Maluach
The number of former Blue Devils to appear on NBA postseason rosters increases to 19 when adding the Play-In Tournament, which featured Sion James and Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets, Seth Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Trevor Keels of the Miami Heat.
Duke had 27 players on NBA rosters at the end of the regular season.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMBB".
#GoDuke
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