Isaiah Evans, Maliq Brown Chosen in Second Round of NBA Draft

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Duke's Isaiah Evans and Maliq Brown were selected in the second round of the 2026 NBA Draft on Wednesday night at Barclays Center, giving the Blue Devils three picks over the two-day event.

Evans was selected by the Brooklyn Nets with the 33rd overall pick before his draft rights were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Brown followed with the 44th overall selection by the San Antonio Spurs.

Evans and Brown join six former Duke teammates selected over the past two NBA Drafts, including Cameron Boozer, who went No. 3 overall to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.

Evans became the third Blue Devil selected by Brooklyn, following Dariq Whitehead (22nd overall in 2023) and Mason Plumlee (26th overall in 2013).

Brown became the fifth Duke player drafted by San Antonio, alongside Tre Jones (41st overall in 2020), current Duke associate head coach Chris Carrawell (41st overall in 2000), Johnny Dawkins (10th overall in 1986) and Gene Banks (28th overall in 1981).

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer has now produced 12 NBA Draft selections in his first four seasons at the helm, more than any other program during that span. Since joining Duke's coaching staff in 2013-14, Scheyer has helped develop 38 NBA Draft selections, including 27 first-round picks.

Duke's 119 all-time NBA Draft selections rank among the most in college basketball history and make the Blue Devils one of just four programs to surpass the 100-pick milestone. In the past 10 years, Duke leads the nation with 32 selections.

Duke in the NBA Draft

Duke has produced 119 NBA Draft picks all-time.
Duke's 32 NBA Draft selections over the past 10 years lead the nation.
Duke boasts 60 first-round picks in NBA Draft history, including 27 since Jon Scheyer joined the coaching staff in 2013-14.
Duke's 53 first-round selections in the Lottery era (since 1985) are the most in the country.
Duke has had at least one player selected in 27 of the last 29 NBA Drafts, including each of the past 16 years, with 45 first-round picks during that stretch.
The Blue Devils have boasted at least one first-round selection in 15 of the last 16 drafts.
Seven of Duke's 12 NBA Draft selections in four years under Scheyer have come in the first round.
With the selection of Cameron Boozer, Duke extended its streak of at least one freshman selected in the NBA Draft to 13 consecutive years.
Duke players have been selected by 29 of the 30 current NBA franchises, with only the Toronto Raptors having never drafted a Blue Devil.
Detroit has selected more Blue Devils than any other NBA franchise with nine draft picks, followed by Chicago with seven. Golden State, Boston and Charlotte have each drafted six Duke players, while Atlanta, New York, Dallas, Cleveland and San Antonio have selected five apiece.