None of the ten Duke basketball scholarship players who still have eligibility have signed up for the NBA Draft or used the transfer site. Some of those choices, like as Cooper Flagg’s anticipated selection as the first overall pick, appear to be inevitable. However, it’s hard to predict if some players, like rookie guard Isaiah Evans, will play in Durham or somewhere else the next season.
Evans, a McDonald’s All American and former five-star recruit from North Meck High School (N.C.), has the opportunity to become a star for the Blue Devils in 2025–2026. Nevertheless, if fourth-year Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff manage to sign five-star forward Nate Ament from Highland School (Va.), the 6-foot-6, 175-pound player may play more minutes at another school.
Isaiah Evans averaged 6.8 points and 1.1 rebounds in just 13.8 minutes per game throughout his 36 rookie appearances, the majority of which were in a reserve capacity. And with a 41.6 shooting % outside the arc, he led all Blue Devil rotation players.
He even occasionally showed up on mock drafts as a second-round pick.
Now, however, Evans’ decision to stay or leave may be greatly influenced by the fact that he failed to play ten minutes or more in any of the Blue Devils’ NCAA Tournament games past the Round of 64, including just two minutes in the team’s season-ending Final Four loss to the Houston Cougars, another No. 1 seed, in San Antonio.
Players can access the transfer portal until April 22.
