The Blue Devils’ summer workouts are underway, and things are already getting spicy. Practice footage from Duke’s closed-door sessions leaked this week—and let’s just say it has fans and analysts divided.
The reason? Duke’s freshmen are playing with some SERIOUS swagger.
From behind-the-back passes to heat-check threes, the new class—headlined by Cameron Boozer, Cayden Boozer, Dame Sarr, and Nikolas Khamenia—aren’t shy about letting their game do the talking… and the trash talk too.
“It’s like they think it’s an AND1 mixtape,” one anonymous former Duke player said.
But while some fans are loving the confidence and flair—saying it shows “swagger we’ve been missing since 2015”—others think it’s a bad omen.
“Cool, they’re flashy. But who’s gonna actually lock in and win us a title?” one fan posted on Twitter/X.
Coach Jon Scheyer, entering his fourth year at the helm, seems to be giving his young squad some freedom to find their identity. But is it too much too soon?
Even veterans like Isaiah Evans and Caleb Foster looked caught off guard by the pace and energy during a recent scrimmage. One clip showed Khamenia shaking a defender with a spin move, then pulling up for a midrange jumper—drawing audible gasps from players on the sideline.
“They’re not just playing… they’re performing.”
But here’s the million-dollar question:
Is this confidence a sign of a championship culture brewing… or is Duke dancing too close to disaster?
