Due to the large, ever-changing number of former Duke basketball players in the NBA, keeping track of that count and remembering their whereabouts is challenging.
Trades. Drafts. Free agency. New contracts. Expired contracts. Waivers. Retirements.
This list, which will be updated here whenever related moves happen, is for those who want to stay up to date with NBA Blue Devils but easily forget who plays where every year. So, let’s get right to it with this basic inventory of Duke talents on an active, guaranteed NBA contract.
Duke basketball’s present-day NBA players (in order of career points through the end of the 2022-23 season):
1. Kyrie Irving (15,712 points) – Dallas Mavericks
2. Jayson Tatum (9,865 points) – Boston Celtics
3. Brandon Ingram (7,924 points) – New Orleans Pelicans
4. Mason Plumlee (6,341 points) – Los Angeles Clippers
5. RJ Barrett (4,900 points) – New York Knicks
6. Seth Curry (4,806 points) – Dallas Mavericks
7. Gary Trent Jr. (3,900 points) – Toronto Raptors
8. Tyus Jones (3,630 points) – Washington Wizards
9. Luke Kennard (3,512 points) – Memphis Grizzlies
10. Wendell Carter Jr. (3,344 points) – Orlando Magic
11. Zion Williamson (2,941 points) – New Orleans Pelicans
12. Marvin Bagley III (2,760 points) – Detroit Pistons
13. Grayson Allen (2,556 points) – Phoenix Suns
14. Cam Reddish (1,786 points) – Los Angeles Lakers
15. Paolo Banchero (1,437 points) – Orlando Magic
16. Tre Jones (1,382 points) – San Antonio Spurs
17. Harry Giles (832 points) – Brooklyn Nets
18. AJ Griffin (639 points) – Atlanta Hawks
19. Jalen Johnson (447 points) – Atlanta Hawks
20. Mark Williams (387 points) – Charlotte Hornets
21. Wendell Moore Jr. (42 points) – Minnesota Timberwolves
22. Marques Bolden (7 points) – Milwaukee Bucks (two-way contract)
23. Dereck Lively II (0 points) – Dallas Mavericks
24. Dariq Whitehead (0 points) – Brooklyn Nets
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