High praise from well-respected experts and the Duke basketball commitment itself should only boost the transfer pledge's draft stock.

Duke's length was a big reason it advanced to the Final Four, and now the Blue Devils have added more to the back court

For the first time this offseason, Duke basketball has taken a step toward adding to its roster rather than defending it. The program, which has yet to lose a player to the transfer portal, may have found its first incoming piece in Cedric Coward.