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Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

The Duke trio of Flagg, Knueppel, and Maluach are all special NBA prospects

I like all three guys a lot. [Cooper] Flagg... anticipation, the defense, I mean it just, his passing all this stuff is that he's a, he's a real competitor... [Kon] Knueppel iss like he's, he's gonna be very good pro... [Khaman] Maluach... he stays in front of [guards] by moving his feet... Those three guys are really special prospects.

Ryen Russillo's prediction that Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and Khaman Maluach are 'really special prospects' and that Knueppel would be a 'very good pro' has been confirmed. All three players were selected in the top 10 of the 2025 NBA Draft: Flagg first overall, Knueppel fourth overall, and Maluach tenth overall. Flagg went on to win the 2025-2026 NBA Rookie of the Year award and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Knueppel also made the NBA All-Rookie First Team and led the league in three-pointers made in his rookie season. Maluach, while still developing, was a key contributor to Duke's Final Four run and was a top-10 draft pick, validating his status as a special prospect.

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Last night with Mitchell not playing well, all the points off of turnovers, which again, he was, he was guilty of. But look, I just have a super hard time with the way he's officiated. It gets so bad with him that I'm like, well I expect there's gonna be some kind of 30 point game. Yeah. I mean he's got the ball in his hands the entire time. But at the end when he needed the free throws, it's like he missed two of the last four. 'cause it—that tells me there's just something about him.

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When we're done with this, let's not, not Cade if they don't get through this. 'Cause I think we're all realizing like, Cade could end up becoming the best point guard in the NBA.

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