One of the more underrated losses for Duke this season will be Maliq Brown running out of eligibility.
No, he didn’t put up big offensive numbers, but his defensive impact cannot be overstated. Despite coming off the bench, he was still the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year and led the country in Defensive BPM, per Bart Torvik.
Brown’s defensive impact won’t be easily replaced. And while all the talk this offseason will be on how in the world Jon Scheyer can replace the production of Cameron Boozer, finding someone who can be as impactful as Brown on defense has to be a high priority if the Blue Devils want to remain one of the top defensive teams in the country…