Duke Blue Devils have acquired a promising defenseman at the trade deadline.The top overseas recruit in the 2024 class, Khaman Maluach, has pledged to play for the Duke Blue Devils. The 7-foot-2 center was born in South Sudan and attended the NBA Africa Academy for his high school education. The G League Ignite and some of the nation’s most prominent universities, including Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, and UCLA, were interested in the player.
Not only is Maluach among the top players outside of the US. When compared to Americans, he is one of the greatest in 2024.
Maluach will now acquire his 247Sports ranking and become a five-star player after deciding on a college.
With Kyle Filipowski slated to leave after the season, Jon Scheyer’s intentions for 2024–25 are greatly enhanced by Maluach’s committment.
Maluach will provide Duke’s frontcourt with excellent size, athleticism, length, and talent. He is a big man who can move his feet, generate energy, switch on defense, defend the basket, and score both inside and outside the paint.
He is a fantastic combination with Cooper Flagg, the top recruit from Duke, and the two will have a huge influence on the floor together.
When Scheyer, a Duke coach at the time, inspected Maluach as a freshman at the NBA Africa Academy, he immediately drew attention.
