With NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, it was fitting that David Duke Jr. bet on himself.
When the Nets offered Duke a two-way contract,. He went to summer league as a free agent, knowing a poor performance could lead to Brooklyn pulling even that offer.
“I’m always going to strive for the most that I can get, right? So if there’s a [standard] roster spot to strive for that, then whatever happens from there, happens. But I’m just out here trying to play the best that I can, show what I can bring to Brooklyn, to whoever. And that’s just my mindset,” Duke said. “It’s just me trying to show my team that I’m with right now what I can do.”What Duke showed was the strides he’s made since last summer. After averaging 7.3 points, 1.3 assists and 0.
Caporn coached Duke with G-League Long Island last season as a rookie, and now in summer league. He’s seen the second-year guard grow more self-assured. “Specifically, Blake Griffin, I can give him credit. During the year we were playing in pickup and he told me, ‘Use your aggression to make your plays for you. You have good instincts: Use that. Let that be your go-to.’ From there on, I just always try to tell myself that going into a game.” The 6-foot-5 combo guard not only met Boston’s Mfiondu Kabengele at the rim in the third quarter of the finale, but had dunked on the 6-10, 250-pound center in the first half.
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