Grayson Allen, Javin DeLaurier Are Reunited In Milwaukee
Grayson Allen who is a guard Javin DeLaurier who is a forward were teammates for two seasons at Duke!
When?
When Grayson Allen was a junior, senior!
As a junior in 2016-2017,
Grayson Allen was Named to the All-ACC Tournament second team after averaging 11.5 points while shooting .500 from outside the arc to help Duke become the first team ever to win four games in four days to capture the title
• An All-ACC Academic Team selection
• Played in 34 games and made 25 starts; part of Duke's first sub group nine times
• Averaged 14.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and a team-high 3.5 assists in 29.6 minutes per contest
• For the season, ranked sixth in the ACC in three-pointers per game (2.4), 10th in free throw percentage (.811) and 20th in scoring (14.5)
• Averaged 13.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 16 ACC games
• Ranked eighth in the ACC in assists (3.8) in league play
• Led the team with an average of 20.5 points while shooting .421 from deep in two NCAA Tournament games
• Scored in double figures 25 times and led Duke in scoring 10 times; reached the 20-point mark on 10 occasions, had one 30-point game and recorded two double-doubles
• Paced Duke in assists 16 times, leading the team to a 14-2 record in those contests
• Recorded the third double-double of his career in a home win over Grand Canyon (11/12) with 25 points and 10 rebounds
• Overcame foul trouble to score 21 points in 18 minutes in a home win over Appalachian State (11/26)
• Tallied 24 points and four assists in Duke's home win over Michigan State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (11/29)
• Dished out eight assists in the win over No. 21 Florida at Madison Square Garden as part of the Jimmy V Classic
• Roared to a career-high 34 points on 12-of-16 shooting in the Blue Devils' rout of UNLV in the first college basketball game at T-Mobile Arena (12/10)
• Put up 15 points and seven assists in the home win over Georgia Tech (1/4)
• Notched his fourth career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 11 assists in Duke's home win over Boston College (1/7)
• Had 23 points and nine rebounds at No. 14 Louisville (1/14)
• Recorded 19 points and six rebounds in the Blue Devils' win at Wake Forest (1/28)
• Scored a game-high 21 points in the win at No. 20 Notre Dame (1/30)
• Torched Pittsburgh for 21 points and six assists in a home victory (2/4)
• Knocked down 7-of-12 shots from outside the arc en route to a 25-point night in the home win over No. 8 North Carolina (2/9)
• Had 18 points to help lead Duke to a win over No. 10 Louisville in the ACC Tournament quarters (3/9)
• Scored 18 points and distributed five assists in Duke's win over No. 6 North Carolina in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament (3/10)
• Netted 10 points and four assists in the Blue Devils' defeat of No. 22 Notre Dame in the championship game of the ACC Tournament (3/11)
• Posted 21 points, five rebounds and four assists in Duke's NCAA Tournament first-round win over Troy (3/17)
• Came up with 20 points against South Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/19)
As a senior at Duke in 2017-2018,
Grayson Allen was named third-team All-ACC after averaging 15.5 points and 4.6 assists while starting every game of the 2017-18 season
• Served as the team’s lone captain
• An All-ACC Academic Team selection
• Was one of five national finalists for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award
• Twice named ACC Player of the Week (11/20, 2/19), and earned Naismith National Player of the Week honors once (2/19)
• Was the ACC’s 12th-leading scorer at 15.5 points per game, while ranking fourth in the conference in free throw percentage (.850)
• Drained a career-best and ACC-leading 102 three-point field goals to rank second in the ACC in threes per game (2.76)
• His 172 assists were a career high and sixth-most in the ACC, while his 4.6 assists per game ranked ninth in the conference
• Averaged 35.6 minutes per contest and played every minute of 13 different games
• Paced Duke in assists 16 times, leading the team to a 15-1 record in those contests
• Torched No. 2 Michigan State for a career-high 37 points, including 7-of-11 from three-point range in leading Duke to an 88-81 win over the Spartans in the Champions Classic in Chicago (11/14)
• The MSU performance was his sixth career 30-point game and was part of a 77-point outburst (25.7 points) over the season’s first three games
• Averaged 13.3 points and 7.0 assists in lifting Duke to a trio of wins over Portland State, Texas and No. 7 Florida to claim the PK80 Motion Bracket title in Portland
• Poured in 21 points with four assists as Duke won a thriller at Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (11/29)
• Netted 22 points and dished out six assists in a home win over No. 24 Florida State (12/30)
• Was limited to two points in a home win over Wake Forest (1/13), but ripped down a career-high 12 rebounds and came two assists shy of a rebounds-assists double-double
• Averaged 20.2 points, 4.5 assists, and shot .376 from three-point range over an eight-game stretch (7-1) late in the season that carried the Blue Devils to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament -- that stretch included wins over No. 9 North Carolina, No. 11 Clemson, Louisville, Syracuse and Notre Dame
• Closed his career at Cameron Indoor Stadium in style on Senior Night, scoring 15 points, dishing five assists and matching his career high with five steals in Duke’s 74-64 win over No. 9 North Carolina (3/3)
• Averaged 13.8 points and 6.0 assists in Duke’s four NCAA Tournament games, helping the Blue Devils reach the Elite Eight
• Scored in double-figures in each of the last eight games of the season and in 12 of the final 13 games
“according to his biography on goduke.com”
As a freshman at Duke in 2017-2018,
Javin DeLaurier played in all all 33 games he was available, missing four games with a leg injury
Made the first five starts of his career late in the season and Duke went 4-1 in those games
Averaged career highs in points (3.4), rebounds (4.0) and minutes (12.7)
Ripped down a career-high 11 rebounds in Duke’s season-opening win over Elon (11/10)
Logged a then-career-high 24 minutes in the win over No. 2 Michigan State in the Champions Classic (11/14) and set career-highs in assists (4), steals (3), while scoring four points with seven rebounds
Had six points, six boards and a career-high four blocked shots against Furman (11/20)
Scored 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and was a rebound shy of his first career double-double in just 15 minutes of action against South Dakota (12/2)
Had eight points on 4-of-4 shooting and five rebounds at Boston College (12/9)
Missed four of six games between 12/20 and 1/15 with a hamstring injury
Played 24 minutes against Virginia Tech (2/14) with seven points and four boards
Made his first career start in a road win at Clemson (2/18), logging a career-high 30 minutes and scoring two points with 10 rebounds
Started the next four ACC games following Clemson and averaged 6.2 rebounds per game over the five contents he started
Was 6-of-7 from the field and totaled 14 points and 14 rebounds in Duke’s six postseason games
Scored six points with seven rebounds against Rhode Island in the NCAA Second Round (3/17)
When Javin DeLaurier was a freshman in 2016-2017,
As a freshman,
Javin DeLaurier n 12 games, averaging 1.6 points and 1.9 rebounds in 7.1 minutes
Part of Duke's first sub group in one game
Made his regular-season Duke debut with season highs of six points and eight rebounds in the home win over Marist (11/11)
Scored two points, grabbed five rebounds and blocked two shots in Duke's home win over Appalachian State (11/26)
Had three points, five boards and two steals in the home win over Maine (12/3)
Recorded two points and a steal in Duke's NCAA Tournament first-round win over Troy (3/17)
When Javin DeLaurier was a sophomore in 2017-2018!
As a sophomore Javin DeLaurier Played in all 33 games he was available, missing four games with a leg injury
Made the first five starts of his career late in the season and Duke went 4-1 in those games
Averaged career highs in points (3.4), rebounds (4.0) and minutes (12.7)
Ripped down a career-high 11 rebounds in Duke’s season-opening win over Elon (11/10)
Logged a then-career-high 24 minutes in the win over No. 2 Michigan State in the Champions Classic (11/14) and set career-highs in assists (4), steals (3), while scoring four points with seven rebounds
Had six points, six boards and a career-high four blocked shots against Furman (11/20)
Scored 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and was a rebound shy of his first career double-double in just 15 minutes of action against South Dakota (12/2)
Had eight points on 4-of-4 shooting and five rebounds at Boston College (12/9)
Missed four of six games between 12/20 and 1/15 with a hamstring injury
Played 24 minutes against Virginia Tech (2/14) with seven points and four boards
Made his first career start in a road win at Clemson (2/18), logging a career-high 30 minutes and scoring two points with 10 rebounds
Started the next four ACC games following Clemson and averaged 6.2 rebounds per game over the five contents he started
Was 6-of-7 from the field and totaled 14 points and 14 rebounds in Duke’s six postseason games
Scored six points with seven rebounds against Rhode Island in the NCAA Second Round (3/17)
“according to Javin DeLaurier’s biography on goduke.com”
Grayson Allen, Javin DeLaurier have been reunited in NBA!
Where?
Milwaukee!
Why?
Because Grayson Allen was traded to Milwaukee from Memphis and Memphis received guard Sam Merrill, two future second round draft picks.
“according to an article by ESPN on espn.com featuring Adrian Wojnarowski”
Because Milwaukee signed Javin DeLaurier.
When?
Yesterday!
Before being signed by Milwaukee Javin DeLaurier appeared in seven games with the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League last season and averaged 2.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 11.1 minutes per game. After playing with the Swarm, DeLaurier, who went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft out of Duke, played in 11 games with the Niagara River Lions of the Canadian Elite Basketball League where he averaged 14.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 1.2 steals and 1.1 assists per game.
“according to an article on nba.com”