Scheyer Hires Evan Bradds To Replace Jai Lucas

Interesting choice.

Jon Scheyer announced Jai Lucas’s replacement Thursday and it’s an intriguing hire: Evan Bradds.

Bradds, a product of Belmont, most recently worked for the Utah Jazz as an assistant coach focused on player development. That’s pretty obviously a plus for Duke: he’ll be able to talk to players about what they need for the NBA and to give them accurate and realistic advice.

Scheyer said this about the hire: “I’m excited to welcome Evan and his wife, MacKenzie, to Durham. Evan brings an unbelievable basketball mind, NBA player development experience and a unique ability to build meaningful relationships with players—something that’s core to our culture. His experience, vision and forward-thinking approach will help keep Duke at the forefront of college basketball. We’re excited for what’s ahead.”

We don’t know a lot about him yet, but just conceptually, it sounds like a really, really smart hire. We’ll have more later.