UNC, Duke, NC State Transfer Portal Updates: Key Additions and Departures

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss what UNC, Duke and NC State Basketball did in the transfer portal. Over the past week or so, Triangle college basketball programs have been active in the transfer portal, with North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball and Duke Blue Devils men's basketball taking very different approaches to roster building. UNC has undergone a major roster overhaul, highlighted by a late surge that brought in Utah transfer Terrence Brown, NC State wing Matt Able and frontcourt addition Maxim Logue, while earlier adding Neoklis Avdalas. They also helped stabilize the roster by retaining Jarin Stevenson and getting Jaydon Young to withdraw from the portal. In contrast, Duke has taken a more conservative and continuity-based approach, focusing on retaining key pieces like Patrick Ngongba II, whose return fills a major need at center. Their additions have been more targeted, including guard John Blackwell for scoring and playmaking and forward Drew Scharnowski for depth, while departures such as Nikolas Khamenia and Darren Harris slightly trimmed the rotation without disrupting the core. How did Duke and UNC fans feel about these moves? What did NC State do?