Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski has informed NBA teams that they will be barred from scouting their team practices starting this season, Yahoo! Sports reported Wednesday. They will apply the “pro days” scheme which other top schools, like Kentucky, have been doing the past years.

Instead of having a year-round, open-door policy in which executives and scouts can attend any team practice they want, the Blue Devils have scheduled two pro days on Oct. 19 and Oct. 25 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. This will be beneficial for all parties as the representatives from the NBA teams still have a chance to see the talent the team has and Coach K and co. can also limit the distraction for their players, especially the ones seen as potential lottery picks in the next few years.

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The current Duke lineup is stacked once again. They have two highly-touted players in forwards Jayson Tatum and Harry Giles. Both freshmen are part of the top 25 projected players in the 2017 NBA draft, joining teammate, junior guard Grayson Allen.

Duke has always been known as one of the top schools on the nation. It has been a perennial contender in the NCAA tournament and has not missed qualifying for the tournament in the 2000s. With Team USA's head coach at the helm, they have had some of the biggest names in basketball wearing their team colors like Grant Hill, Kyrie Irving, Jahlil Okafor and most recently, this year's No. 2 overall pick, Brandon Ingram.

With their pro days already set, it is expected that almost all NBA teams will be sending representatives to watch the Blue Devils' team practice. The first practice on Oct. 19 will include skills and drill work, while the session on Oct. 25 will be a scrimmage with game officials.