![]() ![]() Maybe NIL and the chance to compete will be enough to keep him around.īack. But as we’ve seen the last few years a backup is always needed. Why I could be wrong: Next year’s point guard will probably be Freshman Robert Dillingham. I’m not sure on the transfer rules for a player who has already moved once, but he may enter the transfer portal as a graduate if he’s eligible. Between injuries and a smaller role this year. There have been hints that Savir won’t be back. Maybe get enough of a stake to allow him and Blair to chase their dreams. It could be that CJ decides that playing at UK is as lucrative as his next job. Why I could be wrong: I don’t know how much the players are receiving in NIL payments. ![]() Look for one or both of them to be in the spotlight in the future, possibly as college athletic officials or political leaders. He seems ready to start the next phase of his life as he was recently engaged to Blair Green, a player on the UK women’s team. He’s had foot surgery, hamstring surgery and has missed time at both schools with rib injuries. CJ has been frequently injured, at both Iowa and Kentucky. But even in this case he’ll probably start grinding overseas somewhere. The only way he’ll pull it out is if he decides there’s still work to be done on his game that he can fix in the next year. Why I could be wrong: No doubt he’ll put his name in the draft. I don’t know if he’ll hear his name on draft night but he may be able to get an NBA contract of some kind to chase the dream. He always had great athletic ability but he’s added some scoring at all levels and has become a decent rebounder. After a couple of years backing up Keion Brooks he showed himself to be a very good starting power forward this year. Jacob has made it clear he wants to go to the NBA. The percentages have changed frequently over the last couple of days as I worked on this. Here's my totally random guess at who stays and who comes back. ![]()
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