The Annual Who Goes & Who Stays Thread (UPDATE: Everyone to Enter the Draft)

[Blue Heaven]

Unless we get Haarms or another big guy, Payne may have to contribute something this season.

[85 Fly]

@JFCat22- you covered it!

[JFCats22]

NBA scouts talk about UK guys:

https://watchstadium.com/stay-or-go-...ts-04-29-2020/

Immanuel Quickley, 6-3, 190, G, So., Kentucky | “He had a great second half of the year. He’s an undersized two-guard, and unless he was going to play the point next season at Kentucky, he should leave now. I think he goes somewhere in the second round.” – NBA executive

E.J. Montgomery, 6-10, 230, PF, So., Kentucky | Montgomery averaged 6.1 points and 5.4 boards in 24.1 minutes per game this past season. His role will expand this season, especially since the ‘Cats don’t have anyone else up front right now.
"We don’t even have him in our Top 100. I have no clue what he’s thinking.” – NBA executive

Nick Richards, 6-11, 247, PF, Jr., Kentucky | “This is an easy one. Even though he’s a second-rounder, he needs to go. He played well and went from undrafted to being drafted. He can’t lose that momentum.” – NBA executive

Kahlil Whitney, 6-6, 210, SF, Fr., Kentucky | “He screwed up when he left Kentucky in January or whatever it was. He should have transferred. He might as well go with the high schoolers in the new G League program because that’s what he needs.” – NBA executive

Ashton Hagans, 6-3, 200, PG, So., Kentucky | “I think he’s a first-rounder, in the 20s. He’s got to get better with his shot, but he’s such a great on-ball defender.” – NBA executive
Another NBA executive: “I don’t think he gets drafted. He should go back and work on his shot and decision-making.”

[J.Jennings]

Coach Cal crying now about the G league and the % who will never make a NBA squad, no fun when the rabbit has the gun.....

[GOCAT15]

This is going to be an embarrassing draft for Cal. Will he say it’s a great day for the program when we have a first rounder(Maxey), three late second rounders(Hagans, Quickley, and Richards) and two that don’t even sniff the second round. To be honest, the only two that make me upset is EJ and Quickley, just because EJ won’t get drafted and Quickly could’ve played some pg next year and really could’ve worked his way into a late first rounder.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Ugh...not going to lie..all this is getting old with me..just tired of it every year

[85 Fly]

Ugh...not going to lie..all this is getting old with me..just tired of it every year

Hang in there couple more years this will be a mute point: 1) Some elite players will go straight to NBA outta HS 2) G-league Pathway will get some players.
The rest will play college ball and we will have them for at least 2/3 years.

[Los Gatos]

Sounds a lot better than the current situation!

[J.Jennings]

Ugh...not going to lie..all this is getting old with me..just tired of it every year

Same here, to the point i could care less about it one way or another, over it........................