2026-2027 Roster discussion thread

[KentuckyWild2020]

What happens if Moreno leaves? Pretty good chance he's gone..

[WeWant9]

That would be a nightmare scenario, but I am not convinced there is a good chance he's gone..... at least not yet.

[UKHoops01]

What happens if Moreno leaves? Pretty good chance he's gone..

Word has it that he would be a mid second round draft pick, at best.

Barring some sort of miracle season resulting in reaching the Final Four.....

If the Kentucky kid, who stands to make more money @UK, STILL chose to be a mid 2nd round pick and make less $$$ instead of returning to Kentucky....that would probably signal the end of Mark Pope at the end of the upcoming season.

[TrueblueCATfan]

What happens if Moreno leaves? Pretty good chance he's gone..

I heard his draft stock was on the rise

[Trueblujr]

That would be a nightmare scenario, but I am not convinced there is a good chance he's gone..... at least not yet.

He's projecting late second round by one or two services. That's not guaranteed money. He can definitely make more in NIL if he were to return.

[WeWant9]

He's projecting late second round by one or two services. That's not guaranteed money. He can definitely make more in NIL if he were to return.

Yeah, I'd think UK offered up a nice amount for him next year. Unless he just balls out at the combine and shoots up the draft, I think he is back next season in blue.

[Pobilly]

If you look enough there are so many people projecting the draft now that 1 or 2 people are saying he is right now early 2nd round (only their opinion) and if a few people in front of him leave the draft he can work his was into the 2nd half of the first round. Also said if he does well next week at combine he can improve his stock. There are more that have MM a mid to late 2nd round guy. Truth be told, he is young and right at 7 feet and can play. If the right team wants to spend money on a guy with potential then they will move him up. I would think right now it is 50/50 chance of stay or leave the draft. If he stays he stays. Cant do anything about that. I expect if we get one more really good player he will come back to try to get a final 4. If we have the current roster and will make close to the same amount of money, I would expect him to stay in the draft. Again just my opinion.

[Pobilly]

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[UKHoops01]

Synic/skeptic alert:

Just a little heads up.....

I can't help but wonder if all the talk of Moreno "staying in the draft" isn't a way to either:

A) prepare people to really lower their expectations for the upcoming season so fans can start with the excuse making. Or

B) have fans feel like they've "won" a recruiting battle and therefore are in a celebratory "let's go" mood if or once Moreno returns.

There's kind of a "Jaxson Robinson announcement" feeling to this one.... almost like we knew we had him, but there was that "excitement" about the "will he or won't he" and the celebration and feeling like victory when the announcement became official.

Kind of makes me think that we aren't landing Graves or Momcilovic or Yesseffou or any big name portal transfer at this point....more like "hey, just be happy if Moreno decides to return!" type thing going on.