The NBA Draft is quickly approaching as teams across the league start to fill up their draft big boards now that the withdrawal deadline has passed.
The Kentucky Wildcats got great news as Otega Oweh decided to withdraw from this year’s draft and return to Lexington for his senior season. With plenty of other players doing the same, it has opened the door for several former Cats to start creeping up draft boards.
In Jonathan Givony’s latest ESPN NBA Top-100 big board, five former UK players are listed among the top 100 prospects in this year’s draft class.
Leading the way for the Cats is Koby Brea at No. 48 overall. He is followed by Amari Williams at No. 60, Jaxson Robinson at No. 72, Lamont Butler at No. 94, and Andrew Carr at No. 100.
With only 59 picks in the two-round draft, it appears a few Cats are on the cusp of hearing their names called. It also appears the NBA Summer League might be full of former Kentucky players taking the court for various franchises across the league.
After a successful first season of the Mark Pope era, hearing several people get their names called on Draft Night will only continue the momentum for the program going forward.
