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8 former Wildcats pegged as top-50 NBA players by Sports Illustrated

The NBA preseason kicks off October 3rd with the regular season commencing October 19th. With the offseason coming to an end in the near future, national media is starting to set their sights on the new season.

In doing so, fans get player rankings, that they inevitably get to disagree with. For former Kentucky Wildcats, they saw eight players ranked in Sports Illustrated’s top 50. Let’s dive into who they are with a few surprise rankings tossed in.

Jamal Murray was the first Wildcat ranked. He came in at No. 49.