Kentucky men’s basketball is still waiting on a trio of decisions that will heavily influence next season’s roster, but one Wildcat has long known his fate. The only question left is where he’ll begin his professional career.
Cason Wallace, who made the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2022-23 for Kentucky, is a projected first-round pick in June’s NBA Draft. He’s been considered a future lottery selection since first arriving in Lexington, but now that we’re less than a month away from the big day, the 6-foot-4 guard is apparently trending downward.
Coming off the heels of the NBA Combine and pro day circuits, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo updated their latest mock draft on Wednesday morning.