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EJ Montgomery leaving looking more likely; John Calipari may have let it slip

With four Kentucky Wildcats already off to the NBA Draft, it’s looking more and more like EJ Montgomery will make it five.

Despite not being projected in any mock draft, the buzz that Montgomery will go pro has been growing ever since his father spoke out against coming back for a junior season.

”Just because he did other things to help his team win, and didn’t get to showcase his (offense), doesn’t mean he can’t do it,” Efrem Montgomery told Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald-Leader. “Why come back and waste a whole other year when you can already do those things anyway?