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Former Kentucky Wildcats waived; Alex Poythress, Dakari Johnson make NBA rosters

As the preseason comes to an end and all NBA teams are trimming the rosters down to 15 players, several former Kentucky players received the dreaded news of being waived on Saturday. In addition to Derek Willis being waived by the Detroit Pistons last week, Isaiah Briscoe, Archie Goodwin, and DeAndre Liggins all found themselves in a similar position this weekend.

local names on NBA cut lists: Isaiah Briscoe, Archie Goodwin, James Blackmon Jr., Jeremy Evans, DeAndre Liggins.

— rickbozich (@rickbozich) October 15, 2017

Somewhat surprisingly, Isaiah Briscoe looked strong in the preseason for the Portland Trail Blazers.