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Kentucky, UCLA emerge as favorites to land Makur Maker if he attends college

Is big man Makur Maker back on the table for Kentucky? There’s a chance.

The 6-foot-11 center and 5-star prospect in the 2020 class originally declared for the NBA Draft in April, but he quickly clarified he’d be keeping his options open in terms of a potential collegiate career. Due to the uncertainty of the pre-draft process and his inability to work out for teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maker did not sign with an agent and instead decided to maintain his college eligibility coming out of high school.

Now, that could work out in Kentucky’s favor.