The team’s basketball coach, John Calipari, celebrated by riding around on his hoverboard. The Kentucky Wildcats are loaded. They signed Jarred Vanderbilt, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, P.J. Washington, Nick Richards, Jermal Baker and Quade Green. That’s great news for Coach Calipari considering how much talent they’re losing.
Isaiah Briscoe, Malik Monk, De’Aaron Fox and Bam Adebayo have all declared for the draft. Michael Porter, Jr. is the only small forward ranked higher than Knox. Kentucky now has four dominant small forwards on their 2017-18 roster:
- Kevin Knox
- Jarred Vanderbilt
- Wenyen Gabriel
- Sacha Killeya-Jones
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Many have compared Knox to NBA superstar, Kevin Durant. Like Durant, Knox is 6’9″ but shoots the ball like a shooting guard. Knox can also handle the ball just like Kevin Durant. The NBA continues to change. A decade ago, players Knox’s height didn’t have ball handling skills.