Oweh
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I'd say 90% chance he's back. Seems pretty normal these days to test the waters and get feedback.
Definitely expect him back.
Will considerably shuck up our fit if he leaves now.
Will considerably shuck up our fit if he leaves now.
I voted no. Want him back but to good to be true with the roster we have. If he comes back that’s awesome. If not I’ve already accepted he is gone before it happens.
Go test the waters, get some feedback, lead UK to a title, and then go pro lol. I’d imagine he has a nice guarantee on NIL for one more season.
Sure hope so. Love to see him work on the three ball and develop a floater in the lane and kid will be unstoppable.
I’ve felt all along he won’t be back. “But no one is going to draft him” and I obviously get that thought process, but I sure hope I’m wrong.
I think even without him we’re a top 8 team and a title contender, but he does IMO make us a title favorite if he returns.
He’ll make more in college than in the G-League and actually get to play in front of people and play and practice in nice facilities and be on television. It sounds like a no brainer to me.
I figure he will be back. It’s what a sane person would do and he seems to be of sound mind.
I figure he will be back. It’s what a sane person would do and he seems to be of sound mind.
100% back. He is not even listed in the top 75 prospects. There is only something like 58 picks. What is it that some many posters fear he is gone ? I could see some anxiety if a few scouts said "he has some 2nd round interest" or "so and so may take at ** pick." OR if he was even projected to be picked. But NONE of those things has happened.
Cal PTSD. We saw a lot of guys dance out the door to the G-League, but I don't see Oweh doing that. I don't know if he's ever going to be an NBA player, so you might as well come back and make 3.5 million at UK.
I saw someone on twitter that said Pope didn’t accept any new players without OO blessing it. I’m not sure how true it is but this would definitely be a year for him to lead. If only a first round pick keeps him in the draft, he will be back.
Exactly, if there were millions waiting on those players to come back like there is now, they wouldn't have left with second round projections.
If that word that he's getting $3.5m in NIL to return, I'd say he's definitely back. The only way he isn't is if he gets at least that much in a guaranteed contract, which is rare for anyone not in the first round. I don't see him going in the first round - he needs to fix that shot hitch and work on a few more things. Even then, I don't see him as a first rounder ever. NBA journeyman perhaps from the 2nd round.
Cal’s whole business model was based one and done. A clog in the system would definitely hurt the sales pitch. A few guys that were first round have said they didn’t have a choice really to come back. I wonder if those that should have come back also had pressure to stay in.
I think OO comes back and coach Pope names him team captain. We get #9 with him leading the way.
In my opinion, this is the kind of moment the NIL will turn a guy from going pro to returning to UK. Oweh is a tweener kind of guy- has a great motor but lacks some of the tools to be a sure thing pro. So, he's testing the waters and that's wise. But he's likely going to get some uncertainties, a mixed bag of answers. If he goes to the NBA, he's likely looking at some time in the G-League, whether he's drafted or not. He's probably an early-to-mid 2nd round guy, just guessing. He's definitely not lottery and I don't think anyone will promise to take him in the first round. So, he's a G-league player for at least a couple seasons. OR he could come back to UK, make plenty of money this season, and all of that NBA stuff will still be there next year and will look pretty much identical to what it is right now. (or he might play his way into a lottery pick or first round promise) So, I think he returns.
I truly hope so. He's a dog and if he improves as much as he did from his last year at Oklahoma to Kentucky this past season he's gonna be an All-American. I truly believe that. N
G league salary 35 grand average he will be back
I think he's coming back, getting feedback is never a bad thing. Even if he doesn't get drafted and were to get some kind of guarantee, wouldn't he still have a better deal in Lexington with his NIL agreement. He said he has never had as much fun playing basketball as he has here, his situation at Kentucky is too good to not come back his senior year. None of the draft boards have him going in either of the first two rounds.
I am about 97 percent certain he’s back.
If for some reason he has some great workouts and someone snags him late first round, good luck to the young man. If not, I expect him to return.
If for some reason he has some great workouts and someone snags him late first round, good luck to the young man. If not, I expect him to return.
You forget... Cal wouldn't let them stay if they wanted to. He had to get players to the NBA as soon as possible.
If report is correct and he is getting 3.5mil then he will be back. He is not 1st round right now. Can come back, make some $$ and get ready for draft next year. Work on his game and make some cash, free room and board. Cant beat it.
I think he will be back . I won’t say 100% since there is always a chance of anything happening
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The G-League doesn't pay 1/10th of what he will make in college. NO player will go the G-League route anymore. It is either guaranteed draft spot, or NIL payday. The are not leaving to play for $75-$100K
Hope he comes back but all it takes is for 1 team to have interest. 2nd round and a guaranteed contract I would be gone.
No guaranteed contract then try again next year.
No guaranteed contract then try again next year.
First team All-American and $3.5 mil doesn’t sound like a bad way to spend a year.
I believe he will come back. Needs to improve his perimeter shooting in today's NBA.
FWIW, this interview clip makes it sound like Pope expects Oweh back.
Yes, wants to get the program where injuries, fouls and transfers out will make little difference. Starting the process this season.
You’re being logical. Unfortunately, logic doesn’t always predict the outcome. In years past, before nil, many kids would leave despite being an unlikely pick. I think the $ in college should, should, keep him at UK.