Quickies: NBA Draft Decisions Edition

The rumor mill is heating up on draft decisions for this year’s Kentucky Wildcats. Kevin Knox’s decision is really grabbing the attention of everyone, as he appears to be giving some real thought to coming back. That’d be the biggest return for UK since the Harrison twins. His decision is imminent, and his father has said they won’t be going back and forth or testing the waters. His initial announced decision will be his decision.

Also of note, PJ Washington became the first to make his decision clear by announcing he’d test the draft waters. That certainly doesn’t rule out his return, as he is not yet signing an agent, and he’ll be going through his workouts still dealing with that hand injury.

We’ll see what decisions are made in the coming days, or even today.

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