Quickies: Waiting for Reid Travis Edition

Reid Travis is on day two of his Kentucky visit, and it seems likely that if it goes well, he’ll never make it to Philadelphia for a Villanova visit.

We’re simply waiting on the announcement from the top transfer on the market this year. And it’s obvious, but if he announces that he’ll make his decision without visiting the Villanova Wildcats, it bodes well for UK.

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Offseason questions for Way-Too-Early Top 25 teams - ESPN
Myron Medcalf asks if Reid Travis will join Kentucky this offseason.

What we're hearing on Reid Travis | Kentucky Sports Radio
Here's the latest with UK grad-transfer target Reid Travis

Ashton Hagans recruitment shows how quickly things can change in recruiting | Kentucky Sports Radio
There was a time that UK moved on from Ashton Hagans and the five-star point guard didn't consider the Cats an option.

How Wenyen Gabriel Projects in the NBA | Kentucky Sports Radio
Wenyen Gabriel played two encouraging seasons at Kentucky before declaring for the NBA draft, let's take a look at how he projects in the NBA.

The Two Elite Recruits Hiding in the Draft’s Second Round - The Ringer
Any NBA team looking for a late steal should take hard looks at Kentucky’s Jarred Vanderbilt and Kansas’s Malik Newman

How John Calipari talked Jarred Vanderbilt, Wenyen Gabriel through 2018 NBA Draft decisions - SEC Country
TOUGH TALKS: Most of John Calipari's NBA draft decision meetings with his Kentucky players are easy. Most are going to get picked — probably in the first round — and know what they want to do. Jarred Vanderbilt and Wenyen Gabriel were tougher calls and talks.

NBA Draft: 3 Kentucky players not projected in first round | Lexington Herald Leader
For the most part, it has been great to be an early entrant into the NBA Draft from the University of Kentucky. But what about the guys who haven't had their name called in the first round?

Count us in for an all-Kentucky NCAA basketball tournament
Western Kentucky basketball coach Rick Stansbury has an idea, and I like it.

NBA free agency rumors: Chris Paul a lock to return to Rockets; recruiting LeBron James his main focus - CBSSports.com
Paul and James are close friends, but have never played together in the NBA

The NBA Draft hinges on what the Kings do at No. 2 - SBNation.com
Will it be Michael Porter Jr., Marvin Bagley III, or Luka Doncic at No. 2 for the Kings?

2018 NBA draft -- Luka Doncic to attend draft after Real Madrid wins title - ESPN
Luka Doncic will leave for New York on Wednesday, and he will be one of 20 players sitting in the green room come NBA draft night at Barclays Center on Thursday.

Anybody need a 44-year-old WR? Terrell Owens still has NFL speed | MLive.com
Owens might be serious about making an NFL comeback.

The Nine Players in the 2018 NBA Draft Who Will Not Fail - The Ringer
Chris Vernon of ‘The Ringer NBA Show’ shares a list of the prospects he is 100 percent positive will not suck. Throw your mock drafts out. They won’t help you here.

Yankees Dodged $240M Robinson Cano Contract Nightmare | Bleacher Report
Whenever Robinson Cano and the Seattle Mariners visited Yankee Stadium between 2014 and 2017, the New York Yankees could wonder what might have been.