Wednesday Quickies: Jaden McDaniels Decision Day (?) Edition

The Jaden McDaniels recruitment has been among the quietest in recent history for a major prospect, but buzz is swirling that today could be the final day of that recruitment.

Many folks, including McDaniels’ high school coach, believe he will announce a decision at some point today, but there’s been no official notice from McDaniels or his inner circle on when his decision will come.

An announcement today would most likely lean toward Washington, as most recruiting experts believe he now leans toward staying home to play for the Huskies. For Kentucky, it seems the plan is to hope that McDaniels delays the announcement with the belief they can flip him (again) toward leaving the west coast for Lexington.

We don’t know for sure, so be on the lookout today. If it does come out that McDaniels is making an announcement today, don’t get too optimistic that he will be a Wildcat in 2019-2020.

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Quickies

Updates on Jaden McDaniels, Kerry Blackshear, RJ Hampton and more - KSR

KSR’s Jack Pilgrim breaks down what he is hearing.

Reid Travis’s draft stock still full of uncertainty - Herald Leader

Reid’s pro career prospects are still unclear.

Anthony Davis still wants out of New Orleans - KSR

A Davis-Zion tandem would be really fun to watch.

CJ Conrad’s comeback story - North Jersey

A cool feature on CJ’s return and joining the Giants.

Chris Westry a standout rookie in Dallas - Dallas Cowboys

Westry was listed as one of the early rookie standouts.

Jemarl Baker headed to Arizona - Cats Pause

A good pickup for Arizona. Good luck Jemarl!

NCAA working group to look at allowing players to profit from likeness - SI

Yes, yes, and yes.

Is Zion enough to change the Anthony Davis trade sweepstakes? - ESPN

It certainly adds a new layer to it.

Rumor: Davis would consider staying in New York with Knicks - Bleacher Report

Could Davis end up in the Big Apple?

Ten candidates for the Michigan job - Yahoo

Billy Donovan tops the list, as well as Chris Beard and Mike White.

Reds deserve better than last place, but may have to settle for winning the trade deadline - CBS

It’s been a weird season for the Reds thus far, and the hope of a playoff berth looks very dim.