Kentucky Basketball: Pros and cons of a potential Antonio Reeves transfer move

Why Antonio Reeves should stay with Kentucky Basketball

There’s plenty of potential with transferring, as Reeves found out going from Illinois State to Kentucky. But is there a place upward from the Wildcats? There’s a large sample size of players that enter the transfer portal and there’s plenty that either see their respective roles and overall production decrease or play for a worse team from a win/loss perspective.

The Wildcats certainly have lost a lot of talent this offseason and the departure of Tshiebwe is a tough blow. But that also means that Reeves has the chance of being the focal point of the offense if he returns. He’s literally the only proven player on the young roster so it’s hard to see how the senior wouldn’t take the most shots.

And if the concern is about the overall talent, Kentucky does have the No. 1 incoming recruiting class. That includes a trio of top-10 overall players, with one of them being top-5 overall combo forward, Justin Edwards. Guards Robert Dillingham and DJ Wagner have great potential and big man Aaron Bradshaw could be a great offensive player.

Coach John Calipari has won with young rosters before and like we saw with Brandon Miller at Alabama, any of these newcomers could become an All-American and propel Kentucky into a contender. And Reeves would benefit greatly from that as he wouldn’t get all of the attention on offense. Plus, being the most well-known player for Kentucky Basketball is never a bad thing.