Yeah perhaps. It would be a foolish decision to leave after this year only to go to the G-League. He has talent and potential ... he’s just a freshman (i think we forget sometimes not all fresh are going to ball out in the first year )
Hopefully he realizes it would be a MUCH better investment into his future to stay , at a very high profile place like UK, to work on his game and potentially become a lottery pick in a year or 2.