Jackson to NBA official

[senonesy]

 

[akaukswoosh]

Good to see him make it official. Hope he goes at least 11th or 12th as a couple of mocks have predicted.

 

[LEDGENDARY]

Great young man! Look forward to watching his career unfold.

 

[ScottGreene22]

Good luck go get paid. We all would.

 

[BlobUK]

Well that sucks.

 

[bthaunert]

Congrats to the young man. Love when guys come in ranked above 25 on the nation and parlay that into a lottery pick. Kid worked hard. Well deserved!

 

[kyjeff1]

It’s the right decision for him, he has to go now and I hope he kills it in the NBA.

 

[catzfanjim]

Good young man on the court and off the court. His parents did a good job raising him.

 

[catsfanbgky]

Go get that paper young man. Nothing but love for you, It is a life long dream, glad to see your dreams come true. Appreciate the effort and hard work you out in at UK for your lone season, chase your dreams and look forward to seeing you back in RUPP in the future as a spectator.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

He no come.
Good luck young fella.

 

[wccat]

Good luck IJ!

 

[ORCAT]

Wish him the best, he was very fun to watch at UK.

 

[STL_Cat]

Good luck, IJ.
Not to say I told you so to all the people I argued with about there being a 0% chance he returns ... but ... yeah

 

[SmedMoley]

Good luck, IJ.
Not to say I told you so to all the people I argued with about there being a 0% chance he returns ... but ... yeah

And certainly only support IJ. You've got to take that money. I never second guess a projected lotto pick leaving.

 

[JimboBBN]

The lone bright spot on our team last season. Good luck, Isaiah

 

[StubbornPenny]

Should go, stock is high enough. Thanks for some of those killer dunks dude, please rep UK at all stops and have a good one!

 

[jameslee32]

Can't miss athleticism. Can't miss prospect.

 

[Catclaw1]

Meh, he could have done this weeks ago

 

[Crawfords Corner]

As expected. Good luck to him. He gave us his all. If the entire team played at his level they wouldnt have gone 9-16.

 

[Drcats2025]

Would have been a fool not to. Best of luck to him

 

[SmyrnaCatFan]

So enjoyed watching this young man play. I wish him all the best he can earn.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Good luck IJ! Would have loved to see you back for a real season tho!

 

[rick64]

Good luck big guy!!

 

[JwUKFan11]

Good luck, IJ.
Not to say I told you so to all the people I argued with about there being a 0% chance he returns ... but ... yeah

You’re an idiot and you just continue making the point. Everyone here knows there may have been only a .0000001% chance he returns. Not 0%. You weren’t breaking news bro we’ve seen this dance 100 times here.

 

[GonzoCat90]

It's absolutely the right move, and our roster was constructed under the assumption he would make this move, so it's best for our current guys too.

Not that you wouldn't obviously love to have him back, but it means someone else ended up with a very different experience than they signed up for.

 

[westerncat]

Hope everything works out well for him. I don't think to many on here are surprised by his decision. Just hope he get picked by a good team.

 

[UK-Chulo]

Lottery pick. He has to go. Life changing money for him and his family.

 

[Rideordiewildcat]

Well dam. I was holding a tiny sliver of hope out for his return. Well, he deserves it and I think he will do great things in the league. I hate that his one year was wasted, but I hope he makes it big.

 

[Panthur]

Obviously would have loved him back but he gave us all we could have asked for in his time here. Have nothing but pride and good wishes for him.

 

[jimmybuffet123]

I appreciate him going through the process and making a well informed decision. The right one imo

 

[STL_Cat]

You’re an idiot and you just continue making the point. Everyone here knows there may have been only a .0000001% chance he returns. Not 0%. You weren’t breaking news bro we’ve seen this dance 100 times here.

Aggressive.

you should have told that to some of the people I talked to about it here. It apparently wasn’t you. Happy Memorial Day weekend, cheers

 

[BassProCat]

Good luck big fella. I’ll be rooting for ya.

 

[Kybluedude]

Yawn. Thanks for stopping by. Try to not foul so much.

 

[Fawrules]

Never really expected him to return.
Was the one Freshman from last season where entering the draft was completely understandable.

Appreciate that he genuinely seemed to be a bit torn in his decision despite being a lock for the First Round and possible Lottery Pick.

Best of luck in your NBA career, young man.

 

[kyrx]

Good luck. I hope he does indeed get selected as a lottery pick.

BTW, his baseline reverse slam over Fulkerson was one of the highlights of the year!

 

[SemperFiCat]

Good luck, young man!! Hate to see ya go, but proud of you. Live your dream, and get that money!

 

[HenryMuto]

It sucks guys like Timme come back to Gonzaga but guys like Jackson leave Kentucky and I don't just mean Jackson I mean just about everyone no matter if we go 30-3 or 9-16. Only that strike shortened NBA season did guys come back for 2012 then some came back in 2015. That was about it.

Frustrating!!!!!!!!

 

[track42]

It sucks guys like Timme come back to Gonzaga but guys like Jackson leave Kentucky and I don't just mean Jackson I mean just about everyone no matter if we go 30-3 or 9-16. Only that strike shortened NBA season did guys come back for 2012 then some came back in 2015. That was about it.

Frustrating!!!!!!!!

Timme likely wouldn't have been drafted while Jackson is a possible lotto pick.Big difference.

 

[hotelblue]

Yawn. Thanks for stopping by. Try to not foul so much.

if only that yawn covered the true hurt.

 

[BleedBlue63]

What is he going to give to an NBA team? Blocks and nothing else? I love the guy and I love the season he had but I don’t really see why someone would draft him that high.