Originally posted by rabidcatfan:
Considering all 7 leave, then...
Returning Players -
Tyler Ulis
Alex Poythress
Marcus Lee
Derek Willis
Dominique Hawkins
Already committed/signed -
Skal Labissiere
Isaiah Briscoe
Charles Matthews
To me, looking at that roster as it stands, we already have a top 10-15 team, but I believe Cal will sign two, maybe three more (a guard, a center, and maybe a scoring forward) which should push us into the top 3-5 range. My guess based on everything I've read so far is that those three will be Malik Newman, Stephen Zimmerman, and possibly one of Jaylen Brown or Brandon Ingram.
To be honest, there really isn't that many players to choose from, there is literally no guards to choose from outside Newman in the top 50. That being said, I wouldn't be surprised to see Cal get involved (if he hasn't already) with 6-6 wing Damion Lee out of Drexel who is going to be a graduate transfer, especially considering Cal's good friend and former assistant coach Bruiser Flint is the coach for the Drexel Dragons and could help steer Lee to UK. Lee would be able to step in right away and fill Booker's shoes. He averaged 21.4 ppg for Drexel while shooting 44% from the field (38.5% from three) and 89% from the free throw line.
If Cal brings Lee on board then I think you can expect two more commits for sure (probably Zimm and Ingram if I had to bet on it).
