The 2026 NBA Draft is nearly one month away, and the Kentucky Wildcats are awaiting a couple of big decisions that would complete their roster for the upcoming season.
Jeff Goodman, a basketball analyst at The Field of 68, took to Twitter on Friday after speaking with 10 NBA executives and getting their takes on a handful of players: whether they should keep their names in for the NBA Draft or head back to college. Wildcats fans will like this one.
The poll included rising big man Malachi Moreno and
UK transfer target Milan Momcilovic.
Moreno had nine votes to head back to college and just one vote to keep his name in the draft.
The Kentucky native would be the centerpiece of the Wildcats 2026-27 roster, as he’s projected to have a breakout season in Lexington. If Mark Pope can get Moreno back, the Cats will have one of the most skilled lineups in the nation.
Now for 6-foot-8, Wisconsin native, Momcilovic. The NBA executives were unanimous in their decision, giving all 10 votes in the direction that he should head back to college.
If Momcilovic does return to college, the Wildcats will have to pull out the blank check. Isaac Trotter of 247 Sports gave a number projection of what his NIL value would look like. “It’s hard to leave $6 million on the table, and I think he’d get a number in that ballpark,” Trotter said.
If the Wildcats were able to get both of these players for next season they could very well become a true title contender.
