Think he’ll probably come back but I wouldn’t be shocked if he left. He clearly wants to go and if we are being honest he’s never getting a first round guarantee whether he comes back or not.
Oweh update
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Spent a week at my in laws in northern AL. My crapper time was a fraction of what it is in MO. My wife just thought it was because I was on a road game. If she only knew…
His brother Odafe, a professional athlete with the Baltimore Ravens, has an in-depth understanding of the professional sports industry. He recognizes that Otega is not yet prepared for the NBA and will likely advise him to return to college, secure a guaranteed contract, and refine his skills.
Some guys absolutely don’t want to be in school if they don’t have to. Not saying that’s so here but Oweh from a family with a pro brother may be looking to get out of school. Idk just a random
He gone. Really IDK. He could come back but I would have thought he’d already announced if he was coming back. Wish him the best whatever he does.
It’s being reported he has one more workout tomorrow. It’s wild he’s cutting it this close.
i believe the portal date is when you can enter the portal, not sign with a team
I feel like the report of “very good feedback” was intentionally put out to try to stir up some drama on his return. I’m thinking Yaxel Lendeborg put something out to make everyone believe he was leaning toward the draft as well, to stir drama, and the next day decided to go to Michigan even with a guaranteed first round grade.
Yes, and his brother has an $11.3 million dollar contract right now.
Being around that type of money will make Otega want some of his own. Kentucky offers that for a season. The NBA does not.
He'll announce his return today.
Or his brother is telling him to go ahead and go, that the risk of going back to college and having a major injury is too high…
I don’t know, but the point being no one knows what his family is telling him, unless you have a direct relationship with them.
He reminds me Michael Kidd Gilchrist. Great athlete, but shot seems broken. Not as broken as MKG lol.
I'm certain the smartest thing for Oweh is coming back and stepping up his game next year to an all american level. He's capable of that. Provided he does that, how much higher is his ceiling ?
Obviously, a lot higher. If he becomes the best player on the best team, where would that end up placing him on the draft board next year ? He is capable, and I would add I like his work ethic, and he has the coach that will get him there.
We shall see. I'm just quietly confident to sit back and watch all this and think he gonna' be back, but I've been wrong before....
Obviously, a lot higher. If he becomes the best player on the best team, where would that end up placing him on the draft board next year ? He is capable, and I would add I like his work ethic, and he has the coach that will get him there.
We shall see. I'm just quietly confident to sit back and watch all this and think he gonna' be back, but I've been wrong before....
I thought he would be back this entire time, but now that we've reached deadline day and no return announcement, it doesn't feel like he's going to stay. Nothing is going to change in the next 16 hours to sway your decision one way or the other
If Oweh truly believes he’s going to get better then the smart move is to get the NBA clock started to that second contract.
If Oweh is the player that he will be then the smart move is to return to college and make as much money as he can in NIL before beating around in the D league or overseas.
So which is he? A made player or a player on the rise?
I’m 85% sure OO will return, however if he doesn’t, Pope will grab one of Watkins, Haggerty, or Lewis to replace him. I have ZERO doubt!
The 'he's a year older' thing, is mainly for the guys that are in line to get a lottery pick. Plenty of 4th and 5th year seniors are making NBA rosters and they're doing it because they improved enough at the college level.
Walter Clayton is a prime example. If he went to the draft in '24, he doesn't get drafted, but now, he's a first round pick.
Facts are facts, Oweh isn't even going to get a 2 way deal, at best, he is the last pick of the 2nd round. He will be making less than $100k a year in the GL. That same deal will easily be available next year, AFTER he makes a big bag of money at UK. Heck, if he improves enough, which he would need to do, he would get a much better deal in '26.
Unless something strange happens, there is no deal on the table for OO right now, so my point stands, he can get the same thing next year that he's getting this year. In reality, he can only go up from here.
That’s what I think too. He is what he is.
He will have the same options next year as now.
So make the most money now.
Right, so go back to UK, make a big bag, then give the NBA another shot.
Jump to the NBA now and he will be a G League lifer and completely miss out on 1 year of big dollars at UK. To me, that's a bad move.
OO should drag it out though. He’s not trolling anyone, he's just trying to do everything he can to show the NBA what he can do and only a fraction of the worlds population gets to even stand on an NBA court to try out to play at that level.
Every single one of us in here would take every single opportunity to make an NBA roster and that's all he's doing.
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I don’t disagree but if he gets a than that will take him in the 2nd and will give him decent guarantees that may be enough for him
Oweh, you got to let me know
will you stay, or will you go?
If you stay we will win nine
I'll be elated till the end of time
So you got to let me know
Will you stay, or will you go?
will you stay, or will you go?
If you stay we will win nine
I'll be elated till the end of time
So you got to let me know
Will you stay, or will you go?
My Oweh return prediction model is at 25%.
I want to be wrong about this because I believe he’s vital to us for a deep run.
You're just making shit up now.
Livingston was 19 years old, Oweh is already in his grey beard years when it comes to the draft. A year older doesn't mean squat when it comes to 2nd round deals.
Also, you're using an outlier to debate this, how may guys got as lucky as Chris Livingston did? For every Chris Livingston, there are a million guys that took the plunge, missed and have been swimming in the GL for their entire careers and back then, there was no NIL, so taking the plunge was the right move. It's not the right move now.
One other thing to consider, OO doesn't have Calipari using his NBA contacts to pull strings. If you think Cal didn't help Chris, I can't help you unserstand this.
How do I know what deals OO has, or doesn't have? I don't, I'm using common sense. If he had a deal, he wouldn't be doing another workout today. If he had a deal, SOMEONE would be showing him as a draft projection.
Now, now, that's not going to get you up there to play plinco for a shot at the showcase showdown.
It ain’t easy to pack this much stupid into a three line post.
There have been at least 3 or 4 players that would have been taken before Oweh coming back, at Kentucky it must not be as much fun as they say it is, and they say it's so great and then they leave at the drop of a hat, whether they are good enough to go or not. Then you see other players that are better pro prospects at other schools staying in school. I think that with all the publicity and adoration at Kentucky some players may think they are better than they are and leave only to be out of the league or overseas after a couple of years. I guess we are going to find out soon.
Hence, his brother is “likely advising” him to return. No one is saying they “know” what his family is telling him what to do.
This whole thread gives me door watching vibes. I'm about it. Love UK fans.
We're nuttier than squirrel turds. 😂
We're nuttier than squirrel turds. 😂
This indecision's bugging me
If you don't want the BBN set us free
