a first-round pick in him, I think.

Wish him the best. Would've liked him to stay at BYU, but following Pope to UK was really a no-brainer decision. I respect that he at least heard out KY & our new staff.

And besides, had Jax stayed, I think the chances are much lower that we would've landed as exciting a player as Kanon Catchings. Kanon probably won't be as impactful a player as Jax woulda been for us this season — but we really might have an eventual NBA alpha on our hands in him. Very possibly even more so than Egor.