KJ Lewis has entered the transfer portal

[KansasCityCats]

When I met his family in Stillwater, you could tell that they were frustrated that he wasn't getting his shots.

KJ was on track to make the NBA before he hurt his wrist. His shot fell apart and it's unfortunate that we could only rely upon his defense and mid-range game (because KJ does a wonderful job at getting "open" along the perimeter).

If he is healthy and improves his 3-point shot, he'll succeed elsewhere. Otherwise, he's an undersized shooting guard.

Best of luck to him in the future.

[LouieGTheThird]

When I met his family in Stillwater, you could tell that they were frustrated that he wasn't getting his shots.

KJ was on track to make the NBA before he hurt his wrist. His shot fell apart and it's unfortunate that we could only rely upon his defense and mid-range game (because KJ does a wonderful job at getting "open" along the perimeter).

If he is healthy and improves his 3-point shot, he'll succeed elsewhere. Otherwise, he's an undersized shooting guard.

Best of luck to him in the future.

Great info. I can just tell in his body language. All of it makes sense. I actually don't think he's undersize. He's the same height as Anthony Edwards & he can build his body like him. We need to replace his energy

[WILD]

There's still a good chance he comes back

[arxpert]

There's still a good chance he comes back

This is one of the thoughts I posted. It can always be a ploy for money.

Wasn't it the guy who always has to be a ball buster who said Tommy had to "earn back" the commitments of Miller's old players? (yeah right).

I don't think KJ is 100% out. This may just be a matter of posturing in case we get a commitment that will take his minutes or if a "SEC/Big10" heavy Bag comes along.

[WILD]

And now there's little to no chance he comes back after what I just heard.

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And now there's little to no chance he comes back after what I just heard.

BDU FAN NEEDS THE SCOOP

[KansasCityCats]

His family is wonderful.  They support him 100% but my instinct is that they want him to play in a system where he has the green light.  If his numbers continued to improve after his freshman year, I'd agree because he's one of the most athletic kids to play for Arizona...however he's shooting 18% from deep and it's obvious that his wrist isn't 100%.

Similar to Barcello, I think this is a situation where the kid just needs a change of scenery, in order to flourish, which sucks because he would have been our starting SG next year, assuming he was healthy in the Fall.  Good luck to KJ.

[mvpreed2]

I believe the "plan" was that Lewis was supposed to be entering the draft right now.
The problem was he ended up going away from what got him to be sought after.
Listening to those scouts can be a gift AND a curse.
You can see what they told him they needed to see from him to get his stock to rise.
The issue was (1) is was not consistent, (2) it would mess up the flow of the offense and (3) him moving to the bench changed the dynamic of his role.

When he would keep it to that 1-2 dribble attack the basket, playing above the rim and defending?
I believe he could have played his way into a NBA draft pick.
This 3PT shooting he was doing did not help his stock at all.
Now it seems like he is going to make the move to a program where he is higher on the totem pole to showcase his skillset.
That (again) could be a gift and a curse because if he is not good enough, or his teammates are not good enough?
His stock is going to take another hit as a result, instead of him playing his way up draft boards as a high-impact role player here at Arizona.
FYI: That is not a bad thing because Bryant is going to be a 1st round pick doing the EXACT same thing!
#BearDown

[arxpert]

And now there's little to no chance he comes back after what I just heard.

I'm going to choose to believe that is a good thing.

Come on down B^2

[arxpert]

That is not a bad thing because Bryant is going to be a 1st round pick doing the EXACT same thing!

Carter is actually good though. Compared to Dalen Terry who got himself taken 16? or 18? due to his measurables alone... he barely plays much on a bad team.

KJ Lewis has no shot to be a great NBA player. He is not 5'6" with a 7'2" wingspan or anything. He isn't going to get to the rim much. Can't create his shot.

Maybe he can play like a Marcus Smart or Caruso defensively, but he can't be relied on for offense.

Carter can do it all. He will shine in the NBA. I hope he stays and plays with Peat desperately. Henri is a great prospect too. I hope he is purchased back.

I don't know if Tommy is prepared for what the landscape of NIL is now. He shifted more toward HS Recruits with a Phenomenal CORE in place (without Love, Townsend)... But now he seems to be getting rugpulled losing Lewis, Henri and Stephen (SO FAR.... so far..... keywords... SO FAR).

I can see Sean Miller poaching a guy like KJ Lewis. That's a Miller player 100%. Henri is too.

Scary times ahead for a little bit.

We don't have the best player coming next year which is Darryn Peterson (Kansas)... not AJ Dysbanta (BYU) --- Both Big12 btw...

Tyran Stokes is undecided last I heard.. Not sure he would come and be our "Derik Queen" though.

Jayden Quaintance? Is he an option? lol.

Missing on Alijah Arenas is a big deal now all of the sudden. Can he be flipped?? American Greenbacks is all Gilbert cares about.