Cason Wallace wore No. 22 on his jersey during his lone season at Kentucky. As he begins his NBA career with the Oklahoma City Thunder, he’ll hold onto that number. But what’s more interesting is that another recent UK guard drafted in the lottery also wore No. 22 during his one year in Lexington. That was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who, following Thursday night’s NBA Draft, is now set to team up with Wallace in OKC for the foreseeable future.
But that’s not the only connection between these two former Wildcats.