Several former University of Kentucky stars are among the highest players in the NBA — starting next season.
An examination of NBA contract numbers collected on Spotrac.com and Basketball-Reference.com shows that while the 27 former UK players on NBA rosters (not counting three ex-Cats on two-way contracts) aren’t at the top of the food chain this season, they will be soon.
Multi-year deals for John Wall, Karl-Anthony Towns and Devin Booker don’t kick in until the 2019-20 season.
Meanwhile, it’s Anthony Davis leading the way for the former UK player contingent at $25,434,263, which is tied for 23rd in the league with Bradley Beal, Andre Drummond and Hassan Whiteside.