The last star wing at Kentucky was Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who went second overall after his teammate Anthony Davis went first overall.
An incoming prospect for 2019, Khalil Whitney, has the potential to be a traditional NBA scoring wing. Evan Daniels of 247 Sports even believes Whitney has top-2 potential in his class.
“He has ridiculous physical gifts. The size, the body, the length, the athletic ability — he just hasn’t put it all together yet,” Daniels told the Herald-Leader. But you see little flashes of the light flickering off and on.