It was actually Thursday night when a source contacted me with the news. Santos had talked to Cuonzo and requested a release. The first sense I had was of relief. I have a sense where I don’t like to bag on players, they’re college students within a corrupt system and I genuinely want them to do what’s best for them.
Realistically, if you watched K.J. play this year nothing looked right. Whether he was struggling with health, the fit, his role, or just not good enough, it didn’t matter because any minutes he played felt like they were minutes lost.