SAD NEWS: Former Kentucky Wildcat and current NBA All-Star will have season-ending shoulder surgery today

A 5-star recruit in the class of 2024, Edwards came to Kentucky with a world of potential as a consensus top-10 recruit who was, at one point, ranked No. 1 overall in the class.

However, it quickly became evident that Edwards’ potential was miles away from ever being reached as he struggled to make a positive impact in his freshman season.

In 32 games (30 starts), Edwards averaged 8.8 points on 48.6% shooting from the field (36.5% from 3-point land), 3.4 rebounds, 0.9 assists, and 0.9 steals per game.

He had some nice performances down the stretch — scoring 28 points in a win over Alabama and 16 in the win at Tennessee — but the lasting image of what’s likely his one year in Lexington will be getting blocked by the rim on a dunk attempt in Kentucky’s 80-76 loss to 14-seeded Oakland in the NCAA Tournament.

Edwards is still projected as a late first/early second-round pick in NBA Mock Draft projections.

Combined with the fact that he’s represented by Klutch, an agency as good as anyone at getting clients drafted, his time in Lexington is as good as over.

The 2024 NBA Draft withdrawal deadline is May 29th at 11:59 pm ET.

Randle dislocated his shoulder on January 27th, and we haven’t seen him on the floor since.

The Knicks recently announced that Randle will undergo a season-ending shoulder surgery.

Randle did everything in his power to avoid having surgery and get back this season, but it just wasn’t in the cards for the former Kentucky Wildcat.

Randle was named an All-Star this season but was unable to play due to his shoulder injury.