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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 05-05-2020, 01:19 PM:

Calipari with one more option. And, to me, it’s his most attractive option: Olivier Sarr.

Sarr entered the transfer portal once Wake Forest fired Danny Manning. The program quickly hired Stephen Forbes to replace Manning and Forbes immediately talked to Sarr about staying at Wake as he is arguably the best player they would have coming back.

Word was that the meeting went fairly well but it didn’t stop Sarr officially entering the transfer portal:

Sarr is a player that can bring an immediate impact to Kentucky. He is 7’0 and 225 pounds. He averaged 13 points and 9 rebounds last season at Wake Forest. He was an All ACC team selection. He is now by far the best transfer on the market and it’s not close.

The addition of Sarr would mean that the Cats are in a prime position for a Final Four. There wouldn’t be a hole in the starting five and the roster would be complete unless Calipari wants to get one more big just for insurance purposes.

This is a big deal for Calipari and his staff. He has whiffed on talented bigs, both recruits and grad transfers, in recent years. Kerry Blackshear and Matt Haarms were the best big man grad transfers two years in a row. Kentucky pursued them both, Blackshear even more aggressivley than Haarms, and both players opted for lesser programs.

And do I have to get into big man recruits? Top ten big men have been giving Calipari the stiff arm in recent years as well. EJ Montgomery has been the only big man in the top ten that Calipari has landed since Bam Adebayo committed as the ninth ranked player in the country.

John Calipari needs a big man desperately and there aren’t any options out there better than Sarr. It will be a worrisome sign if Kentucky recruits him and once again they are left without a commitment.

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