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Not necessarily. See: Charles Matthews
@Hoppy2105: "He will either leave his dream school (from what we’ve heard) with a favorable national championship chance for a school with a close friend (if he doesn’t go pro), a little momentum, but much more uncertainty."
I just don't know if this is his mindset if he's trying to be one-and-done. If he sees a few guys stay at UK after this year and sees another group of guys come in with whom he's going to have to compete for a spot, as much as he believes in his skills, why not seriously consider going somewhere that he's guaranteed a lot of minutes and visibility to showcase his skills for NBA scouts. Trust me, I get the other side of the argument, but I just think he would seriously consider saying "I'm out," especially if Calipari bolts for the NBA.
LOL. Matthews actually supports my case. He signed up when Kentucky was loaded. They also had Jamal Murray in the same class. Instead of asking out of his LOI or moving on, he gave it a shot. Because when he signed with Kentucky he knew other top talent would be coming and he had confidence in his ability to be a contributor. After a year, he decided that he wanted to transfer.
No one, I mean no one, signs with Kentucky expecting that they're going to be given some sort of preferential position treatment by Cal.