NCAA Basketball Wiretap

Milan Momcilovic has committed to Kentucky over Louisville, giving the Wildcats their most significant roster addition of the offseason and providing third-year coach Mark Pope with a much-needed recruiting win. His NIL agreement with Kentucky is in the range of $6 million, making him one of the three or four highest-paid players in college basketball next season, sources told CBS Sports.

The 6-foot-8 forward from Pewaukee, Wisconsin, averaged 16.9 points and 3.1 rebounds at Iowa State while shooting 48.7 percent from three-point range, earning All-Big 12 Second Team honors during the Cyclones' 29-win season. He ranks second in CBS Sports' top 100 transfer rankings for the 2026 cycle.

Momcilovic withdrew from the NBA Draft last Wednesday despite holding a second-round commitment, sources said, narrowing his options to Kentucky, Louisville, Arizona, and St. John's. Arizona dropped out due to insufficient financial resources, sources said, while St. John's exited after landing former Baylor forward Tounde Yessoufou. 

Momcilovic's commitment follows center Malachi Moreno's decision on May 24 to return to Kentucky after exploring NBA Draft options, completing a pivotal eight-day stretch that substantially improved the program's outlook heading into 2026-27.

A career 42.7 percent three-point shooter, Momcilovic joins a projected starting lineup that also includes Moreno, transfer guards Zoom Diallo and Alex Wilkins, and returning forward Kam Williams. Momcilovic and Moreno alone will command more than $10 million combined in NIL compensation next season.

John Blackwell has withdrawn from the 2026 NBA Draft as an Early Entry Candidate. Blackwell will now transfer from Wisconsin to Duke for his senior season.

Blackwell was seen a potential late second-round pick, but was more likely to go undrafted. With a big senior season at Duke, Blackwell could improve his draft stock into the second round or even late in the first round of the 2027 NBA Draft.

As a junior for the Badgers, Blackwell averaged 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. The 6-foot-4 guard shot 38.9% on 7.3 three-point attempts per game.

With the Blue Devils, Blackwell will replace some of the scoring and shooting that Duke is losing with Cameron Boozer and Isaiah Evans headed to the NBA.

Santa Clara forward Allen Graves is focused on excelling at the NBA Draft Combine this week. If Graves is considered a likely first-round pick, he's going to stay in the 2026 NBA Draft. If the freshman forward chooses to return to college, he's considering LSU and Duke. Graves mentioned that he's also heard from Kentucky, but that the Tigers and Blue Devils are his top choices.

The 6-foot-9 forward excelled as a redshirt freshman for the Broncos last season. In 35 games. Graves averaged 11.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.9 steals and nearly a block per game. Graves shot 51% from the field, 41% from behind the arc and 75% at the free throw line.