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Everywhere you look in the NBA, there seems to always be a former Kentucky Wildcats player on any roster… Nick Richards is drawing significant trade interest, including from the Lakers but….

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Everywhere you look in the NBA, there seems to always be a former Kentucky Wildcats player on any roster.

It goes to show how many stars have come through Lexington and are now making substantial impacts on NBA teams across the league.

One name that is currently being floated around as a potential trade candidate is former Kentucky big man Nick Richards.

Per Evan Sidery, multiple teams have reached out to the Phoenix Suns about the availability of Richards.

Additionally, Brett Siegel reports that the Los Angeles Lakers have kicked the tires on a trade for Richards, though this report came prior to Wednesday’s news that L.A. was signing Deandre Ayton.

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