Kentucky
DJ Wagner will be featured in new NOCTA basketball line by Drake
There may not be a extra well-liked identify within the Commonwealth than DJ Wagner.
With the 5-star guard’s recruitment principally all the way down to the Kentucky Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals, each fanbases are watching his each transfer hoping there could be an indication pointing in a single path.
Whereas more often than not it’s exhausting to decipher what’s going on, a report got here out at this time that factors in a single path. That’s Kentucky’s method.
In a report by Sports Business Journal and Complex Style, it was revealed that Drake’s Nike sub-label NOCTA will likely be releasing a basketball assortment. Featured in that marketing campaign will likely be DJ Wagner.
The Athletic reporter Kyle Tucker added extra readability as to the way it pertains to Kentucky.
For readability, it’s my understanding that, sure, DJ Wagner does have an precise NIL cope with NOCTA, Drake’s Nike sub-label. I might additionally not be shocked to see Kentucky basketball of us rocking some NOCTA gear.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) July 21, 2022
It’s fairly apparent the 2 main connections to the Cats on this report, with Drake being a UK fan. However the larger information out of this actually comes from the corporate reference to Nike.
Over the past a number of weeks, all indicators have been trending in John Calipari’s favor to land the star guard. Regardless of UofL’s hiring of his grandfather, Milt Wagner, this appears to solely additional push the purpose that Kentucky could be on the verge of touchdown Wagner’s dedication.
Is that this the icing on the cake? Completely not. Nevertheless it doesn’t shoot down the constant nationwide reviews of Kentucky’s lead which have been launched right here just lately.
This recruitment nonetheless has a while to go. Let’s hope the Kentucky employees can wrap this one up for all of Large Blue Nation’s sake.