Kentucky forward Chris Livingston has opted out of all his upcoming pre-draft workouts, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).
Charania reveals that Livingston had seven impending workouts still scheduled, and speculates that a team may have promised him a roster opportunity.
Livingston is currently projected to be the No. 56 selection in ESPN’s latest mock draft. Given this, as John Hollinger of The Athletic tweets, there that he may have received an offer for a guaranteed two-way deal on a team that particularly interests him. As Hollinger notes, he would not need to be drafted in this hypothetical.
Assuming, however, that a team has promised to use a draft selection and standard roster spot on Livingston, Hollinger considers clubs with multiple second round selections this summer and available slots to be the prime candidates (Twitter link). He thus lists the Hornets, Thunder and Wizards as the most likely teams should this transpire.
The 6’6″ forward was named to the SEC All-Freshman team during his lone NCAA season with the Wildcats. Across 34 contests in 2022/23, he averaged 6.3 PPG and 4.2 RPG.