{"id":693481,"date":"2026-05-25T12:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/693481\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T12:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:22:09","slug":"nba-mock-draft-roundup-for-milan-momcilovic-jayden-quaintance-and-otega-oweh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/693481\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Mock Draft roundup for Milan Momcilovic, Jayden Quaintance, and Otega Oweh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kentucky Basketball<\/a> received major offseason news when Malachi Moreno officially announced his return to Lexington on Sunday, giving Mark Pope and his staff one less NBA Draft decision to monitor.<\/p>\n

Moreno had recently started appearing in several mock drafts as a late first-round or early second-round projection after receiving strong feedback during the pre-draft process.<\/p>\n

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Now, Kentucky fans will turn their attention toward Iowa State transfer forward Milan Momcilovic, along with Wildcats Jayden Quaintance<\/a> and Otega Oweh<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jayden Quaintance<\/p>\n

ESPN \u2014 Jeremy Woo<\/a>
No. 20 overall to the San Antonio Spurs<\/a><\/p>\n

Yahoo! Sports \u2014 Kevin O\u2019Connor<\/a>
No. 24 overall to the New York Knicks<\/a><\/p>\n

Bleacher Report \u2014 Jonathan Wasserman<\/a>
No. 15 overall to the Chicago Bulls<\/a><\/p>\n

CBS Sports \u2014 Adam Finkelstein<\/a>
No. 15 overall to the Chicago Bulls<\/p>\n

CBS Sports \u2014 Isaac Trotter<\/a>
No. 14 overall to the Charlotte Hornets<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite playing only four games at Kentucky because of lingering recovery from a previous ACL injury, Quaintance continues to receive strong first-round projections because of his elite defensive upside and physical tools.<\/p>\n

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Woo called Quaintance \u201cone of the biggest wild-card picks in this class\u201d while noting teams are still monitoring the health of his knee. However, NBA teams remain intrigued by his 7-foot-5\u00bc wingspan, defensive instincts, mobility, and long-term upside.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Connor highlighted Quaintance\u2019s ability to block shots and move fluidly at his size, while Wasserman noted that his draft range could vary greatly because of the uncertainty surrounding his health and development.<\/p>\n

Finkelstein added that Quaintance \u201cchecks those boxes better than anyone left on the board\u201d when discussing his size, athleticism, and defensive impact.<\/p>\n

Milan Momcilovic<\/p>\n

ESPN \u2014 Jeremy Woo<\/a>
No. 38 overall to the Chicago Bulls<\/p>\n

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Yahoo! Sports \u2014 Kevin O\u2019Connor<\/a>
No. 43 overall to the Brooklyn Nets<\/a><\/p>\n

Bleacher Report \u2014 Jonathan Wasserman<\/a>
No. 40 overall to the Boston Celtics<\/a><\/p>\n

One of Kentucky\u2019s top remaining transfer portal targets, Milan Momcilovic continues to draw steady NBA Draft attention while testing the waters.<\/p>\n

Momcilovic is widely viewed as one of the best shooters currently available in the draft after shooting nearly 49% from three-point range last season at Iowa State.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Connor praised Momcilovic\u2019s elite shooting ability while noting concerns about his athleticism, rebounding, and shot creation. Wasserman added that teams will likely view Momcilovic as a valuable specialist because of his ability to consistently space the floor at 6-foot-8.<\/p>\n

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Should Momcilovic ultimately withdraw from the draft, Kentucky is expected to remain heavily involved in his recruitment.<\/p>\n

Otega Oweh<\/p>\n

Yahoo! Sports \u2014 Kevin O\u2019Connor<\/a>
No. 53 overall to the Houston Rockets<\/a><\/p>\n

Bleacher Report \u2014 Jonathan Wasserman<\/a>
No. 49 overall to the Denver Nuggets<\/a><\/p>\n

ESPN \u2014 Jeremy Woo<\/a>
Undrafted<\/p>\n

Kentucky guard Otega Oweh continues appearing primarily as a second-round projection after his two seasons in Lexington.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Connor highlighted Oweh\u2019s 35-point performance against Santa Clara in the NCAA Tournament while praising his slashing ability, physical frame, connective passing, and defensive versatility.<\/p>\n

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Wasserman noted that Oweh\u2019s expanded offensive role at Kentucky helped revive his NBA Draft stock late in the season. Although evaluators still question whether he possesses a true specialty skill offensively, his versatility and athleticism continue to make him an intriguing developmental prospect.<\/p>\n

With Moreno officially returning, Kentucky fans now wait to see if Momcilovic will remain in the draft or ultimately head back to college basketball before the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline on Wednesday at 11:59 P.M. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kentucky Basketball received major offseason news when Malachi Moreno officially announced his return to Lexington on Sunday, giving…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":693482,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,22996,1664,5997,5670,2066,1662,7220,71643,338324,4715,18233,318360,71713,590,12301,278637,1666,71690,338323,10549,85,1225],"class_list":["post-693481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bleacher-report","tag-boston-celtics","tag-brooklyn-nets","tag-charlotte-hornets","tag-chicago-bulls","tag-denver-nuggets","tag-houston-rockets","tag-iowa-state-cyclones","tag-jonathan-wasserman","tag-kentucky","tag-kevin-oconnor","tag-malachi-moreno","tag-milan-momcilovic","tag-nba","tag-nba-draft","tag-nba-teams","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-otega-oweh","tag-quaintance","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-sports","tag-texas-tech-red-raiders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=693481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=693481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=693481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=693481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}