Not sure I saw a thread of this type anywhere so I figured I'd start it, along with this piece of news:
K.J. Lawson is planning on transferring from Kansas, after playing there for just one year after transferring from Memphis.
Dual-transfers like this are reasonably rare, but seem to be happening more and more (facilitated by grad-transfer rules). It's unclear whether Lawson is a grad transfer candidate, but it is a possibility considering he spent two years on campus at Memphis (he got a medical redshirt in his first year) and two years at Kansas (one sitting out after the transfer, and then playing last year).
I wouldn't at all be surprised if this news is followed quickly by news that his brother Dedric is going pro (it looks like he'd be a mid-second round pick according to most mocks)... that's one of the few ways this makes sense to me,
especially if K.J. isn't eligible for a grad-transfer and would have to sit out another year at his new school. But it seems like an odd situation to be sure.
With K.J. leaving and Dedric possibly doing so, Kansas could be losing a lot next year... LaGerald Vick is a senior and will be gone (although considering he left the team midway through the year and had tested the NBA draft waters last season, he was possibly gone regardless), Udoka Azubuike could choose to settle for being a potential second round draft pick rather than risk another injury in a return for a senior season, and Quintin Grimes and Devon Dotson were both such highly rated recruits that it's always possible one of them makes an ill-informed decision to declare for the draft, as seems to be happening more and more for top-rated players who underperform. The Jayhawks are going to have to really hope they land one of the remaining top-tier recruits if they want to get back atop the Big 12 next year.