Kentucky is counting on Malachi Moreno being the starting center for the Wildcats next season, but there is a world where he could stay in the NBA Draft. Earlier in the week, Moreno moved up to right outside of the first round in a Bleacher Report NBA Mock Draft, but now he has moved into the first round.

Yahoo Sports has Moreno ranked 24th overall, going to the New York Knicks, a team that he has reportedly worked out for so far this week. The Knicks will be needing a center next year, and it sounds like they have some serious interest in the Kentucky native seven-footer.

Last year, heading into his freshman season, Big Blue Nation didn’t expect Moreno to play a ton. Fans figured he would play a few games while Jayden Quaintance got healthy, but this never really happened, and Moreno took over as the starter for Brandon Garrison.…