3 game-changing players who could follow Ferlandes Wright to the Louisville Cardinals

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1. Nasir Anderson

So, this one is going to be the biggest stretch, but we can dream, can't we? Kelsey loves his guards, and while we included Wright's new teammate with Cleveland, this is the No. 1 point guard in the class, and the No. 9-ranked recruit in the nation. Nasir Anderson is a name every Louisville basketball fan should know, as the Cardinals were one of the first schools to make an offer.

Louisville was in the running for Taylen Kinney and Deron Rippey Jr., and while they struck out on Kelsey, they showed they can recruit elite guards. Louisville landed the No. 1 point guard in Mikel Brown Jr., and now he will look to try to get that crown back with Anderson. The 5-star guard has over seven offers, including from Georgia, Kentucky, and Missouri.

It will be a battle to steal Anderson from these other big-time programs, but Kelsey has done it before. Hopefully, after seeing Brown become an NBA Draft lottery pick, elite recruits will look at Louisville differently and consider them more, especially Anderson. Brown has a chance to show Anderson and future guards that Louisville is the best place to play, and if he can continue his dominance and show how much fun it is to play for the Cardinals, the Cardinals will have a real chance of landing Anderson and future 5-stars.

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