Setting realistic goals for every Kansas basketball player in 2023-24

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - NOVEMBER 15: K.J. Adams Jr. #24 of the Kansas Jayhawks reacts after a play during the second half in the game against the Duke Blue Devils during the Champions Classic at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on November 15, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

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K.J. Adams Jr. #24 of the Kansas Jayhawks (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

KJ Adams — Improve his point forward skills

KJ might be the only player on the team who doesn’t have a set-in-stone role. Will he play more on the perimeter or hover around the paint like he did last season? At the end of the day, he’ll do whatever Coach Self asks him to, which will likely be a bit of everything.

One area I’d personally like to see him enhance is what he does with the ball. Kansas has plenty of guards and ball handlers on the squad, but if KJ can consistently put the ball on the floor and find the open man for easy buckets, he’d become indispensable.

We know everybody wants to see him put up treys or mid-range jumpers from time to time, but it is better if he maintains his hybrid forward role with all of the other options around him. Let him become KU’s Swiss Army Knife now that they can work with a true center at the 5.

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