In the wake of news that Kobe King was leaving the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team, another prominent player to move on from the Badgers program chimed in with some thoughts in a Twitter exchange.

In a Twitter back-and-forth with former Badgers guard Zak Showalter, Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro, who de-committed from Wisconsin when he was offered a scholarship by Kentucky prior to the 2018-19 season, said he'd "still be at Wisconsin," and not in the NBA, if he hadn't headed to Kentucky.

It was a relatively civil exchange, starting with a response to Showalter's thinly veiled response to King leaving early with the tweet, "Some play for the name on the back of the jersey, some play for the name on the front," followed by a shrugging emoji.

Herro gave the thumbs down emoji, responding to Showalter that King is making the best decision for himself.

Eventually, Herro wrote, "the states top talent would love to play for Wisconsin but not in that system. I think you can agree?"

Herro hasn't said much directly about Wisconsin since his de-commitment in October of 2017, a late switch that many fans felt left the Badgers in a lurch during the recruiting process. Herro was showered with boos on many occasions during his senior year at Whitnall High School, but the maneuver was huge for Herro's career.

After a sensational freshman year at Kentucky, he became the 13th overall pick of the Heat in the 2019 NBA Draft. He's averaging 13.1 points, mostly off the bench, for a Heat team that is among the best in the Eastern Conference, shooting better than 41% from the field and 39% from 3-point range.

Like Herro, King was one of the top recruits inside the state of Wisconsin and was the only in-state starter on the current squad. Among rotation players at UW, only Trevor Anderson and Brevin Pritzl hail from Wisconsin.

"After talking with my family and friends I have decided that the best step for my future basketball aspirations, as well as my love for the game, is to immediately step away from the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball program," King wrote on social media. "This has been a very tough decision for me…however, after spending almost three years in the Wisconsin program I have realized that this program is not the right fit for me as a player and person."

Wisconsin plays a very deliberate offense and is ranked 349th in the country out of 353 in possessions per game at 65.6, ahead of only Southern Illinois, Navy, Liberty and Virginia.

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