The NBA season is scheduled to begin Tuesday night and is filled with former Wildcats. Two games in the evening open the season, followed by a series of games every day. Former Wildcat Karl-Anthony Towns will start with his new team in New York with the Knicks, while Julius Randle is also settling in with his new team with the Minnesota Timberwolves, facing Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers. Both Towns and Randle were involved in a blockbuster trade together this offseason.

While there are a few Wildcats taking the stage on opening night, there are also a few former Kentucky stars set to make their highly anticipated league debut. Rob Dillingham and the Minnesota Timberwolves play on opening night and Dillingham is one of the most exciting rookies in his draft class to watch. He’s one of the top favorites for rookie of the year, but there’s a former teammate of his who’s getting a lot of buzz and could become the favorite for the award. Reed Sheppard will make his debut for the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

The two former Wildcats won’t be in their teams’ starting lineups right away, but they will play key roles coming off the bench and making solid contributions. It will be really interesting to see how their roles change on their teams as the season progresses. There’s a lot of preseason investment in Sheppard more than any other rookie, but Dillingham is right up there with him when it comes to the best rookies in his class.

Kentucky fans can watch the former Wildcats make their debuts, starting with Dillingham on Tuesday night with Minnesota and Sheppard on Wednesday with Houston. The NBA’s opening week schedule can be found here.