What Kansas must not do is dramatically change the structure of the state’s development offer. In his letter, Sen. Masterson hinted at a desire to become more fully involved in talks with the team.

Kansas politicians are accusing each other of playing favorites in the negotiations to lure one or both of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals across the Missouri border.

Kansas rounded out its 2025-26 roster on Wednesday with the addition of former NC State commitment Paul Mbiya less than 24 hours after adding top-100 wing Kohl Rosario.

"Kansas City, and the state of Missouri, is where they need to be. In terms of where the offers are, I think it will be on the teams to decide how quickly they want to proceed," Lucas said.

The Kansas Jayhawks have filled 11 of 14 possible scholarships for their 2025-26 roster. Even with most of the top talent off the board, Bill Self still has work to do in terms of roster construction.