I get what you're saying, and I Ike you as a poster. You're very reasonable. I think you dodged the question a bit. If Jay Wright could trade incoming freshmen classes with UK would he or not? Simple question. Yes or no.
Speaks directly to the necessity vs choice debate.
That's a great question, and I'm not sure I can give you a definitive answer.
My guess is Wright would love to have this years UK class. Better question is would he want to have roster turnover every year, like UK most always does?
It's my impression UK gets the talent they do because those kids are looking at NBA ASAP. Granted, I could be wrong, and you really can't pigeonhole every kid they get in that fashion.
Take a look at UK's roster for the 2017-18 season. They are gonna be talented, but very young. How much can the talent overcome the inexperience? Cal has done a masterful job of dealing with that every year, but I'm not sure every coach would want that even if they could get it.