purplegreengold
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Following Potential 2025 Draftees
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Pretty much a no brainer for any undersized big to just return to school. CMB should probably transfer and do the same.
A mid first round pick will be guaranteed close to $10M over two seasons and if they aren’t JHS and make it to the end of their rookie deal it’s double that. For anyone in the top 20 it is 100% the better financial decision to go to the NBA, but if you’re not guaranteed to go first round I think taking the $3-5M from NIL is reasonable if you love college.
What rate is NIL expected to grow for individual stars? It's grown so much the past 3 years. Maybe these guys will give getting 5 million contracts soon.
The bigger impact it has on players staying, the more valuable lottery picks will be and the more that picks will be worth which will make them harder to acquire and will again raise the incentive to tank.
College players should be paid, but this Wild West of NIL and the portal ****ing blows.
I think of it as a good thing, how many of these guys will be better players and pros with an extra year or two at the college level, instead of sitting on the bench in the NBA and doing tours of the G-league?
For starters it should be in June not now, players should have to nominate for the June portal by lets pick the 1st of January and teams can only have 1 incoming transfer a year. (excluding Juco's)
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2025 Daft Lottery Outcomes
If we pick:
1st: Total Victory
2nd: Consolation Prize
3rd: Some Hope
4th: Some Hope
5th: Fading Hope
6th: Disaster
7th: Disaster
If we pick:
1st: Total Victory
2nd: Consolation Prize
3rd: Some Hope
4th: Some Hope
5th: Fading Hope
6th: Disaster
7th: Disaster
Just read that Walter Clayton was actually a higher rated football recruit than basketball. Had offers from FSU/Georgia/Florida to play football.
So if you believe the multiple sport athlete thing, Clayton has a higher chance of succeeding.
So if you believe the multiple sport athlete thing, Clayton has a higher chance of succeeding.
Hard to know…will be interesting how NCAA navigates the future and make any changes if they do at all. I don’t think NIL will ever match the NBA in money for guys who go in the first round…but I can see how the college experience is awesome for some of these guys. They may not get as much money as NBA, but now their decision to come back includes having multiple millions of dollars instead of nothing like before so it will push anyone who was close back to college.
The NIL money seems like an awful lot to be paying these players
Can these college players now sign endorsements and do commercials
So now coaches and colleges can't be fired or penalized for even buying someone a hotdog
Where is this money coming from?
The schools or rich supporters?
Can these college players now sign endorsements and do commercials
So now coaches and colleges can't be fired or penalized for even buying someone a hotdog
Where is this money coming from?
The schools or rich supporters?
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The Jazz could have tanked last night with more Tshibwe and Svi and less Flip, especially when Portland pulled Sharpe and Camara off the floor for OT. I'm surprised the Jazz would be that casual.
seattlejazzfan
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i've always said players and coaches don't tank. hardy isn't going to pull his rookie 2nd rd pick because he's too dominant. coaches only tank to the extent that the FO directs them to do so. no chance they are going to pull a rookie because he's playing too well.
You must have been under a rock this past couple of months. Coaches have blatantly been tanking their *** off and even sitting their rookies when they're playing well.
seattlejazzfan
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lol. the reality is that simply hasn't happened.
It's objectively true that coaches have been benching their best players at the end of games. This has also included rookies. Do you want me to pull up specific examples? The only way you haven't noticed is if you haven't paid attention. That's fine, but no need to speak so confidently about false things.