2025 Portal

An astute poster noted the following:

Incumbent players have an exit meeting and find out what their role and “salary” will be for the coming season. Along comes a new player with a much higher price tag at their position, which via the grapevine the incumbent finds out about. That person likely presents his case to staff, while his camp puts feelers out to other teams. Feeling undervalued and underpaid if no counter offer, the player enters the portal.

So, it is not always a matter if a kid wanted out originally or the program preferred he move in, but just the transactional nature of transfer mania.
While I understand your point, if your boss hires and gives someone more money at your position, they prefer that you move on. That is totally disrespectful. What would we do if put in that position and there was another opportunity out there.
 
For reference the G League NY team only averages 2.1K fans per game. The highest for any G League team is 5.8K fans. It's not about skill level, it's about fan interest (revenue).

Something that probably contributed to the outrageous NIL prices this year is the four #1 seeds all made the Final Four. If you're in that top 15 or even top 25 range, a lot of boosters will pour additional money to try reaching the top 5-10 preseason. They're all hoping for a national championship, so why "only" pay enough to be top 20 good if a 1 seed dramatically increases your odds? Eventually many will crash out completely.
 
For reference the G League NY team only averages 2.1K fans per game. The highest for any G League team is 5.8K fans. It's not about skill level, it's about fan interest (revenue).

Something that probably contributed to the outrageous NIL prices this year is the four #1 seeds all made the Final Four. If you're in that top 15 or even top 25 range, a lot of boosters will pour additional money to try reaching the top 5-10 preseason. They're all hoping for a national championship, so why "only" pay enough to be top 20 good if a 1 seed dramatically increases your odds? Eventually many will crash out completely.
The G league is such a low level of basketball. The NBA now has a ton of teams and expanded the rosters from 12 to 15 players. Combine that with guys staying 5-6 years in college and it just doesn’t leave a lot of talent.

Since the NBA expanded with the Bobcats and then expanded the rosters, there are over 100 players in the NBa than in 2004.
 
Then why not allow college players to get drafted and sign an entry level contract with that team and still keep eligibility.

This may keep players from transferring and keep them at a school longer, instead of more money somewhere else. If that players leaves after their freshman season, at least it will be to the NBA.

This is hardly a great idea. But nothing so far has been.
 
Shaq’s son, Shaqir, entered the portal today. Would be great optics to have Shaq at our games and talking about us on air. Maybe redshirt him or have him come aboard for 9th/10th man?


Sounds like a great role for the 14th man. I'm not even being sarcastic, we might as well add Steph's son also. he was a preferred walk-on at Cal and also in the portal. he was at the uconn game.
 
Takes 2 seconds to see that kid had no business ever being in D-2 unless he somehow grew 5 inches late. Crazy.
I wasted like 10 minutes googling to see the backstory, apparently he didn't focus solely on basketball until his jr year of high school. He thought he was a baseball prospect and he had as Marillac suggested 'a late growth spurt'. Either way, seems auburn is going to benefit.
 
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