In sports, it used to be a big thing to analyze who got the better of a trade. Some trades like Milt Pappas for Frank Robinson were as plain as the nose on your face to see. Others like Matthew Stafford for Jared Goff are more subject to debate and until their careers are completed the trade will be constantly reevaluated.
A few years back we recruited the 89th-rated recruit in the class of 2022 with a rating of 82 (according to ESPN rankings, see link below). That recruit, AJ Storr, had a good Freshman season for us, but in the current climate of the College Basketball transfer portal moved on, first to Wisconsin where he had a very good Sophomore season, and now is at Kansas, where by all metrics is having the worst season of his college career.
Around the same time that we recruited Storr, Kansas picked up the 80th-rated recruit in the class of 2022 also with a player rating of 82 (according to ESPN rankings, see link below). That recruit, Zuby Ejifor transferred to us through the portal after a Freshman season where he played only five minutes a game. As a Sophomore, Ejifor found a solid role for us, playing 11 minutes a game as the backup center to Joel Soriano. This season Ejifor has blossomed into a star for us and is arguably our most valuable player. His emergence into a force for us has been remarkable to see.
While technically not a trade, when you think about it we essentially swapped Storr for Ejifor with Kansas. I wonder now if Kansas has any buyer's remorse and if they could swap back how quickly they would do that? By the same measure, I am pretty sure that no one connected with SJU would want to ever swap back.
Any thoughts here?
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A few years back we recruited the 89th-rated recruit in the class of 2022 with a rating of 82 (according to ESPN rankings, see link below). That recruit, AJ Storr, had a good Freshman season for us, but in the current climate of the College Basketball transfer portal moved on, first to Wisconsin where he had a very good Sophomore season, and now is at Kansas, where by all metrics is having the worst season of his college career.
Around the same time that we recruited Storr, Kansas picked up the 80th-rated recruit in the class of 2022 also with a player rating of 82 (according to ESPN rankings, see link below). That recruit, Zuby Ejifor transferred to us through the portal after a Freshman season where he played only five minutes a game. As a Sophomore, Ejifor found a solid role for us, playing 11 minutes a game as the backup center to Joel Soriano. This season Ejifor has blossomed into a star for us and is arguably our most valuable player. His emergence into a force for us has been remarkable to see.
While technically not a trade, when you think about it we essentially swapped Storr for Ejifor with Kansas. I wonder now if Kansas has any buyer's remorse and if they could swap back how quickly they would do that? By the same measure, I am pretty sure that no one connected with SJU would want to ever swap back.
Any thoughts here?

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