The system, as it is, is a mess. It's great that kids are getting paid for their performance, but that is the only thing that is great about it. Outside of that, is the NIL/portal process REALLY in the best interest of the players? It doesn't encourage developing talent, and most players just transfer at the first sign of adversity. Unless you're getting a true blue chip freshman, there is no reason whatsoever for a top tier program to even fish in those waters. Leave all the green freshmen for the mid-majors, then steal them in a year or two when they are ready to contribute. I don't know what the long term solution is, but I sure hope this isn't it.
Ok, first, let’s call it what it is, a set of professional basketball leagues, like baseball, e.g., major league with AAA, AA, A, etc leagues.
Unlike baseball, currently free agency rules are non existent; anyone can declare free agency at any time. The whole concept of student athletes and using the value of a college degree as a recruiting tool is dead.
Seems to me, the solution is to have these newly minted professionals sign contracts.
Currently, the NIL funding organizations are the only ones with any, albeit limited leverage; NCAA is dead.
It will get worse until the insanity isn’t tolerable.
The king is dead, long live the king