Yeah, but this sounds like bad news...unless there is some sort of agreement where we can wait...
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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drsmitty74
- Rochester
Will this process include entering the portal as well, or will they simply enter the draft without entering the portal?
As of this moment I don't think they would enter the portal, just received the draft feedback. Tomi could go overseas and play though as well.
This. We all can be keyboard warriors, but until any of us are in their(and they're family's shoes), it's a pure guess. I have no clue what it's like to have four or five guys, all putting $2M, $3M, etc in my face and telling me different stories. They all have a pitch.
Then, there's an entity with the potential to put $7M in your pocket every year for the next 3 or 4 years. You've got people selling you on that.
If I TRY to put myself in Drej's position and I can get $2.5M and know my surroundings vs $3M and am not familiar, I go with what I know. However, of someone rolls in and offers me $4M and guarantees me that I'll be featured.....see ya.
Obviously Drej's situation is different than everyone else's because his old man has generational money. For MANY of these guys, they have only one bite at the apple to secure that type of money because they won't be in the NBA and most won't have a 10+ year career in basketball. They'll have to work real jobs and will have to make a real living like the rest of us. Sucks to put this pressure on a 18-22 year old, but agents, NIL, transfer ability and the courts created this mess. They all got what they wanted, but at what cost?
Someone comes to you with a boatload of $ to do a 30 second ad and you turn it down because “that’s not my style”?
Wouldn’t he make much more money in college than overseas?
I mean, it's not that simple of an either/or. The deadline to withdraw and return to college is May 28. Some players want to go through the process of working out for scouts and get a really good feel for where they'd be at before deciding. For example, Yaxel withdrew from the draft on May 27. He had already committed to Michigan, but there was no guarantee he was going to actually play for them. Michigan was willing to throw boatloads at him and then also go get Mara and Morez, which would have been a good front court if Yaxel bolted. Do we have the money to do the same -- get a Stoj replacement and then also pay Stoj if he comes back? Would we be able to get both players to agree to that? Somehow I don't think it would work out the way it did for Yaxel and UM.
we should get a serious discount as we have advertised his kids for 18 months. \
you're welcome! maybe a cut of his deals.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Maybe he likes playing college basketball and wants to enjoy not being to much of an adult lol. Plenty of dudes played more than 1 year of college ball that could have been a high draft pick.
skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
The top salary's in Euroleague are $5.5-5.8M Euros/year
Kendrick Nunn is one of the highest paid I believe.
Edit: sorry *5 not 3
adding a final four bonus to his past salary is the least we can do. im sure Underwood and his staff got one.
Quinn Costello (6'10" power forward) and Brandon McCoy (combo guard) did not commit to Michigan to sit on the bench. I assume Morez is going pro and McCoy starts by the time January rolls around. Michigan is bringing in the number 2 recruiting class in the country. I am not sure how Dusty May is going to keep all their players happy, especially if Morez, Cadeau and McKinney return. I assume Mara is as good as gone. I am also pretty sure Dusty told Costello that Morez was going to the NBA but who knows. Maybe his NBA feedback is not good. I am afraid Dusty May can recruit like John Calipari and can also coach.
People would have said it was "crazy" or "shocking" that Keaton chose to play with his local AAU team rather than a shoe-circuit AAU team a few years ago. He and his family are clearly willing to make the "shocking" short term decision if they weigh things differently.
I just wonder if things happened so fast this year that it's hard for Keaton and his family to even get their heads around everything to make the jump. His dreams may have only extended to big-time college basketball and not really the NBA as of less than a year ago. To now have to turn right around and start doing workouts for NBA teams and grinding for the draft ... I could see Keaton deciding to just make $4-5 million having a ball playing college hoops for one more year while he gets stronger, etc.
Welp, Misko (hopefully) ain’t the problem after all.
Isn't it incredible with what happens after about 72 hours after the season ends? All of the good feelings, attachment to the fans, attachment to the program, attachment to the coaches.....it all goes into the toilet. I still remember Tre White after we lost to Kentucky. We were going to run it back. Then......Kansas.
As fans, we need to really embrace the fact that the name on the front of jersey means absolutely nothing for most, if not all teams. How guys like Izzo and Painter pretty much skip the portal lure is beyond me, yet they continually get guys as freshmen, they develop them and they continue to win.
Our off-seasons have been complete chaos. I thought that we might be able to minimize that this year, but nope....the roller coaster continues.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
A sophomore year Keaton is something I have literally not even let cross my mind since I just assumed there was a less than 0% chance, but ... man, would he be a beast.
P.S. It feels really good to have your main priority in the offseason be retention ... because you're a frickin' Final Four team. This is really the first offseason of the Underwood Era where I haven't been that excited about adding FROM the portal simply because I LOVE our returning pieces! Obviously, I really like the idea of adding players that make us even better and/or replace lost production from guys like Boswell and probably Wagler ... but man, there is something intangible about this group that is REALLY valuable and not worth messing up if we can help it! Love the news that we are actively working to secure the return of our Balkan Boys!
TheDukeUIUC
- Twin Cities, MN
With us playing at State Farm Center, I've always wondered why State Farm wouldnt try to feature an Illini in their commercials. Keaton coming back would make that a real possibility. Hell, he can even buy car insurance from Jake Davis.
Lol yea "yet" is a pretty big qualifier there. And 3 of those teams were just playing a few days ago and probably haven't wrapped up their player meetings.
So that's to say I pretty much guarantee all 6 of those teams lose a player to the transfer portal. (maybe not UConn, there's something completely abnormal about that place).
Do it!
Brad Underwood stepping into Associate role with 3 co-head coaches O.A., Geoff, and Tyler. Each will be head coach for 1/3 of games and practices. Brad will grade out and recommend next head coach.
Also, bringing in Dybantsa, Acuff, Wagler back, Graham Ike, and Fears.
I’ve wondered about his shoulder health going into the draft. I’m sure that has nothing to do with it..
Does not.
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