Illini in the Pros (Basketball)

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dumbest thing for bulls. they could have kept ayo for 4/80 he got paid bc of playoffs. wagler would have learned so much under his leadership.

while getting claxton for free is great, they also helped them sign ayo which hurts.
 
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(im so so happy this morning!!! go Ayo!!)
 
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IMO not a great situation for TSJ Going to be hard to get significant PT with 2 all stars in front of him
With Randle out of the picture, Reid moves into the starting lineup. So likely starting 5: Gobert, Reid, McDaniels, Ayo, Ant.

With Donte, likely out for the season, TSJ is probably the first guy off the bench, and subbing for any of the 3 starting wing/guards. (basically Ayo's role there prior to the Vincenzo injury) He was clearly better than Hyland in the playoffs. I'd say removing Randle's minutes freed up a lot of time for others to step up. He's in the best position to take advantage.
 
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A text from my brother this morning.

“Huge off-court day for Illinois basketball. We need to get Brad on a little press tour!

Ayo signs a $112M contract, KJ was reportedly the linchpin that got the Giannis trade to actually happen, and Wagler is 12 hours from being the most unlikely top 10 pick in ___ years.”

So I’ll add this to the text. Illini basketball right now.
Chef Cooking GIF by Bethany Baptist Church
 
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