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I think the portal's already closed. But I suppose he could just enroll in a diff school over the summer.
I still don't.. It's one thing to get drafted it's another to stick on a team. Garza, JW Uthoff Tyler Cook all better players then him either can't stick or barely have. Garza has been in Gleague more then NBA last couple yrs even though he's with MN now. The rest barely sniffed the NBA so far and from what I've seen of PS if he somehow made it and stuck on the opening roster of an NBA team next yr I'd be shocked.
And likely nothing is changing between this season and next from what I understand as well. You make it sound like, nothing is going to change and he can't make the NBA regardless so why even try? While I agree with the over all thought he's a long shot, we don't know. He might get in the right position and be making a roster next year. Is it probable? No, but again, what do we know? Very little. We're a couple of dudes on a message forum that's woefully past it's prime. We certainly don't know nearly as much as people who are actually helping him make this decision. I would guess that he is fully aware of it all from all angles and that he has people advising him from his college coaches, NBA execs and connections and his family. He's going to do what is best for him and that might not be another season of college basketball. To me, it would be an easy decision. Go get paid to do what you love and don't waste another fucking second of it at Iowa.
These young men and women all their lives have worked hard and living with the dream of playing Div 1 or professionally. They only have a small window of opportunity of making the dream come true so I don't blame Payton at all for trying it. He and others are going to do anything they can, including trying to get a critique or information about their game or where they need to improve. I get it.
I think the top dollar 2 way guys can get 500k. But I don't think that's what they all get. If he's not able to get that the G league is like 50k or less. Iowa's NIL hooks them up with what? I don't think I've ever heard a rumor as to what they really get. Guys are gonna do what they want to do regardless of what's best for them anyway. I would guess he'll be coming back to Iowa but it's hard to say
He’s not going to another school. I have 0 worry about that. He’s staying in or coming back to Iowa. I assume he’ll announce too, but again, I don’t pretend to know what his exact feedback is. I do know he loves Iowa and loves Fran, and loves his brother… so we do have that still.
I think he's just trying to maximize his NIL for next year. If so, I don't blame him.
Maybe. I just saw Bronny James is staying in the draft so maybe we hear from PS today too
If he mentions anything about where he's taking his talents to...
to the G League baby!!
I don't follow the NBA much, but there is a lot of scuttle that this year is a weak draft. So, he might figure he cannot do any better than he will this year. That said, he really did not perform well at the combine by all accounts.
