I would say that this settlement is a matchbook house on a hurricane. But the law in America is whatever gets 5 votes at SCOTUS. Have to see what happens.
I think what theyāre trying to stop is pay for play under another name (like base payments from a collective). But whether theyāll hit that target, and if so, be over or under-inclusive, is a huge wildcard.
If it works the way itās intended, I think itāll put a premium on Good Feet Store type stuff.
But how theyād stop the uber motivated local car dealer from overpaying for endorsements? No (or little) clueā¦
Pre-registering my prediction on clearinghouse enforcement: the lottery pick-type guys will be fine; they can point to endorsement deals that players of their stature sign once they hit the NBA (and also more recently with HS kids). The guys who make more money in college than the pros (at least immediately) will get more scrutiny on their deals.
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Yeah, just not sure that funds raised as an inducement to play at a particular school qualifies as legitimate income per the agreement. My understanding was that under the new guidelines, NIL is limited to compensation for traditional athlete endorsements. So Nike could pay Nate Ament eleventy-billion dollars for a shoe deal, but neither Duke nor its fans could slide him a couple mil to come play in Durham.
Right, but this is a legitimate business enterprise for the sponsoring website. The payment to the player will be reported by that site, not by the individual donors. How would this be different than a restaurant hiring a guy to make an appearance and signing autographs and paying him a percentage of revenue? I wrote more above.
This might be relevant, and is not a piece Iād focused on (from an Athletic article)
Under the revised settlement proposal, āenforcement authority over third-party NIL deals would no longer extend to all third parties ā¦ or the broadly defined term āboostersāā and instead focus on āa narrower group of entities and individuals closely affiliated with the schools.ā The briefing specifies these individuals as people affiliated with an NIL collective or involved in a players recruitment, or individuals/families/affiliated entities that have contributed more than $50,000 to a universityās athletics department over the course of their lifetime.
I do think that the intent would be to get rid of this sort of thing (the NCAA is as focused on the āinducementā part as the above market value part), but (1) as currently drafted, the enforcement might not reach this, and (2) as long as it stays a side show, nobody would focus too much effort on this, would be my guess.
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I would guess Ament gets somewhere between $1.5 to $2M. The amounts always get exaggerated a little. Back in the fall when UVA was still involved, word was he expected $1M.
From a basketball standpoint, itās pretty crazy. Freshmen are a gambleā¦you could get a TOP transfer for that with cash to spare. But thereās value in having your schoolās name forever attached to a potential future NBA star.
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Can you explain what the deal with him is? Like is he just checking out our facilities at this point? Who on staff is recruiting him? What do they even say at this point?
Staff has to do the job until they are relieved.
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If he comes to Virginia, he sucks. If he doesnāt, he might not.
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I get that, but why is he there??
Per HGN it is a visa situation. Only get one shot to visit the US so he is at all interested programs over the last week.
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āCheck me out at my next spotā
In seriousness, you do this to maintain relationships, I assume. And he does it for the same reason. Never know when you might a transfer landing spot in the future.
Chances of getting him are pretty much nil. Heās said heāll decide in the next few weeks. I donāt knowā¦.like @Richan34 said, coaches are just doing their job. Iām sure they hoped things would be going better and committing here would be a better option. And these days ya never know could help get him on the rebound
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Nil as in no or nil as in offer him a boatload of cash?
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Haha Nil as in zero sorry. I think Wilkins is the one whoās been recruiting him. Heās taken over as the overseas guy since Johnny left.
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Zrno looks like a knock-off Bogdan Bogdanovic.
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The bags in Atlanta must be incredible
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Thought they already had a 5 star center coming, but I guess heās a 2026?