Thatās sort of my point. He doesnāt have to worry about a space being unavailable. There will be scholarships available in April regardless of whichever school he wants to attend. And, while he doesnāt have to worry about anyone in front of him, he might be a tad interested to know with whom he will be playing. That can change significantly between November and May. NCAA basketball has become a volatile world.
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If thereās a time to get out the NIL brinks truck this is it
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I got my hopes up so high for Kon, that I cannot put my heart through this again.
(I am heavily invested and convinced that this one will be different)
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Before we even get got to the hard-to-know āwhat does Ament want?ā question, I wonder if this is gonna be a a 7-figure or close to it, recruitment. And if so, can we pay? will we pay?
If he were like a 30-50 recruit, Iād get some comfort being the in-state school at position we are strong in.
But top 5? Lottery trajectory (or better)? I dunnoā¦
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I I understand it correctly, NIL is about to change. I am unsure when the changes will be implemented, but part of the recent court settlement (House vs NCAA?), either the court, or a body it creates, will determine if an NIL contract represents market value. If not, it will be nullified. And, that is market value for Name, Image, & Likeness. At any rate, such a determination will not be in the hands of the NCAA, which means it might even be effective. Of course, I may have misunderstood the whole thing, too.
Yeah, unless he just truly loves UVA and feels like he can make NIL bank by staying in his home state I donāt see how this recruitment is trending positively at all. This isnāt our type of recruitment.
But thereās always a first for everything I guess. And given current roster construction thereās no harm in pursuing to the end.
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Itās all very preliminary. The court hasnāt even approved the settlement yet
Just off the dome, it seems possible (likely?) that Amentās recruitment plays out under the current ārulesā
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I certainly donāt have my hopes up regarding Ament, but we donāt have a ton else to pay attention to right now, so Iām just having fun with us being in the mix.
I also appreciate us pursuing him. Itās a hard sell to our usual targets because of log jams on the roster, so pursue the two best forward who will listen and show interest.
Also is this the highest ranked recruit whoās shown legit interest in us? The only others I can think of are Michael Porter Jr. and maybe Cade Cunningham??
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Just tell me who to Venmo for the Ament fund
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Is there an article I can read on this? Iād be curious how they determine āmarket valueā for someoneās name image and likenessā¦.
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Itās all very TBD. Just speculation mostly
CBS article
Athletic / NYT ($)
A lawyer named Mit Winter tweets on it a lot.
Most recent buzz is about some high profile challenges to the settlement.
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Still think itās hilarious that there is a non zero chance (If Kon doesnāt go pro) Dukeās starting lineup two years from now is:
Acaden lewis
Caleb foster
Kon Knueppel
Nate Ament
Maliq Brown
with Virginia natives Darren Harris and Pat Ngongba off the bench.
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Adrien Stevens to Marquette tomorrow. Makes sense. Shaka was somehow literally at every Bullis game.
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What could have beenā¦
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Arenāt they full? And they are a program that barely loses people, at least recently.
The current settlement was a wishlist from the NCAA, I think the odds of it going through as is are basically zero.
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No idea, just a rivals crystal ball in and a trilly prediction.
If thatās the case, wouldnāt be surprised to see him randomly land at Georgetown after a late push from their staff to keep the DC kids momentum.
No shot we land Ament but man, Ament + Third year TJ Power + Fourth year Saunders + Second year Cofie would be a hell of a forward rotation.
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