2022 Transfer Portal Thread

[Uncle Rico]

Pat Baldwin enters the portal but is also committed to staying in the draft.  Hmm...


https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/1519752931830120448?t=QgoitZSQhfA-nwVA44TUSQ&s=19

Lot of blue bloods hoping he gets a bad draft grade but I have to believe he gets a first round grade

[WhiteTrash]

Pat Baldwin enters the portal but is also committed to staying in the draft.  Hmm...


https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/1519752931830120448?t=QgoitZSQhfA-nwVA44TUSQ&s=19

Maybe the the NBA is not as 'committed' to him as he is to the NBA?

[panda]

Gonna be honest - I'd be extremely disappointed if my favorite NBA team drafted him. He has bust written all over him.

[wadesworld]

I'd be absolutely thrilled with the Bucks getting him late in the 1st.

[brewcity77]

Pat Baldwin Sr cost his son a ton of money. No meaningful NIL at Milwaukee where he could have made some money at Duke, probably dropped 15-20 spots at minimum in the draft because he was triple-teamed every time he touched the ball, and might even lose a full year of NBA earnings if he comes back to college. All that so Senior could get one more year at Milwaukee for a fraction of what his son would have made in the NBA as a top-10 draft pick.

[wadesworld]

Pat Baldwin Sr cost his son a ton of money. No meaningful NIL at Milwaukee where he could have made some money at Duke, probably dropped 15-20 spots at minimum in the draft because he was triple-teamed every time he touched the ball, and might even lose a full year of NBA earnings if he comes back to college. All that so Senior could get one more year at Milwaukee for a fraction of what his son would have made in the NBA as a top-10 draft pick.

I'm guessing his dad didn't push him one way or the other.

[brewcity77]

I'm guessing his dad didn't push him one way or the other.

He offered him, which he never should have done. Even worse, he let him take the scholarship. Selfish parenting malpractice.

[Spotcheck Billy]

He offered him, which he never should have done. Even worse, he let him take the scholarship. Selfish parenting malpractice.

I agree with this analysis.

[panda]

I'd be absolutely thrilled with the Bucks getting him late in the 1st.

He barely played last season and he was mediocre when he did. Very much an uphill battle to get back to basketball speed after that, especially at such a higher level than what he's competed at so far.

[The Sultan]

He barely played last season and he was mediocre when he did. Very much an uphill battle to get back to basketball speed after that, especially at such a higher level than what he's competed at so far.

The Bucks wouldn't need him to produce right away, but he has the potential.  I agree with wades here.

[wadesworld]

He offered him, which he never should have done. Even worse, he let him take the scholarship. Selfish parenting malpractice.

He should raise his kid how he sees fit.

It's all about the second contract in the NBA.  His one year in college won't determine whether he develops into a guy who gets that second contract or not.

[panda]

The Bucks wouldn't need him to produce right away, but he has the potential.  I agree with wades here.

I understand, but thrilled is certainly not the adjective I'd pick to describe it.

[brewcity77]

The Bucks wouldn't need him to produce right away, but he has the potential.  I agree with wades here.

Feels very boom/bust, and when you can get a guy who was a consensus top-10 pick a year earlier, that boom potential seems worth it. Similar to a Michael Porter Jr, who has shown flashes in the NBA but Denver probably still isn't sure he'll meet the hype he had when he first came to college (and when they handed him an extension last year).

[Hards Alumni]

https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1519771723557650432?cxt=HHwWgICypZOVqJcqAAAA

Jeff Goodman
@GoodmanHoops
St. Bonaventure's Kyle Lofton has hit the transfer portal, the portal told me.

One of the best PG's in the country.

12.8 points and 5.9 assists this season.

Shaka got some first hand scouting on him 

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Feels very boom/bust, and when you can get a guy who was a consensus top-10 pick a year earlier, that boom potential seems worth it. Similar to a Michael Porter Jr, who has shown flashes in the NBA but Denver probably still isn't sure he'll meet the hype he had when he first came to college (and when they handed him an extension last year).

Agree about Baldwin being boom or bust.  On one hand, he's a former top 10 prospect  that's been injured.  Maybe he gets healthy, regains his form, and turns out to be a 6-9 shot maker.

On the other hand, maybe Baldwin was an early bloomer and he's been passed up by several prospects.  But the injuries cloud the picture.  So it's really hard to tell exactly how Baldwin stacks up as a prospect.

[brewcity77]

https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1519771723557650432?cxt=HHwWgICypZOVqJcqAAAA

Jeff Goodman
@GoodmanHoops
St. Bonaventure's Kyle Lofton has hit the transfer portal, the portal told me.

One of the best PG's in the country.

12.8 points and 5.9 assists this season.

Shaka got some first hand scouting on him 

Osun Osunniyi also hit the portal. The Bonnies now have 9 players in the portal. If everyone in the portal leaves, they will return a total of 4 points from last season. Not 4 points per game, but 4 points, like Rowsey doing The Thing.

[jfp61]

Osun Osunniyi also hit the portal. The Bonnies now have 9 players in the portal. If everyone in the portal leaves, they will return a total of 4 points from last season. Not 4 points per game, but 4 points, like Rowsey doing The Thing.

Osun and Lofton are apparently a package deal. Probably keeps MU out of the Osunniyi sweepstakes.

[Viper]

Miami Hurricane Isaiah Wong, all-ACC, wants more NIL $ or he'll transfer. Yeah, $ won't create issues. No problem.

[Newsdreams]

Miami Hurricane Isaiah Wong, all-ACC, wants more NIL $ or he'll transfer. Yeah, $ won't create issues. No problem.

Same as when someone wants more playing time. Or writes a letter because he isn't getting to shoot as much as he wants....

[Shooter McGavin]

Same as when someone wants more playing time. Or writes a letter because he isn't getting to shoot as much as he wants....

Just more more headache for a coach to deal with.  Add it to the list. 

[Viper]

Same as when someone wants more playing time. Or writes a letter because he isn't getting to shoot as much as he wants....

i'm wondering if Wong wrote a letter? 😂

[CountryRoads]

Miami Hurricane Isaiah Wong, all-ACC, wants more NIL $ or he'll transfer. Yeah, $ won't create issues. No problem.

It was very public that Pack got a huge deal so I'm not surprised some of his teammates want the same.

[PointWarrior]

Thought the Bonnie's played 6 super seniors, that's at least what the announcers indicated when they wiped out Marquette this year.  How could they have 9 in the portal?

Either way, fun to see such a cocky fan base get their roster wiped out. 

Osun Osunniyi also hit the portal. The Bonnies now have 9 players in the portal. If everyone in the portal leaves, they will return a total of 4 points from last season. Not 4 points per game, but 4 points, like Rowsey doing The Thing.

[brewcity77]

Miami Hurricane Isaiah Wong, all-ACC, wants more NIL $ or he'll transfer. Yeah, $ won't create issues. No problem.

This lies squarely on the NCAA, the member institutions, and their hesitancy to take action in this space.

[panda]

People are actually surprised with this ?

Been happening for years, but it's just in a public space now.