2024 Recruiting: Big Cliff Omoruyi enters portal

[NJHusky]

If you can get the guaranteed money that DC will be offered, and you've now had foot injuries and no one can promise you that they won't reappear and cost you the money if you don't take it now, you take the damn money. Even if you would rather play with your current teammates, and finish the college experience as opposed to just coming back later and getting your degree, you would have to be foolish to not take the money.

Exactly…10th pick is guaranteed nearly 14m. Danny pushed Ajax out the door and he was a second rounder because he knew it was the right time

 

[BrysonDeMan]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: If DC wants to remain at UConn, Hurley should cut his scholarship. It is time for him to get his bread--he's earned it.

now do Karaban . . .

 

[husky429]

now do Karaban . . .

Karaban isn't nearly the prospect Clingan is and will most likely be back in Storrs. He'll still declare and get feedback, but it's probably going to be round 2 at best. In which case he'll stay.

 

[runner11]

now do Karaban . . .

Well AK does not have guaranteed money on the table. He should be able to earn comparable $ with NIL while he asserts himself as the primary option and graduates.

 

[djct1999]

Slick Rick tried to be cute. Figured he would say no to the nit to sweep in before others could. Cliff is to smart for that. I find this hilarious.

 

[REB1094]

To see what the NBA values in big men, let’s see who was drafted as a PF/C in the first round of last year’s draft. The NBA meta changes relatively often, but this is a glimpse of what GMs valued last summer

#1 Wembanyama - unicorn, no discussion needed
#2 Brandon Miller - athletic shooter, I think he plays SF now
#8 Jarace Walker - strong and athletic big that could shoot decently
#9 Taylor Hendricks - athletic shooter
#12 Dereck Lively - athletic lob threat/rim protector
#21 Noah Clowney - athletic project

 

[KembaRunner]

I don’t really see that mattering — DC’s only decision is which suit to wear to the draft.

My guess is he goes for the XXL one

 

[uconnfan68]

My guess is he goes for the XXL one

2XLT

 

[nomar]

If you can get the guaranteed money that DC will be offered, and you've now had foot injuries and no one can promise you that they won't reappear and cost you the money if you don't take it now, you take the damn money. Even if you would rather play with your current teammates, and finish the college experience as opposed to just coming back later and getting your degree, you would have to be foolish to not take the money.

Yep. NIL's changed the landscape obviously, but in this case, he's looking at being picked in the lottery and being given a multiyear contract with big bucks. E.g., the 10th pick this year is guaranteed $9M total over his first 2 seasons.

 

[KingAG]

Slick Rick tried to be cute. Figured he would say no to the nit to sweep in before others could. Cliff is to smart for that. I find this hilarious.

Cam Spencer 2.0

 

[gtcam]

Didn’t someone tweet out last week that 6 Big East programs paid out $2 million in NIL this year? We are obviously one of them. We have money to get good players.

If that is true, only 3 programs spent their money wisely.

 

[gsmooth]

Cam Spencer 2.0

Maybe Cam can help convince Cliff to choose UConn on a Scarlet Knight brotherly level.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Just curious. Clingan signs with Ritz crackers. Does what he is going to make included in that $2M per school number that is posted above?

 

[August_West]

If you can get the guaranteed money that DC will be offered, and you've now had foot injuries and no one can promise you that they won't reappear and cost you the money if you don't take it now, you take the damn money. Even if you would rather play with your current teammates, and finish the college experience as opposed to just coming back later and getting your degree, you would have to be foolish to not take the money.

Not to mention Clingan is an NIL ATM machine, the kid is doing real well for himself independently of the collectives even with a ton of different endorsement deals. So he would be getting paid REALLY well here to come back. Even with that, he still has to go.