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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 5289472, member: 10"] Almost all of his NIL was from national endorsements; New Balance, Fanatics, AT&T, etc. Would he still have gotten those national deals if he were at UConn? I believe so since UConn is a national brand, they were coming off back to back national championships, and those national endorsements were more about him being the best player in college and being a lock number 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Plus I highly doubt those national brands told Flagg before he picked Duke that they'll pay him more if he went there instead of UConn. The article said "only" $5 million of it came from Duke's NIL. UConn probably didn't have $5 million for Flagg but I don't think that is why they lost him to Duke. It's been well chronicled why he chose Duke. From the article: [I]"He had a $13 million deal with New Balance and then $15 million with [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/fanatics-promo-code/']Fanatics[/URL]," [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=X0rnd_KTOR4_vszq&v=_uV9lK6Erv0&feature=youtu.be']Bryant said at the 51:09 mark of the conversation[/URL]. Here's the thing -- Howard's reported total is likely Flagg's NIL contracts in totality and not an annual payment. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski previously reported Flagg's New Balance agreement was "[URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/41000405/duke-cooper-flagg-signs-new-balance-shoe-endorsement-deal']significant[/URL]." These are often multiyear contracts between incoming rookies and sneaker companies. Flagg's previous estimated NIL valuation of around $5 million with the Blue Devils during his only season of college basketball was the leading number in the sport, so to think he was bringing in more than five times that number in a single season is almost unfathomable.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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