Paige Signs New NIL Deal

[darrell]

 

[Bald Husky]

Will that deal conflict with her Stock X deal?

 

[Blond D.]

I wonder if a player on UCONN can sign an NIL deal with UNDER ARMOUR?

 

[MilfordHusky]

Paige Buckets is becoming Paige Bucks!

 

[Huskee11]

 

[darrell]

I wonder if a player on UCONN can sign an NIL deal with UNDER ARMOUR?

Azzi has a deal with Curry Brand, which isn’t explicitly Under Armour but Under Armour sponsored.

 

[DEpup]

The better question is how many years is the contract..

 

[MilfordHusky]

The better question is how many years is the contract..

Or how many digits? I’m thinking 6 or 7.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[HuskylnSC]

Another reason to stay one more year and play with her best friend.
Also
In WCBB there are a few ladies who talk the 'Mamba ball' but there are only two who play "mamba' ball and Paige is the best. It's a natural fit.

 

[Geew1992]

Another reason to stay one more year and play with her best friend.
Also
In WCBB there are a few ladies who talk the 'Mamba ball' but there are only two who play "mamba' ball and Paige is the best. It's a natural fit.

What’s the reason? Her NIL deals follow her the the W

 

[HuskylnSC]

What’s the reason? Her NIL deals follow her the the W

No 'need' to go pro with a substantial income. She is free to play where here heart is and I'm hoping she wants two healthy years together. Of course I remember the fast one Red Auerbach played recruiting Larry Bird. Some enterprising GM might want to try for a Paige/Azzi reunion.

 

[Cuango]

What’s the reason? Her NIL deals follow her the the W

To win a/another championship! Preserve and strengthen her knee! Play another year with her friends! The love of the game?

 

[Alydar]

No 'need' to go pro with a substantial income. She is free to play where here heart is and I'm hoping she wants two healthy years together. Of course I remember the fast one Red Auerbach played recruiting Larry Bird. Some enterprising GM might want to try for a Paige/Azzi reunion.

Can't. When you declare for the WNBA draft you immediately lose your remaining ncaa eligibility. Bird got drafted then played his senior year and then signed with Boston before the next draft, where the Celtics got McHale.

 

[hoopsfan22]

No 'need' to go pro with a substantial income. She is free to play where here heart is and I'm hoping she wants two healthy years together. Of course I remember the fast one Red Auerbach played recruiting Larry Bird. Some enterprising GM might want to try for a Paige/Azzi reunion.

What if she wants to live the life of an adult and not under the thumb of UConn? What if at age 23-24 she's tired of playing school and having to go to study hall when she could be out doing what she wants?

 

[Alydar]

What if she wants to live the life of an adult and not under the thumb of UConn? What if at age 23-24 she's tired of playing school and having to go to study hall when she could be out doing what she wants?

That was me 51 years ago.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

No that's a new kind of photo spread. Detest Nike but a girl has to eat.

 

[sun]

What if she wants to live the life of an adult and not under the thumb of UConn? What if at age 23-24 she's tired of playing school and having to go to study hall when she could be out doing what she wants?

She hasn't even played 1.5 years in college, and only 2.5 after this season.
So far she's been injured more than she's played.
IMO she needs to show to her young fans that she can stay healthy.
Taurasi & Bird have commented that NIL allows players to play longer in college & to earn more money because rookie pay is so low.
The college NIL targets the youth demographic & she's been making commercials with Azzi too.
NCAA players get more publicity & TV time than the pros do to grow their personal brand.
It just seems like a homey thought to imagine that she'll stay to leave her mark on the program & to maximize the greatness of her youth.
Otherwise she's just passing through the program.
I think she wants to be a Husky great & to help her teammates to be great to.
UConn gives her a lot to look forward to.

 

[Alydar]

She hasn't even played 1.5 years in college, and only 2.5 after this season.
So far she's been injured more than she's played.
IMO she needs to show to her young fans that she can stay healthy.
Taurasi & Bird have commented that NIL allows players to play longer in college & to earn more money because rookie pay is so low.
The college NIL targets the youth demographic & she's been making commercials with Azzi too.
NCAA players get more publicity & TV time than the pros do to grow their personal brand.
It just seems like a homey thought to imagine that she'll stay to leave her mark on the program & to maximize the greatness of her youth.
Otherwise she's just passing through the program.
I think she wants to be a Husky great & to help her teammates to be great to.
UConn gives her a lot to look forward to.

All that is true. On the other side:

The WNBA is the pinnacle of womens basketball, the ultimate challenge. Bueckers is all about challenges and she now understands how a player's career can end.

I'm hoping she stays though.

 

[Dezoworld]

I wonder if a player on UCONN can sign an NIL deal with UNDER ARMOUR?

If that was the case I'm sure Azzi would of signed with UA

 

[darrell]

The better question is how many years is the contract..

I read multi-year with the ability to extend it to her pro career.

 

[Dezoworld]

Another reason to stay one more year and play with her best friend.
Also
In WCBB there are a few ladies who talk the 'Mamba ball' but there are only two who play "mamba' ball and Paige is the best. It's a natural fit.

Don't agree with you on only 2 because there is so much more Mamba Mentality player at the college level.

 

[Dezoworld]

To win a/another championship! Preserve and strengthen her knee! Play another year with her friends! The love of the game?

And the love for the program

 

[BobbyJ]

Can't. When you declare for the WNBA draft you immediately lose your remaining ncaa eligibility. Bird got drafted then played his senior year and then signed with Boston before the next draft, where the Celtics got McHale.

This is incorrect. Charisma Osborne renounced her draft entry 8 days after declaring for it this past spring.

Grace's Whits: How Charisma Osborne's decision to forgo WNBA draft will affect her, UCLA team - Daily Bruin

This post was updated May 11 at 2:33 p.m. Charisma Osborne seemed to end her time in Pauley Pavilion in the perfect way. The 36-point performance to shut out Oklahoma and carry her team to the Sweet 16 was magical, and the ensuing standing ovation was the cherry on top.

dailybruin.com

 

[Little Rick]

Can't. When you declare for the WNBA draft you immediately lose your remaining ncaa eligibility. Bird got drafted then played his senior year and then signed with Boston before the next draft, where the Celtics got McHale.

You undersell this. The Celtics had the number one pick and Warriors had the 3rd pick. The Celtics traded their 1st for the Warriors pick which was McHale but they also received another player in the trade , Robert Parish. And Joe Barry Carroll was a fine player he wasn’t McHale or Parish.