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Completely random, but they debated if Adama should’ve came back. Wilbon seemed disappointed he’s not getting a chance with the bulls.
 
I was just watching PTI and Sanogo made their lineup. Since it’s birthday. Kornheiser questions Wilson if Sanogo made the right decision leaving. He made some interesting comments as he is a big Bulls fan. He thought the plan was to trade Drummond and get Sanogo up. Now that they are in playoff hunt and the trade deadline came and went that is not going to happen. At which point Wilson says it may have been better for him to stay. I am fairly certain they have no idea of the visa and NIL issues he had. But they still questioned it….interesting.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Completely random, but they debated if Adama should’ve came back. Wilbon seemed disappointed he’s not getting a chance with the bulls.
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Wouldve loved to have seen him come back. DC said he would come back regardless so with both those guys the repeat would be all but assured and the only question would be if they go undefeated.
 
You have a young man who is crushing it in the G League and has an admirable work ethic and keeps out of trouble. He will have a chance somewhere in the next few years. Whether he is able to capitalize on it -- who knows. But he will earn a chance and folks will want to give it to him.
 
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I realize they're just flapping their lips for any reason they can come up with, but they didn't think about the question from Sanogo's perspective at all, which is just... irritating.
 
Leebo said:
I realize they're just flapping their lips for any reason they can come up with, but they didn't think about the question from Sanogo's perspective at all, which is just... irritating.
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They have a few seconds to talk about it. It's not an indepth conversation
 
TheChamps990411 said:
Wouldve loved to have seen him come back. DC said he would come back regardless so with both those guys the repeat would be all but assured and the only question would be if they go undefeated.
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You can’t assure the same chemistry, Johnson wouldn’t have this time to prove himself, and you’re also short a scholarship for current squad. You keeping Sanogo and not able to bring in Spencer? I’ll take him leaving for this team makeup 100/100 times.
 
Honestly he was at his maximized potential, his stock wasn't going higher. If he came back though we'd have an undefeated season and a cake walk to a repeat.
 
Adama should try his hardest for an NBA contract because they are worth it. But he would be amazing in Europe , make a bunch of money too
 
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JMick said:
They have a few seconds to talk about it. It's not an indepth conversation
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They can address it from any angle they want in those seconds. They chose to judge his decision based on something that couldn't have possibly been known to him at the time he chose to enter the draft. I get it, they just want to talk about it from the perspective they care about. I realize I'm just shouting at clouds.
 
Leebo said:
They can address it from any angle they want in those seconds. They chose to judge his decision based on something that couldn't have possibly been known to him at the time he chose to enter the draft. I get it, they just want to talk about it from the perspective they care about. I realize I'm just shouting at clouds.
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What should they have said?
 
Sanogo is averaging 20/11 in the G League making $500k a year. He landed really well

He was a 21 year old Final 4 MOP. Even if we repeated and he did it again, then he’d be a 22 year old Final 4 MOP. He’s a low post 6’9 C, staying wouldn’t do much for his draft stock

Absolutely the right decision to leave. Hope he’s celebrating a very happy birthday today!
 
businesslawyer said:
You have a young man who is crushing it in the G League and has an admirable work ethic and keeps out of trouble. He will have a chance somewhere in the next few years. Whether he is able to capitalize on it -- who knows. But he will earn a chance and folks will want to give it to him.
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Would he have made the same decision if he was open to NIL funds. Maybe so, just wondering how much that impacted his decision.
 
SilentDog said:
Would he have made the same decision if he was open to NIL funds. Maybe so, just wondering how much that impacted his decision.
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Everything related to that 4 letter organization is dead to me. They aren't worthy of discussing Sanogo.
 
EZPass said:
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Thanks for posting, even if the, "Did Adama make the wrong decision?" angle was dumb national-media stuff. At least Wilbon closed with his Bulls fan wanting Sanogo to play real story.

Two bonuses:

1 - I loved getting the reminder in the subsequent PTI segment of the 23rd anniversary of the Three Rivers Stadium implosion. Too long a story to recount here, but I watched it live from a great vantage point south of the point, after randomly learning about the implosion on late news the night before at bedtime in a motel on the midpoint between Louisville and Weston, CT. Never then imagined any possibility I'd ever be living in LouKY, but here I am.

2 - The YouTube autoplay video after the PTI clip was the latest Jared Kotler-Alex Karaban podcast episode from Monday. Yet again, highly recommended. Thanks, @gwhuskyfan !
 
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REB1094 said:
Sanogo is averaging 20/11 in the G League making $500k a year. He landed really well

He was a 21 year old Final 4 MOP. Even if we repeated and he did it again, then he’d be a 22 year old Final 4 MOP. He’s a low post 6’9 C, staying wouldn’t do much for his draft stock

Absolutely the right decision to leave. Hope he’s celebrating a very happy birthday today!
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Kind of like irrefutable logic.
 
dennismenace said:
Kind of like irrefutable logic.
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Right. The sooner he left, the sooner he was able to get money to his family. I see him giving the NBA a try for a couple years and if it doesn't work; I see him scoring 20 points a game overseas for a decade.
 
Sanogo had to leave college because he was ineligible to make NIL money at UConn due to stupid NCAA rules. As soon as he left he signed a deal with Sunoco for a million dollars (plus or minus).

The NBA portion of his two-way deal would be worth (about) 2 million dollars if he plays a certain number of games (which he hasn't). His G-league salary is reportly worth 50-100 thousand. He probably got some sort of bonus for his brief promotion to the NBA. He also gets per diem and other perks that don't amount to much.

Still his Sunoco deal is nothing to sense at and he wouldn't have it if he was still in school.
 
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Palatine said:
Sanogo had to leave college because he was ineligible to make NIL money at UConn due to stupid NCAA rules. As soon as he left he signed a deal with Sunoco for a million dollars (plus or minus).

The NBA portion of his two-way deal would be worth (about) 2 million dollars if he plays a certain number of games (which he hasn't). His G-league salary is reportly worth 50-100 thousand. He probably got some sort of bonus for his brief promotion to the NBA. He also gets per diem and other perks that don't amount to much.

Still his Sunoco deal is nothing to sense at and he wouldn't have it if he was still in school.
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I thought 2 way contracts just paid like 510k regardless of where you are playing. Also 2nd rounders make like 1M so why would he get up to 2M. I'm not saying you are wrong, just that I haven't seen this breakdown anywhere.
 
Palatine said:
Sanogo had to leave college because he was ineligible to make NIL money at UConn due to stupid NCAA rules. As soon as he left he signed a deal with Sunoco for a million dollars (plus or minus).

The NBA portion of his two-way deal would be worth (about) 2 million dollars if he plays a certain number of games (which he hasn't). His G-league salary is reportly worth 50-100 thousand. He probably got some sort of bonus for his brief promotion to the NBA. He also gets per diem and other perks that don't amount to much.

Still his Sunoco deal is nothing to sense at and he wouldn't have it if he was still in school.
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Also, we had a talent surplus at the Center position. Donovan wasn't about to be his backup for a second year in a row and we heard rumors that someone was going to be the odd man out.
 
lavuuk153 said:
I thought 2 way contracts just paid like 510k regardless of where you are playing.
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I tried to verify that but couldn't. His contract numbers are under wraps. I actually read on one web site that the NBA portion of his deal was 2.5 million but it was only one report. He was signed as a free agent, so the rookie salary scale would not apply to him. So who knows?

I have also red different numbers on his Sunoco money. It was as low as 775 thousand and as high as 1.5 milllion. Again, who knows?

In any case, that is a fortune in his home country of Mali. It is second poorest country in the world. The average skilled worker’s annual salary is approximately $1,500, however, half of the Malian population lives below the international poverty line of $1.25/day.

I certainly wish Adama all the success in the world.
 
Palatine said:
Sanogo had to leave college because he was ineligible to make NIL money at UConn due to stupid NCAA rules. As soon as he left he signed a deal with Sunoco for a million dollars (plus or minus).

The NBA portion of his two-way deal would be worth (about) 2 million dollars if he plays a certain number of games (which he hasn't). His G-league salary is reportly worth 50-100 thousand. He probably got some sort of bonus for his brief promotion to the NBA. He also gets per diem and other perks that don't amount to much.

Still his Sunoco deal is nothing to sense at and he wouldn't have it if he was still in school.
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Not how 2 way contracts work, players are paid one salary for their time in both leagues. Adama is making $559,782 this year
 
aceboon said:
Not how 2 way contracts work, players are paid one salary for their time in both leagues. Adama is making $559,782 this year
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Could you source that for me? I've looked at a number of contract, net worth and reference sites and most have him at 50-100 thousand.
 
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