OT: UNC Bacot made $2 Million with NIL

[B1GEast]

That's a lot of $$$ for college basketball.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

My enduring memory of Armando Bacot will be Cam Spencer treating him like his son.

 

[c29328]

It's going to be interesting seeing how some of these kids react to that kind of money in college. We know the boom/bust stories for new pro athletes once they feel they made it. Nobody had life changing money in college until now. Will we see some great athletes taking the foot off the gas with a full wallet while in college vs pro's? I am guessing yes and the need for a coach who challenges you will become more valuable as time goes on.

 

[Edward Sargent]

How many of us couldn't even handle the drugs sex and rock and roll in college

 

[Kitaman]

I wonder how his teammates feel. Jealousy can go crazy with teenagers. Not just him but all NIL recipients.

Just so different now with a player making millions off of his teammates back, and the teammates are not compensated.

 

[Calhoun's Court]

Saw him at the Final Four this year at the fan fest doing an appearance for Turbo Tax.

 

[phillionaire]

Good for him

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

My enduring memory of Armando Bacot will be Cam Spencer treating him like his son.

He'll never overcome that for most/all of us, lol.

 

[REB1094]

I still don't have an idea for what is considered reasonable or not for NIL, but $2M to lead a consistent top 10 AP team and 1 possession away from the Elite 8 sounds....reasonable? lol no idea

I like Bacot. Obviously it was nice to see him and Spencer go at it and to watch Clingan lock him up, but it was fun to watch his progression as a player and teammate last season

 

[Rocktheworld]

My enduring memory of Armando Bacot will be Cam Spencer treating him like his son.

One of our better photoshops in a while lol

 

[The Yakk]

I still don't have an idea for what is considered reasonable or not for NIL, but $2M to lead a consistent top 10 AP team and 1 possession away from the Elite 8 sounds....reasonable? lol no idea

I like Bacot. Obviously it was nice to see him and Spencer go at it and to watch Clingan lock him up, but it was fun to watch his progression as a player and teammate last season

I'll always like him just for his putting Duke and Coach K in the trash compactor in 2022.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Castle and Clingan have already surpassed those numbers. Spencer and Newton will pass it soon enough. Amd they all got rings and a lifetime of legendary status.
Bacot isn't a top 20 player all-time at UNC.

Good on him cashing in while he could.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I wonder how his teammates feel. Jealousy can go crazy with teenagers. Not just him but all NIL recipients.

Just so different now with a player making millions off of his teammates back, and the teammates are not compensated.

Thank god Hurley has the skill set to thrive in this new landscape.

 

[HooperScooper]

If Coleman Hawkins is worth $2 million for 1 year then Bacot deserves every penny of the $2 million he got.

Kind of crazy that he may have earned more in college than he will in the NBA. This NIL stuff is insane but it is what it is.

 

[pj]

He was at UNC for 5 years, and his NBA career may be brief. He is the poster-child for why college players should be paid. Ryan Boatright is a good example of a UConn player who would have benefited hugely from NIL.

 

[DemonDeac22]

Saw him at the Final Four this year at the fan fest doing an appearance for Turbo Tax.

The last person I’ll be using for tax advice is a full-time college athlete who is a part-time student…

 

[Dove]

My enduring memory of Armando Bacot will be Cam Spencer treating him like his son.

At no cost, too.

 

[ec33]

He was at UNC for 5 years, and his NBA career may be brief. He is the poster-child for why college players should be paid. Ryan Boatright is a good example of a UConn player who would have benefited hugely from NIL.

Yes. I love seeing the big guys and little guys get their money. High-quality college players that aren't likely to make it at the next level.

Those are the guys who need to think of NIL. A guy like Meleek Thomas can more than make up for less in NIL when UConn moves him up a few draft positions (like Castle, a borderline top 10 prospect in his class that was drafted as the second American).

But the Bacot's and Boatright's are smart to max college earnings.

The "undersized" power forwards are another group that would be wise to take advantage of NIL.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

If Coleman Hawkins is worth $2 million for 1 year then Bacot deserves every penny of the $2 million he got.

Kind of crazy that he may have earned more in college than he will in the NBA. This NIL stuff is insane but it is what it is.

Neither guy is worth 2m, especially Hawkins.

 

[Woodson]

The last person I’ll be using for tax advice is a full-time college athlete who is a part-time student…

Do you think he was there giving tax advice? I’m gonna try to get ahold of Chris Paul the next time I need an insurance quote.