Painter spoke to JMV on his podcast and said he was going to go into the portal this spring.
When can players enter the portal?
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I don't begrudge anyone making as much money as possible. I love the free market and capitalism. If Braden can have $5M in the bank as a 22-23 yr old before ever getting a "real" job, that's a helluva start!
Look, I think you can look at places like IU, Kansas, Kansas State, Miami, etc that spent a ton of money on their roster and had mediocre results.....
I think we can shore up/solidify our roster without breaking the bank on talent. Go find someone who wants to win, like Lance, that doesn't care about the money, they want to win. Trust me, there will be dudes out there that are going to be good who won't break the bank.
I think we can shore up/solidify our roster without breaking the bank on talent. Go find someone who wants to win, like Lance, that doesn't care about the money, they want to win. Trust me, there will be dudes out there that are going to be good who won't break the bank.
I know you’re sort of joking, but I have thought a lot about this.
Next year is a “ win it all“ type of year for basketball whereas for football it obviously is a rebuilding year to say the least. Give CMP whatever he needs in 2025-26.
Tell Coach Odom to go get as good as high school recruits as he can with the money that is left over from basketball this year, develop them, and then he can have more money in 2026 to retain those players and add to them thru the portal.
We are going to have a portion of the 20.5 million plus any NIL money the collective has. Money is not going to be an issue. Getting the right guys is the challenge. That is where CMP will earn his salary. Getting the right mixture of guys (I'm assuming more than 1) from the portal that will blend with returning guys (whoever that is). I'm not saying that other teams won't come after Smith and TKR, but I believe we will be able to offer enough to keep them. Blending the team is the key. Perfect example is Lance.
Well you still need receivers. We have 20 million dollars in new money and I'm pretty sure we can get enough from alum to keep our top 3.
The idea that somehow all we can afford are them and nothing else is coming from I don't know where.
Well I do know where it's coming from,.old school annoyance at having to adjust to the way things are now.
It makes little sense to shell out millions to keep the big three if we are going to go cheap on giving them extra pieces in their final season to maximize their final four and championship chances.
Of course he is. He always was.Painter spoke to JMV on his podcast and said he was going to go into the portal this spring.
How much do you think it will cost to retain Braden and TKR?
How much of the $20 million do you think basketball will get ?
Those 2 numbers are going to be really close together…
$6-8M. With Braden getting a good portion of it.
And hopefully all of the 20M goes to bball 😂
Obviously keeping Braden is #1 priority. I think if he verbally says "why would I go to the portal, Purdue is home. We can win at Purdue" or something along those lines, it squashes any of the rumors that may come around. It also makes Purdue an attractive place to play. Perhaps some players would take a "pay cut" to play with a pass first PG. If there is an active 5 in the portal, why wouldn't he want to come to Purdue and play with the best PG in the country, get set up on every play, and get rewarded for running the floor. Purdue can attract some talent.
We don't just have 20 million and we aren't spending that entire 20 million on three basketball players.
I don't know but I'm guessing Braden isn't going to high roll us and I'm pretty sure if he "only" gets 4 million because we need a million to bring in three guys to help him get a natty he's not going to say no. TKR and Loyer won't be nearly as in demand so we ain't spending double digit millions on all three.
Nor do we need to spend millions on extra players. We aren't buying a whole new team.
This is also why we have someone in charge of NIL. They will go out and talk to the alum and tell them hey this is what we need.
This is going to be an expensive year. Football needs it and basketball needs it. I hope the AD and school is willing to put in the work to get the money required to support both programs. That's part of their job description now.
And saying sorry we don't have the money is a cop out and bad answer
I don't know, why are you obsessing over one pot of money as if that's all the entire athletic department has?
I think TKR would be in very high demand, not as much as Braden, but he’d def be a top transfer if he were to hit the portal. Loyer would be able to get paid too…with his career 3P% and almost shooting it at 50% this year, he’d al so be in high demand.
I believe they all stay tho. I’d pay whatever it takes to retain smith. And then as we have said, go all out to win and spend as much as possible.
If you listened to the Painter interview, he referred to an upcoming “salary cap”, and I’m guessing the basketball share is around $8 million. We will need $6-7 million of that to sign 2 players.
I’m sure we will sign a couple of portal guys, but we won’t be competing with the IU’s and Kansas’s for the big dollar guys.
Ok, so if there’s a salary cap, then why would KU be any different than Purdue?
Same difference there has always been…they cheat. And they don’t have 2 guys worth $7 million coming back either…
Loyer would get a mill and TKR would be pushing 1.5-2 in portal. If great Osobor can get 2M, first team all big ten and potential AA TKR would easily get 2M
You're guessing first of all. Second of all you're assuming, and again I have no reason why, that 20 million is ALL the money the AD will have to spend on all the sports. It's not.
Third, even if you are right, 2 million dollars would buy 2-3 VERY good players. Hell, 1 million would get you 2 very good players.
No one said anything about seeking out the most expensive portal players.
KU hasn’t been very good since NIL has taken off…and IU is…well IU.
But they’ll have guys coming in that they’ll pay that much.
I don't think Loyer would get a mil. TKR could. Both players are great but they are also very much part of a system. They might get a mil from us, maybe. But I don't think there's going to be a bidding war for either of them that prices us out of anyone we want.
Guarantee you TKR gets $2 million. He would be a stud anywhere.
He'd be a great player but he demands the ball, and there are plenty of teams who don't play dump it down offense, in fact, most teams don't. That's not TKRs fault and it doesn't make him not a great player but it would cap his appeal to teams for a one year addition if they have to completely revamp their play style.
And one year is all they'd get.
Most teams revamp their offense every year now, based on who they get in the portal. He can post up and play PNR. He’ll fit anywhere.
TKR will get offered $2 million by multiple coaches who are worried about winning NOW. No one is worried about 2026-27.
A couple of things:
1. The 20.5 million is the "cap" any school can pay to players directly. It is for all sports male and female. Each school can spend that as they wish.
2. Separate from that is the NIL opportunities. This is not paid by the school and there is no cap to it. (as of now).
I have no idea how much we have in our collective, but I really don't think $$ is going to keep us from retaining or getting the portal players we need.
1. The 20.5 million is the "cap" any school can pay to players directly. It is for all sports male and female. Each school can spend that as they wish.
2. Separate from that is the NIL opportunities. This is not paid by the school and there is no cap to it. (as of now).
I have no idea how much we have in our collective, but I really don't think $$ is going to keep us from retaining or getting the portal players we need.
I repeat, if great Osobor can get $2M…and even Coleman Hawkins can get that same amount….TKR can absolutely get that in the portal.
Loyer is nearly a 50% 3P shooter who has started every single game of his career and hit big shots.
For a team needing just a dude who can shoot and score every now and then who has a high bball iq for their last piece, he absolutely can get 1M.
AndI’m not saying this because I’m a Purdue fan. The market showed it was willing to pay guys a high price, even for those we didn’t think were worth it.
Yes, he would get it. But is it the right move?
Both of those guys aren't playing in the tourney. Dickinson and Ballo did the very same and haven't increased their stock at all. Some players still want to win.
We may see a trend of players that restructure their NIL deals to keep key pieces to win big.
Oh no it’s not the right move but we will make sure he is taken care of. TKR doesn’t strike me as a guy who would transfer out just for money and a different situation.
With all schools having the option (and 40-50 of them having the ability) to directly pay players, IMO this is going to drastically increase salaries. The $1 million players will be $2 million players (TKR) and $2 million players will be $4 million players (Braden), and so on.
Even if we had an extra million to go get a player out of the portal, you probably aren’t getting a real impact player for that any more.
The booster “collectives” are supposedly going away. You’ll have Rev Share, and then actual NIL deals, which have to be vetted by some sort of clearinghouse…. believe it when I see it…
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