Ok Mr “Oscar was too scared to drive his porsche”.
Yea it’s not some random fly by poster. He is well known to be involved with NIL.
Which is insane because he was literally the piece that held this team together.
That’s not negotiations though. This is a simple, hey Reeves we caught wind of a potential deal. Go talk to this dude.
Curious that he would post that on the non-basketball forum and not here where other basketball fans could discuss it with him. You and your "sources," SMH
I’ve always had a suspicion that a lot of his charity work was to hide his failures here. Outside the natural disaster, most happened after a bad end to the year or something. A couple were prior to the year starting but that as back when he actually cared about winning a little. There is a lot about Cal that I think he acts one way but at the end of the day it’s all about serving him first and foremost. I know his ego is hurting because of how bad he’s been exposed these last 7 years on the court.
No they don’t, the school can not be involved in those deals. I guarantee a lot of it happens where their reps pass info to coaches or staff and say talk to this dude. NIL is like the Wild West and with the schools not being able to assist there is no framework. That’s why so many kids get screwed out of money, and some kids take advantage and take money and don’t live up to their end of it.
I'm a little leery about this claim also. Fortunately his parents are my son's neighbors in Hamburg. He talks with Antonio's people all the time. One thing I know is he has a great support group and his Dad is very involved in all things dealing with Antonio.
I don't think that is at odds with the OP who said Reeves scraped around for 5 and 10K deals. The OP may have been doing it the way UK requires it to be done. I cannot imagine what kind of schnitt that a player could get the program into by going rogue and doing it through his dad. Look at UofL and dads boinking strippers.
The coaching stuff should never be involved in NIL deals. That's not what UK wants. NIL is supposed to be third party deals between an athlete and whoever is offering the deal. I think UK even has a directory that provides contact information for athletes who want deals so people offering deals can reach out to them. There is no reason to approach a coach about a deal for a player.
Well the facts are that dude is involved with a lot of UK players. He is very well know and respected on here so I have no reason to doubt his story. We also know that Reeves was 100% looking to leave UK over the summer and it was almost thought that he was gone. It all adds up.
Interesting. Is that an NCAA rule or is that UK or is that Cal?
I'm not an expert on the process, so there are probably many things about the process I do not know about. That being said, I think UK requires the athlete to submit certain information about their deals so they can monitor if it violates any UK or NCAA rules. But anyone can contact a player about a deal. You don't contact the coaching staff about a deal.
Apparently at UK it varies by program, because this donor said football and basketball the process is different.
It’s different because of his competition. A 10k offer to a second string receiver with no other offers is a genuine donation. A 1 million offer to a top ten pick who is goi g to get paid a lot more from Panini or Topps/Fanatics is a different story. Why would basketball handle it the same way?
It makes perfect sense when you look at it like cal really only cares about his players who can play in the NBA or at least have the potential too. He wants them showcased at all cost (including sacrificing games and winning). Wagner and Edwards started every single game this year (when not injured) and played huge roles on UK’s team despite neither being productive all year (except for a game here and there). If not for bradshaws injury/late start I think the same would have held true for him. They would have made great bench/role players for any other coach in the country.
