Can you give a quick summary of MD financial situation? Basically needs money and can’t get it from NIL? Some of us refuse to pay to get past the freep paywall 
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Never had much of a place to live in Paris. Moved around a lot. Someone helped get him to the US and he bounced around prep schools. Don’t think he saw his family (or really anyone) during COVID, just stayed at IMG. Basically, a $500k two-way deal would be lifechanging for his family.
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Sure wish there was a way for NIL to get that done for him and his family (not just so he could stay at Michigan, but as a general concept for collegiate athletes that are making other people rich, and yes I know there are additional complications due to citizenship status).
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Yeah sure seems like this is exactly where NIL should be used. Too bad.
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That’s really strange. I clicked on it when Dylan posted it and got the full article without paying. Just clicked on it again and it’s pay-walled. Weird.
Perhaps the ability to get an NIL deal would help him to “take care” of his family. And, no, I don’t think he would make $500 grand in an NIL deal, but I’m not so sure he’s going to get that kind of NBA deal either. I guess we’ll see, though. A little more time will tell. I wish him well.
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Two-way deals pay half the league minimum which is about 500K per year. Would be surprised if he didn’t get a two-way.
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As I said, we’ll see. Again, good luck to the young man.
I’m hoping that Diabete does pull a two-way deal - but there is certainly no guarantee - there are only 60 spots and they aren’t limited to rookies (up to 4th year players). The back half of the 2nd round ~15 players will probably sign 2-ways and with the holdovers from last year (2 ways can be two year deals), it’s tougher than you think to get one.
Either way, I understand Diabete’s reasons for wanting to go Pro at this time. Different circumstances than Caleb, and he certainly is one of those high upside athletic potential guys that you hope can develop into a Siakam-like player. Best of luck to him.
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Looks like Chaundee made about $160k this year between the Lakers and Hawks (not bad, not necessarily life changing) and is scheduled to make $500k next year from the Hawks. No clue how that works exactly or if it is guaranteed. Again, it is too bad that there wasn’t a way for him to make something close to that while honing his craft at Michigan so that maybe in a year or two he could indeed get a guaranteed first round contract worth millions.
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So does anyone (other than Dot) still think that Caleb didn’t have a promise from the Magic? Worst kept secret in the draft.
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All of them had promises how about that just to make it clear, we just thought that only Caleb did. Clearly Moussa had one too, otherwise why leave UM.
Caleb though had a promise from Oklahoma, then San Antonio, then Milwaukee, then heck whatever team eventually drafted him.
Houston worked out with Orlando last week BTW. And just to make clear how great the Magic front office is, they promised him before the combine that they would pick him early in the second round, before they even worked him out. And kept it so on the down low that most of the mock drafts nba insiders had no clue.
That’s next level management chit.
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I mean it sounds like you’re just doing what you’re accusing others of - confirming your preconceived notion?
Schmitz has clearly had a relationship with Houstan for awhile, and is tied in with NBA front offices so much he now is employed by one.
If you want to say you know better, I guess I’m curious.
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You are pretty obtuse about this. You have been linked dozens of articles about current NBA players talking about draft promises.
What has a higher hit rate? Draft promises, or your “don’t give up” recruits?
You are working on an 0 fer in about 2 or 3 cycles.
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Both. I’m convinced both that Caleb had a promise and that UM should recruit to the bell.
Just an FYI, the never give up comment was related to UM recruiting a certain player who apparently had just decided to take his last official visit to UM. Keep that on the low though.
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We understand that one teams promise doesn’t mean the rest of the league is honor bound not to pick him, right?
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Ive been long sure that whatever team picked Caleb was going to be one that gave him a promise. And that we wouldn’t know which one until after the draft.
Yep.
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I have no idea who gave him a promise. Is your assertion that Mike Schmitz is lying for clicks?
I assert that I don’t know who Mike is or has said.
So I would not be calling him a liar.