How Much Are We Willing to Pay? Do We Have Enough?

[What Would Jesus Do?]

The new question in today's world is whether players like Ian and Drake make more money sticking with the college game for another year. Now that the mock drafts have cooled on our freshmen a bit, sticking around may be more appealing. Assuming, that is, that we have enough money to keep them and pick up 3-4 top targets in the portal.

Do we have $1-2 million each to keep Ian, Drake and don't forget Elliot on the roster?

Who else will we need to provide big bucks to keep? Seth, probably. Lubin? JWash?

Will we even try to keep Cade - and will he want to stay if we try? I still think he could do well somewhere - but I don't think it's here.

What about the lower rungs of our roster. Brown. High. Who am I forgetting?

Portal ~ $6 million
Returners ~ $6 million
TOTAL ~ $12 million

Plus all the salaries for the new GM and staff.

Is that in the right ball park? Or am I kidding myself that we can get off that easy?

Do we have that much to play with?

 

[Oak ridger]

The new question in today's world is whether players like Ian and Drake make more money sticking with the college game for another year. Now that the mock drafts have cooled on our freshmen a bit, sticking around may be more appealing. Assuming, that is, that we have enough money to keep them and pick up 3-4 top targets in the portal.

Do we have $1-2 million each to keep Ian, Drake and don't forget Elliot on the roster?

Who else will we need to provide big bucks to keep? Seth, probably. Lubin? JWash?

Will we even try to keep Cade - and will he want to stay if we try? I still think he could do well somewhere - but I don't think it's here.

What about the lower rungs of our roster. Brown. High. Who am I forgetting?

Portal ~ $6 million
Returners ~ $6 million
TOTAL ~ $12 million

Plus all the salaries for the new GM and staff.

Is that in the right ball park? Or am I kidding myself that we can get off that easy?

Do we have that much to play with?

Good question to ask. $12 million seems to be on the low side (mid-major).

 

[NorCalTarheel]

With the way NIL is today, if you are not a top five pick, financially it makes sense to stay in school. I will always rue Harrison Ingram leaving Carolina to go to the NBA. His salary this year is $578,577. According to who you listen to, and admittedly I have no facts, Cade Tyson makes more than him.

I think Drake and Ian would benefit dramatically, both financially and developmentally, to return to school. Whether that is at Carolina is another question. I think Drake is a no-brainer to stay at UNC. Ian seemed very checked out and hesitant to buy in defensively. I hope to be pleasantly surprised but I do not see him at Carolina next year.

If this season has shown us nothing else, it is that we MUST have a quality big or two. We HAVE to get a portal big. Give me Elliot, Ian, Drake, Caleb and a stud big and we will win plenty of games. I say we try our hardest to keep Seth and Lubin. Would love to have Brown stick around. I'd welcome High back. I think JWash needs to either transfer to a mid major or be ready for even less of a role then he has now (shoot, even DSouth has given up on him!).

I will be ecstatic if we get in the tournament. I do think we can win a few games if we make it. I'm not holding my breath and think that it is time to rebuild for next year and focus on portal and let our new GM make a splash or two.

 

[strummingram]

They're going to need twice as much... 20-30 million easy.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

According to SI, the last guy in the first round last year got $2.5 million. And then they said this about the 2nd round.

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Jalen Pickett was picked No. 32 overall in the 2023 NBA draft and signed a four-year $8.2 million contract with the Denver Nuggets that came with $5.8 million guaranteed. Denver clearly thought highly of him. Conversely, the last pick in the second round of last year's draft, Chris Livingston, got a four-year deal from the Milwaukee Bucks worth $7.6 million in total and included $3.01 million guaranteed.​

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[WoadBlue]

THE issue with any discussion of spending on basketball must start with the need to fund football rightly, which UNC has NEVER done. The ACC and UNC choosing to elevate basketball is the reason that the ACC its now on the chopping block and easily could end up as dead as the SWC or else as permanently afterward irrelevant as the PAC.

 

[NorCalTarheel]

Harrison Ingram Salary - SalarySwish - NBA Salary Caps

Harrison Ingram salary, contract, stats including future, current, and historic NBA contract history

www.salaryswish.com

Again, I don't do H.I.'s taxes but he was 2nd round and multiple sites show his salary as $578,577 with $77,500 guaranteed.

The guy drafted one spot earlier by the Pelicans got $5.4M!!! Bad agent?

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

THE issue with any discussion of spending on basketball must start with the need to fund football rightly, which UNC has NEVER done. The ACC and UNC choosing to elevate basketball is the reason that the ACC its now on the chopping block and easily could end up as dead as the SWC or else as permanently afterward irrelevant as the PAC.

How much are we expected to spend on football players?

Not that I think there ought to be any linkage; just curious.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Harrison Ingram Salary - SalarySwish - NBA Salary Caps

Harrison Ingram salary, contract, stats including future, current, and historic NBA contract history

www.salaryswish.com

Again, I don't do H.I.'s taxes but he was 2nd round and multiple sites show his salary as $578,577 with $77,500 guaranteed.

The guy drafted one spot earlier by the Pelicans got $5.4M!!! Bad agent?

Please don't tell me Tanner was his agent.

 

[NorCalTarheel]

Please don't tell me Tanner was his agent.

I had to look that up because that would have been the irony of all ironies. Fortunately, Harrison is not represented by Tanner. He is represented by Klutch sports, LeBron's agent and friend.

 

[Quest4Seven]

People want Zayden High back? Do you guys ever learn?

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

People want Zayden High back? Do you guys ever learn?

He's probably cheap or free at this stage. So why not? Is there any reason to think we'll run out of scholarships?

 

[Kool1234567]

They're going to need twice as much... 20-30 million easy.

😂😂😂😂That ain’t happening….

 

[lewisj008]

He's probably cheap or free at this stage. So why not? Is there any reason to think we'll run out of scholarships?

I also thought that next year, each school will now have 15 scholarships. So, if that's the case, why not bring him back, you cannot run out of scholarships if you have 15.

 

[Spaceytoyz]

People want Zayden High back? Do you guys ever learn?

He would have been productive on the boards this year

He’s limited offensively and he fouls a lot but he would have helped