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Asked coaches about how much kids are asking for in NIL and the disconnect between asking prices and reality in terms of how good the players are.
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Among the power-conference coaches we polled, the main thing you need to know is that a whopping 77% of them told us their staff has been asked to pay at least $1 million in NIL for a player.
One coach told us he was informed that it would take $400,000 to get a transfer who had just averaged around five points per game at the mid-major level.
"My jaw is still dropped," the coach said.
Another coach told us his staff offered $50,000 for a player and was subsequently made to feel like the offer was insulting.
"It was $50,000 more than he deserved," the coach said. "He wound up going to the SEC."
We didn't ask about this specifically for our series, but one coach I spoke with did go out of his way to make the point that the amount of NIL money being requested and paid is significantly higher than it was just two years ago.
"The same player who got $50,000 a few years ago is now getting $200,000 -- and the player who got $200,000 a few years ago is probably asking for a million (now) and nearly getting it," one coach told me.
But one thing a lot of coaches told us over and over again is that there's a big gap between the market a lot of so-so-players think exists and the one that actually exists for players of their caliber. That's where coaches said they often find themselves rolling their eyes as conversations unfold.
Asked coaches about how much kids are asking for in NIL and the disconnect between asking prices and reality in terms of how good the players are.
Candid Coaches: What is the most amount of NIL money someone has asked you or your staff to pay for a player?
We asked college basketball coaches how much NIL money they are being asked to arrange to sign top recruits
www.cbssports.com
Among the power-conference coaches we polled, the main thing you need to know is that a whopping 77% of them told us their staff has been asked to pay at least $1 million in NIL for a player.
One coach told us he was informed that it would take $400,000 to get a transfer who had just averaged around five points per game at the mid-major level.
"My jaw is still dropped," the coach said.
Another coach told us his staff offered $50,000 for a player and was subsequently made to feel like the offer was insulting.
"It was $50,000 more than he deserved," the coach said. "He wound up going to the SEC."
We didn't ask about this specifically for our series, but one coach I spoke with did go out of his way to make the point that the amount of NIL money being requested and paid is significantly higher than it was just two years ago.
"The same player who got $50,000 a few years ago is now getting $200,000 -- and the player who got $200,000 a few years ago is probably asking for a million (now) and nearly getting it," one coach told me.
But one thing a lot of coaches told us over and over again is that there's a big gap between the market a lot of so-so-players think exists and the one that actually exists for players of their caliber. That's where coaches said they often find themselves rolling their eyes as conversations unfold.
