

The NCAA’s decision to suspend the NIL restrictions was just a temporary one, and the pendulum may swing back the other way if things go south this year. In many ways, this year is an experiment of sorts to see what effect the NIL policy has on the players, Duke and college sports in general. We still don’t know much about the future of NIL. The NIL deals combined with the Duke lifestyle and focus on player development may lead to better outcomes for the many players who aren’t college superstars. G League salaries for players who aren’t the crown jewels of their recruiting classes are almost laughable- the base salary is $37,000 this season. In Moore’s and Baker’s advertisements for Bojangles, neither wore or displayed Duke logos anywhere.īut for solid players without the star quality of Banchero, like Moore and Baker, picking Duke may have actually been the better option. Plus, the market value of an endorsement deal with a Duke player is suppressed because the Blue Devils cannot display any Duke logos in advertisements unless approved by the University, per Duke’s NIL policy. Green will earn more than $9 million in his rookie year. It didn’t affect his draft status, as the Rockets took him with the second overall pick. Green made $500,000 in his lone season in the G League. However, scholarship awards and NIL deals don’t seem to keep pace with G League salaries.


Top 2020 recruit Jalen Green only signed his seven-figure deal with Adidas after completing a season in the league and was projected as a top-three pick. The G League is certainly not as endorsement-friendly as Duke men's basketball.
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Combined with free tuition, room and board (about $80,000 in value per year), playing at Duke leads to a hefty chunk of rewards. Players like Banchero probably earn tens of thousands of dollars with their NIL deals-maybe even hundreds of thousands. A deal with the Devilsīut do Cameo appearances and NIL deals mean it is worth forgoing the G League? The answer doesn’t seem clear for the top-tier talent that Duke attracts. That’s nearly 80 times the minimum wage in North Carolina. This means that each player made a whopping $282 in just half an hour, while Cameo took the rest. A two-minute video call with one of the players costs a hefty $25. Those five players organized a special Duke men's basketball Cameo event Oct. Meet players from Duke's basketball team! to their cameo profiles to purchase a meet and greet ticket! /CqB9OCHXPr- Oliver Maroney October 21, 2021 “My dad asked me if I wanted to do it, and I was like, ‘Of course.’ No hesitation.” “ had reached out to my dad,” Banchero said. In September, Banchero became the first college basketball player to appear in the NBA 2K series. 2 by 247 Sports.įor Banchero, a player many believe will be drafted first overall in the 2022 NBA Draft, NIL profits seem like easy pickings.

4 prospect in the nation last year by ESPN and No. So did superstar Blue Devil freshman forward Paolo Banchero. Griffin signed with CAA Basketball, the sports agency that represents Zion Williamson. It seems like every Blue Devil wants a piece of the NIL pie. “I know the effect it has on players now is huge.” Look under your chairs. “NIL didn’t happen when I committed,” said freshman forward AJ Griffin, who committed to Duke back in 2019. Duke men’s basketball houses some of the most monetizable assets in the country, and players have been quick to jump aboard the prosperity-bound NIL train. The move triggered an avalanche of corporate partnerships with college athletes.
