BREAKING: Great Osobor, the top-available player in the transfer portal, has committed to Washington, George Langberg of GSL Sports Group told ESPN.

Osobor will be the highest-paid known player in college basketball, with 2 million dollars of NIL deals already in place. pic.twitter.com/W6EwRj65PC

— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 13, 2024

And he's nothing special. That's what funny about this. Give me Omier ANY day of the week

IowaBear said:

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And he's nothing special. That's what funny about this. Give me Omier ANY day of the week

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Washington has put out a lot of coin. Does this make them a Big10 contender? Don't think so...

IowaBear said:

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And he's nothing special. That's what funny about this. Give me Omier ANY day of the week

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He's a really good player. But I'd rather have Omier, too. I'd probably take Achor Achor over him as well.

I mean he's good. He's not however 2 million good. There's TONS of portal players much much better than him.
I guess my point would be is that some schools seem to just be throwing huge $$$ to players for the hell of it

Article says he got a similar offer from Tech.

IowaBear said:

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I mean he's good. He's not however 2 million good. There's TONS of portal players much much better than him.
I guess my point would be is that some schools seem to just be throwing huge $$$ to players for the hell of it

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Averaging 17 and 10 for a solid tournament team on almost 60 percent shooting is pretty damn good. That clears Johnathan Motley's junior year production, which is not easy to do.

But I agree that $2 million is a lot of money. I think that's a player trying to maximize his earnings and a team using NIL money to compensate for a lack of other draws.

Money is the only way a program like Washington gets that level of transfer.

Great name

So how will his teammates feel? Unless they're each getting at least mid- to high-six figures, the $$ difference is bound to impact on-the-court team unity.