2026 Vols Transfer Portal Thread

[rockytop25]

 

[Mullins2010]

 

[Jimmy Football]

Fahr Barnes

 

[InVOLuntary]

Fahr Barnes

Email?

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Juke/Nate being an either/or makes zero sense from a minutes standpoint. Financial, sure, I could see that. But both of those guys could come in and average high teens to low 20s with the pieces around them.

Super longshot. If they both want to be here, it will happen and neither minutes nor money will be an obstacle.

 

[tev.sm]

Boom incoming?

 

[CamVol8]

Lol alright man…

Love Barnes but this is actually an ignorant statement

 

[Mullins2010]

Lol alright man…

Love Barnes but this is actually an ignorant statement

Well Ament is a Top 15 pick..he isnt wrong

 

[CamVol8]

Well Ament is a Top 15 pick..he isnt wrong

“One of the top players” is a lot diff than top 15

 

[Vol_sanity]

Lol alright man…

Love Barnes but this is actually an ignorant statement

I think its brilliant, takes pressure off Nate and the fans are not let down when and if he goes pro

 

[MoCo_Vol]

“One of the top players” is a lot diff than top 15

Are you saying that YOU know that Rick Barnes didn't mean top 15 player when he said "one of the top players" ?

 

[Legion of Doom]

“One of the top players” is a lot diff than top 15

Yeah Nate has portential for high lottery next year.

 

[Mullins2010]

“One of the top players” is a lot diff than top 15

Sure thing

 

[CamVol8]

Are you saying that YOU know that Rick Barnes didn't mean top 15 player when he said "one of the top players" ?

No i’m saying that “one of the top players” is not top 15. That’s pretty common sense

 

[OrangeInKy]

Lol alright man…

Love Barnes but this is actually an ignorant statement

Is it possible Hes saying this to try to help Nate and help his projection?

 

[Legion of Doom]

Well Ament is a Top 15 pick..he isnt wrong

Haugh was a top 15 pick also. And he is returning. With NIL it is silly to act like any player should automatically go to draft just because they are a first rounder.

 

[VolOnthePlains]

Lol alright man…

Love Barnes but this is actually an ignorant statement

I bet it would be great for recruiting for Barnes to publicly make the case that Ament isn’t NBA ready and should come back to school.

 

[Just a VolinTears]

Lol alright man…

Love Barnes but this is actually an ignorant statement

I love how people continue to doubt a future HOF coach who has shown time and time again he's one step ahead with these kinds of things

 

[CamVol8]

Is it possible Hes saying this to try to help Nate and help his projection?

Could be? Just my personal belief that saying publicly that there’s nothing to talk about and that he’s a top player in the country when he was MIA for a good chunk of the season is bizarre

It’s also an extremely high percent chance that if he came back next year in a weaker draft, he would be a top 5 pick. He has more to gain by coming back than arguably any player in this draft. Just my opinion at the end of the day

 

[CamVol8]

I love how people continue to doubt a future HOF coach who has shown time and time again he's one step ahead with these kinds of things

How is this doubting him? I have to agree with everything coach barnes says and does?

 

[ut93vol]

Is it possible Hes saying this to try to help Nate and help his projection?

It’s also precisely what he should say to the only member of his audience that matters. I would play for that coach. Just sayin’.

 

[Legion of Doom]

Could be? Just my personal belief that saying publicly that there’s nothing to talk about and that he’s a top player in the country when he was MIA for a good chunk of the season is bizarre

It’s also an extremely high percent chance that if he came back next year in a weaker draft, he would be a top 5 pick. He has more to gain by coming back than arguably any player in this draft. Just my opinion at the end of the day

Great point. He has a lot more money to gain by improving his game and going higher in draft next year. NIL makes this a good shot at returning.

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

I think for a few million I could convince her to come along

This tracks. Come on Jazzy.

 

[Mullins2010]

Haugh was a top 15 pick also. And he is returning. With NIL it is silly to act like any player should automatically go to draft just because they are a first rounder.

Well its not your choice...

 

[Legion of Doom]

Well its not your choice...

It is not Barnes choice either and saying stuff like that in this landscape is silly. Picks outside top 10 often have to go to G league.