2025 Transfer Portal Thread

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#6,951
We are fine with our roster and are adding 2 more players. ZZ, Gainey, and Mashack also maybe in our plans. It is no coincidence that over 150 players are in portal with no eligibility left.
 
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nateernst said:
But it is moments like losing out on Rice and Freeman that prevent us from ever getting said 1 seed. I love how amazing Tennessee basketball has been recently and never want to take 2 elite eights in a row for granted. But we are knocking on the door of overcoming the biggest hurdle in this program's history, and I want us to go all in for the best chance possible to do so.
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I get that, but Rice isn’t a sure fire thing, I liked and wanted him as well but you can go back and find guys like this each year folks wanted and who didn’t pan out at the next stop. I don’t think it’s as simple as saying he is or isn’t the difference in a 1 seed, there were many folks who wanted guys over Knecht or Lanier in years past also.
 
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wtmvol said:
I would love to have both Chaikin and Thomas from that group. Is that even feasible? Or is it 1 or the other?

Miles and Porter just don't excite me a whole lot. Stone appears to be a volume shooter. Lots of points on lots of shots. I don't know anything about Glover.
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Thomas will need a waiver, honestly should remove him
 
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nateernst said:
But it is moments like losing out on Rice and Freeman that prevent us from ever getting said 1 seed. I love how amazing Tennessee basketball has been recently and never want to take 2 elite eights in a row for granted. But we are knocking on the door of overcoming the biggest hurdle in this program's history, and I want us to go all in for the best chance possible to do so.
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We were never getting Freeman & Ament IMO

Freeman is still a pretty big gamble...going from D2 to SEC will be a tough transition for him
 
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Legion of Doom said:
We are fine with our roster and are adding 2 more players. ZZ, Gainey, and Mashack also maybe in our plans. It is no coincidence that over 150 players are in portal with no eligibility left.
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I’m so confused. I thought you said we were in great shape with Rice? You lied to me Legion!!!
 
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omghulkhands said:
My insiders are saying that Rice will be holding a zoom with UT tomorrow in an attempt to give the Vols one last chance to match his offer from USC.

I am told we are not willing/able to budge from our current offer and unless he is bluffing, he is likely to commit to USC tomorrow.
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Nailed it
 
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I started feeling uneasy about Rice about 3 weeks ago when he didn't shut down his recruitment, so I kinda expected this.

This isn't the end all be all. You guys act like there's no other options out there for us to get. Sure, maybe there's not a guy currently with his stat sheet but that's not to say we can't still get a quality piece. I wouldn't even rule out the foreign route. You all know Barnes is really good with that.

If shooting is a concern, just go ot one of the local YMCA or Gold's gyms here in Knoxville. Plenty of tall white guys that can shoot the stripe off tha ball. Maybe they can't move or dunk, but they can splash it from behind the arc!
 
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RyanWalkerPGH said:
Ultimately, with Miles/Chaikin/Gainey this feels like a Top 10-15 roster. With Rice, I think it would've been comfortably Top 5 and a true title contender.

Trying not to be bummed lol was hoping for a better team than last season to really make that Final 4 push.
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Gainey is better than Rice lol. Doubtful it happens though.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Updated…

Alex Chaikin
Duke Miles
Jestin Porter
Rakease Passmore
Jayden Stone
Jaiden Glover
Nick Dorn
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Added Nick Dorn from the wings group, haven’t heard anything of late there, but if I’m Tennessee I would circle back. Folks thought he was a UNC lock but they took Kyan Evans and the thought is that bumped Dorn from being likely, he wants to start. 6’7” at a 2 would be big, but again maybe he can be a 3 with Ament as a 4, not probably the perfect fit for what we’re looking for but then again who on our roster is in the 6’4”-6’8” range, might add some versatility.
 
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Derek Reese's jumpshot said:
Correct. California taxes are higher for sure, but not quite as bad as they are made out to be. I’d say 95% of people don’t fully understand how tax brackets work.
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In Cali you need to consider higher cost of housing and property tax or higher rent and overall higher cost of living on everything along with higher state tax. Money stretches much further in the great state of Tennessee.
 
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That sucks for Thomas it kinda seems like he just played minimally in garbage time and burned an entire year of eligibility for it. Such terrible player management and development is to be expected at USC, great choice, "Rodney".
 
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