2026 Transfer Portal Thread

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#351
sami said:
Offensively it is, but Boswell isn't in the same solar system as Mashack as an on-ball defender and all around defensive playmaker. Evans has the potential to be that as well as a guy who can score 12-14 a game in a variety of ways. I'd really hate to lose any of the freshmen that contributed this season, but to me Evans and Brown are the two must-keeps of the group.
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Yeah he’s not on same level defensively but Mashack only played 9 minutes per half his soph year and has some size Boswell doesn’t.
I think people are thinking a lot about senior Mashack when comparing soph Bishop. Jmo.
 
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cncchris33 said:
To me, Boswell's defense is overrated. He isn't close to Mashack. In fact, I think Evans profiles as more like Mashack with a higher offensive potential.
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Boswell has been a borderline bad defender in some of our biggest games this season. He gets cooked on ball more than almost anyone I’ve seen suit up for us at guard in the last 5 years.
 
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#356
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MoCo_Vol said:
Return these players IMO:

Bigs: Brown, Cade, JP
Guards: Evans, Bishop, Burg, Henderson

Carey I'm sure got a pretty big bag to begin with and think he overall disappointed, Massamba we didn't see much from so who knows...if he's not an expensive addition I like his size, length, athleticism and another year developing will always help good athletes with Barnes.

That's 7 and you have 3 good pieces coming in from HS.
6'1" Clark - PG
6'6" Green - SF seems he's a taller Evans with potentially more offensive firepower
6'8" Scott - SF kind of the Ament type role...not a big body bang in the paint Forward but has the length and height of a big. He is not going to be as polished as Nate though...but likely not as expensive either

That would leave 3 to 5 spots open for portal additions.

100% need a true PG with scoring ability, a real good 5 with more height & hustle than Carey and then I'm of the same mindset as @cncchris33 bring in good guards that can handle PG duties for stretches if needed...I'd love to see more 6'5-6'8" bodies in general in our guards.
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I'll be honest, I would take Carey back in a heartbeat. I think at certain times, he can be a big contributor. You aren't bringing him back to be a full season contributor, but a big game contributor. He was one of the two unsung heroes of the Virginia game (next to Boswell).... The only thing I'd make him do in the offseason and work on vertical and shoot 1000 free throws a day!
 
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berryvol said:
Boswell has been a borderline bad defender in some of our biggest games this season. He gets cooked on ball more than almost anyone I’ve seen suit up for us at guard in the last 5 years.
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he's 2 years into the system. I can name tons of guards that Barnes has had that looked like crap and most thought they would never pan out based on their first two years. Considering that Boswell is going to be a 4 year player in college, he is on a very good trajectory when it comes to being a contributor in Barnes' system.

And to be honest, he's likely going to be one of the leadership guys next year next to Estrella. He doesn't have to become a 15 ppg contributor, but having the experience in Barnes's system for 2 full seasons and offseasons will be huge deal next year when we lose JG and Ament.

People are acting like we only have one season with Boswell to be great or be bad here. Guys is going to be here as long as Barnes is..... And we are going to need his leadership next season
 
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#358
JMSqb11 said:
I'll be honest, I would take Carey back in a heartbeat. I think at certain times, he can be a big contributor. You aren't bringing him back to be a full season contributor, but a big game contributor. He was one of the two unsung heroes of the Virginia game (next to Boswell).... The only thing I'd make him do in the offseason and work on vertical and shoot 1000 free throws a day!
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Clamoring to bring back the least efficient post in the country, and to pay handsomely to do so is definitely a take.
 
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#360
bleedingTNorange said:
Clamoring to bring back the least efficient post in the country, and to pay handsomely to do so is definitely a take.
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Carey won't cost as much as he did this year. And its not like he is going to secure a bigger bag either elsewhere.

Also the least efficient post players in the country just went against one of the best frontcourt defensive teams in the country and was major contributor to get us to the Sweet 16..... But sure, he has been a failure for Tennessee this year......
 
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To me it’s pretty simple, we all want to add 3-4 portal pieces, in order to do so you have to lose 2-3 guys off the current roster…

I don’t think anyone wants to lose:
Estrella, Brown, Evans or Phillips

Next tier:
Boswell, Henderson, Massamba, Burg & Carey


Given you want to ideally add a rim protecting 5 and you return 3 posts I don’t see much of a fit/need for Carey when you’re also trying to budget a roster. Obviously you’d like Boswell back from that group, but again when budgeting a roster you probably view him and Evans as a little bit redundant, and again if you’re talking about adding 2-3 starter types at guard spots can you keep both Boswell & Evans happy and is it worth the money?

The big thing, to me at least, is you want all 4 of those first guys back, and then want 2-3 back from that 2nd tier.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
Carey won't cost as much as he did this year. And its not like he is going to secure a bigger bag either elsewhere.

Also the least efficient post players in the country just went against one of the best frontcourt defensive teams in the country and was major contributor to get us to the Sweet 16..... But sure, he has been a failure for Tennessee this year......
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Not sure that’s even debatable, and idk why you don’t think he’d get more $$$ elsewhere, he absolutely would.
 
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#365
#365
JMSqb11 said:
Carey won't cost as much as he did this year. And its not like he is going to secure a bigger bag either elsewhere.

Also the least efficient post players in the country just went against one of the best frontcourt defensive teams in the country and was major contributor to get us to the Sweet 16..... But sure, he has been a failure for Tennessee this year......
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Doubt Carey wants to hang around...he will want to maximize his NIL and start somewhere with assurances for PT most likely which he will not get here plus we have Brown's development (basically on par with Carey right with better athleticism and higher upside potential) and Cade's return.
 
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#368
berryvol said:
Boswell has been a borderline bad defender in some of our biggest games this season. He gets cooked on ball more than almost anyone I’ve seen suit up for us at guard in the last 5 years.
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In fairness, he typically draws the toughest assignment, but yes, at times, he's been as much a liability doing what he supposedly does best as he has been an asset.

Virginia game aside, we can't get next to nothing out of him on offense if he isn't going to absolutely lock down his defensive assignment.
 
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Skooter said:
Yeah he’s not on same level defensively but Mashack only played 9 minutes per half his soph year and has some size Boswell doesn’t.
I think people are thinking a lot about senior Mashack when comparing soph Bishop. Jmo.
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I never really thought to compare Boswell to Mashack - they are very different players to me, whereas Evans reminded me of Shack from the first time I saw him. I'd like to see Boswell return, especially as an improved and more willing shooter. I'm not sure that I see him as more than a solid bench piece on a championship level team But if it had to be between the two it isn't close, as Evans is to me hopefully a four year program anchor.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
I'll be honest, I would take Carey back in a heartbeat. I think at certain times, he can be a big contributor. You aren't bringing him back to be a full season contributor, but a big game contributor. He was one of the two unsung heroes of the Virginia game (next to Boswell).... The only thing I'd make him do in the offseason and work on vertical and shoot 1000 free throws a day!
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It depends on his price, but I might agree with that if he committed to working toward being a 70-73% FT shooter and developing post moves to create space and draw fouls instead of getting so many shots blocked. Kind of like a poor man's Moses Malone, because he clearly has a nose for the ball on the boards.
 
#374
#374
bleedingTNorange said:
To me it’s pretty simple, we all want to add 3-4 portal pieces, in order to do so you have to lose 2-3 guys off the current roster…

I don’t think anyone wants to lose:
Estrella, Brown, Evans or Phillips

Next tier:
Boswell, Henderson, Massamba, Burg & Carey


Given you want to ideally add a rim protecting 5 and you return 3 posts I don’t see much of a fit/need for Carey when you’re also trying to budget a roster. Obviously you’d like Boswell back from that group, but again when budgeting a roster you probably view him and Evans as a little bit redundant, and again if you’re talking about adding 2-3 starter types at guard spots can you keep both Boswell & Evans happy and is it worth the money?

The big thing, to me at least, is you want all 4 of those first guys back, and then want 2-3 back from that 2nd tier.
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I don't hear a lot of talk about the need for a stretch 4/5. To me, that would add a dimension that we haven't had here since Grant Williams.
 
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cncchris33 said:
In fairness, he typically draws the toughest assignment, but yes, at times, he's been as much a liability doing what he supposedly does best as he has been an asset.

Virginia game aside, we can't get next to nothing out of him on offense if he isn't going to absolutely lock down his defensive assignment.
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It's hard for me to imagine Barnes not doing what is necessary to bring Boswell back after two years of working with him and praising his development the way he has been. I think he sees BB and Cade as a continuation of the UT lineage of Williams/Admiral/ZZ/Shack/Gainey in maintaining the culture in the program.
 
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