2026 Transfer Portal Thread

[VolArmy74]

Has Darin Smith Jr already got a destination in mind? He's 6'7, 210, shoots 38 percent from 3, explosive scorer with a 38 and 40 point game this year, averaged over 20, and he shot 90 percent from the line on 6 attempts per game, so he draws fouls. Looking at his game tape he can score from all three levels.

 

[oldaaucoach]

Okpara replacement?

Found him. View attachment 822349

How about Anton Bonke from Charlotte

 

[TrippieRedd]

How about Anton Bonke from Charlotte

I’ll take both

 

[bleedingTNorange]

How about Anton Bonke from Charlotte

Is that the 190lbs big man?

 

[vol94]

Idk man look at his game log last season. He was never some great player

I took your advice to research- used chat gbt….. I was a bit surprised as I thought he played better at Vandy. Maybe I’m thinking of his games vs. TN. And their fans- maybe they’re slighting him since he left.

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Category	Vanderbilt (2024–25)	Tennessee (2025–26)
Minutes	20.2 MPG	18.3 MPG
Points	9.0 PPG	7.5 PPG
Rebounds	5.7 RPG	6.3 RPG
Assists	0.8 APG	1.3 APG
FG%	48–49%	46–48%
3PT%	23%	0%
FT%	57%	~50%

 

[VolArmy74]

Carey has major issues with not being able to get off the floor, and not having developed a shot that uses his width. He's tall enough that with his width, he should dominate posts even those 2-4 inches taller. But he plays in a way that he tries to go over them if he can't ram them out of the way, and he gets blocked a lot. His biggest value is that he draws a lot of fouls per minute.

 

[therickbol]

Carey has major issues with not being able to get off the floor, and not having developed a shot that uses his width. He's tall enough that with his width, he should dominate posts even those 2-4 inches taller. But he plays in a way that he tries to go over them if he can't ram them out of the way, and he gets blocked a lot. His biggest value is that he draws a lot of fouls per minute.

That benefit is severely negated by his abysmal FT %

 

[oldaaucoach]

Is that the 190lbs big man?

ESPN stats says he is 7'2" and 270 lbs. 10.6 ppg and 8.3 rpg

 

[VolArmy74]

That benefit is severely negated by his abysmal FT %

It certainly doesn't help that he's so bad at free throw shooting. At best it gets us to the bonus faster and gets opposing bigs in foul trouble.

 

[JMSqb11]

That's beyond naive to think, his price and everyone else's on the team is only going up.

Carey won’t be here for an increased price.

 

[Dougie_D]

Our number 1 priority will be a PG. And we will wait for the best of the best. There's no way I trust Boswell or Burg handling the ball 30 plus minutes.

 

[berryvol]

Carey won’t be here for an increased price.

Correct and this is why no one really wants to keep him/thinks he will be elsewhere. Someone will match what he’s making here or pay him more, that’s the nature of the beast these days.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Correct and this is why no one really wants to keep him/thinks he will be elsewhere. Someone will match what he’s making here or pay him more, that’s the nature of the beast these days.

His big ass should take the DJ Burns route

 

[TrippieRedd]

Trade Boswell for this kid

 

[GSPVol]

Trade Boswell for this kid


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Not for the 2 spot. Gonna need some serious firepower for that position.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

I think it’s that legitimately good stretch 4’s and 5’s are rare. And the good ones that exist end up being very expensive.

Even rarer in the college game.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Is that the 190lbs big man?

7'2" and 270lbs...

 

[oldaaucoach]

Even rarer in the college game.

Ya, and that's why I wanted them to get Alvaro Folgueiras instead of Carey last year.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

ESPN stats says he is 7'2" and 270 lbs. 10.6 ppg and 8.3 rpg

Think I was thinking of the Charleston 7 footer

 

[TrippieRedd]

One of those portal pages says Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn will enter the portal

Massive get for someone if he does enter.
20ppg
49% FG, 41% 3PT
1.5 Steals per game


25 piece on Bama’s head

 

[volbabyvol]

Carey over Phillips all day

CP is dog water and fragile.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Guard, Isaiah Johnson from Colorado in the portal.

16ppg as a freshman

49% FG
82% FT
1.0 spg


28 against Arizona
19 against Houston
27 against BYU
24 against Iowa State
19 against Kansas

 

[Lankykong]

Carey over Phillips all day

CP is dog water and fragile.

And CP is tall, and more athletic, and a better defender, and better at dunking

 

[bleedingTNorange]

@TrippieRedd you make the call…move this one to NCAA forum where it’s a free for all on all entries into the portal and open discussion, and start a Tennessee based intel portal thread (the intentions of this one), or steer this one back to just Tennessee targets?

 

[TrippieRedd]

@TrippieRedd you make the call…move this one to NCAA forum where it’s a free for all on all entries into the portal and open discussion, and start a Tennessee based intel portal thread (the intentions of this one), or steer this one back to just Tennessee targets?

I don’t know ask Freak