2026 Vols Transfer Portal Thread

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#3,101
terraceparkvol said:
My wife and I were fortunate enough to go to Chicago and have great seats 8 row from the bench and with player's families. Game versus Michigan we sat next to Felix's mom and she was a delight. Spoke with Ament's dad another great person. Boswell's mom was behind us and a different story. At one point, when Boswell got pulled she yelled to the bench and Barnes "why would you take your best defensive player out of the game". One of the multiple comments that made us shake our head. Reminded me of some little league parents.
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She is a big reason he’s in the portal. Coaches in college can move to a different player with better parents. No one has time for that crap. It’s selfish.
 
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vol94 said:
Agree. And i don’t think he will collect $2 mil. His family listened to his agent who to be honest, inflated the number as most agents do.

Same for Estrella- no way a team pays him $3 mil - esp w/his prior foot injuries. He played thru the pain but it’s still an issue.

I applaud Spyre (and Barnes) as they know what they have in both players.
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Estrella will be making a ton this coming year. He is highly coveted by several teams.
 
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berryvol said:
The more I look into Rubin, the more excited I get about him. Especially if we sign another 5, hard to imagine a better second option there.
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Decent statline but gotta improve shooting free throws. Not too off from Jaylen Carey's percentage.
 
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Rubin will be here this weekend, he’s a clone of Okpara type player for those wondering, listed at 6’11” 220lbs, probably could afford to gain a few pounds prior to the season starting. Elite defender, both switching and shot blocking, good rebounder, offensively he’s a dunker and a lob threat. He would be a frontcourt addition, not necessarily a starter or guaranteed 30mpg guy, they’d still be looking for other options there.

I think Tennessee will have 2-3 other visitors here this weekend as well.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Rubin will be here this weekend, he’s a clone of Okpara type player for those wondering, listed at 6’11” 220lbs, probably could afford to gain a few pounds prior to the season starting. Elite defender, both switching and shot blocking, good rebounder, offensively he’s a dunker and a lob threat. He would be a frontcourt addition, not necessarily a starter or guaranteed 30mpg guy, they’d still be looking for other options there.

I think Tennessee will have 2-3 other visitors here this weekend as well.
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Names should start popping up later today as we get closer to the end of this ridiculous dead period
 
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im still waiting on word of one of these big fish they say we are going after. ive yet to see one name that in my opinion would be a bar mover. we need a legit play making PG. at least two good shooters who can also go off the bounce. a 4 that can stretch the floor but also bang. and we need a shot blocker who can also get boards and maybe come close to a double double. i know the portal isnt officially out of this dead period. but i want someone that makes me go HE$$ Yeah.
 
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Don’t know much about Ames. Stats are Nice, as others are saying the size is a little worrisome, but one think I like is Tony Bennett Brought him into UVA so he should be a stout Defender.
 
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