2026 Vols Transfer Portal Thread

[Sudden Impact]

The Haslam family is spending like a half of a billion dollars on Cleveland quarterbacks. Can they not find a couple of hundred thousand dollars to help win some of these bidding wars?

Some of you are great spender's of other people's $$$$$. I guess you contribute as well.
The Cleveland Browns is a business. The Haslams have contributed well, but always felt they had access to the day to day decisions of Tennessee Athletics. No thanks.

 

[tdk333]

Wonder if that rumor was not born of the war in his home country? (I am NOT starting a political argument here.)

During a press conference before the 2026 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game, Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes shared a story about player Ethan Burg to highlight the personal difficulties his family has faced, noting that they have been "in and out of bunkers in Tel Aviv for months".

 

[wtmvol]

Why not? We have a lot of spots to fill.

Sure. I’m just thinking of it more from Ames’ perspective though. Is he ok with backup minutes and backup NIL?

 

[Willy14]

We should definitely try to take both. Remember what @cncchris33 always says “Shooters and ball handlers, shooters and ball handlers”

 

[OrangeInKy]

Maybe that's the market for Roane State point guards?

It is now.

 

[Vols410]

Tanner + Ames with Hill off the bench? (Hill is better than Ames imo but he likes the 6th man role).

That’s the best backcourt in the country. No doubt.

 

[GSPVol]

We can’t take Hill AND Ames, can we? That’s got to be 1 or the other I’d think.

I'll take as many shooters/scorers as I can possibly get.

 

[Putbacks]

Hope everyone survived the night to read about it. This thread has evolved from portal euphoria to portal blues to portal psychosis and back to portal euphoria….

 

[OrangeInKy]

I'd take Hill over Ames, although either is fine. Just think Hill has a higher ceiling

Same.

 

[Bigorangefan 98]

Tanner + Ames with Hill off the bench? (Hill is better than Ames imo but he likes the 6th man role).

That’s the best backcourt in the country. No doubt.

Yes. That happens …. Can the season start tomorrow?

 

[Bigorangefan 98]

Who's Tanner Stoerner?

Forgot. Comma lol

 

[Stoked]

I really want Ames and Hill, but if I had to choose between one or the other I think I'm leaning Hill now. More upside. Potentially have him for two years instead of one. Absolute baller, who averaged 25.5 ppg, 6 rpg, and 3 apg and shot 52.6% from three in the tourney... knocking down 10-19. Has NCAAT experience, and proven to be able to play at a high level during the tourney.

I really want both, but I'm trying to see a way that we could get both and have them as starters without 1 of them having to be our starting pg. I guess one of them or Lundblade could come of the bench, but idk if they'd come here to come off the bench?

 

[hard in the paint]

Terrance Hill Jr. has set a visit according to Mike Wilson on VQ

Massive, this could be our option 1 guy.

 

[Lankykong]

Sorry I’m a little late to the party

 

[TheMookieMonster]

PG: Tyler Tanner
SG: Terrance Hill Jr.
SF: Tyler Lundblade
PF: Dwayne Brown
C: Najai Hines

Would be a pretty good starting 5. Think how deep the bench is would determine whether it’s good enough to take that next step we want though.

 

[VolFan_stuck_in_the_901]

PG: Tyler Tanner
SG: Terrance Hill Jr.
SF: Tyler Lundblade
PF: Dwayne Brown
C: Najai Hines

Would be a pretty good starting 5. Think how deep the bench is would determine whether it’s good enough to take that next step we want though.

Ramey said Hines is starting to feel like a longshot

 

[VolFan_stuck_in_the_901]

Gonna have to get involved with other bigs

 

[johnfnkelly]

PG: Tyler Tanner
SG: Terrance Hill Jr.
SF: Tyler Lundblade
PF: Dwayne Brown
C: Najai Hines

Would be a pretty good starting 5. Think how deep the bench is would determine whether it’s good enough to take that next step we want though.

Brown starting at the 4??

 

[TheMookieMonster]

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Brown starting at the 4??

Not ideal and don’t think it’s actually where we’ll end up. Just projecting based on how much money Tanner and Hill will command and needing to still spread out money with like 6 other roster spots.

 

[Bigorangefan 98]

I don’t see brown starting just yet .

 

[TrippieRedd]

So we’re getting everyone now.


sweet

 

[Putbacks]

Brown started 10 games this past season. i think he can make the necessary climb to get where he needs to be to start—if need be….

 

[omghulkhands]

Not ideal and don’t think it’s actually where we’ll end up. Just projecting based on how much money Tanner and Hill will command and needing to still spread out money with like 6 other roster spots.

Brown was about as good as you can be as a screener and passer as a freshman big. If we end up with all these scorer / shooting guards and wings then Brown is a great fit.

 

[Mullins2010]

 

[RyanWalkerPGH]

What are we thinking the number would be for Terrence Hill Jr.?

$3 million maybe? I would think he’s more valuable than Lundblade but not in the elite guard market range.