2026 Vols Transfer Portal Thread

[bleedingTNorange]

FWIW, I don't blame Barnes in this at all. And certainly, there's time to fix it, but the wagon was hitched to Juke & Tanner. The goal was a roster that could push for a Final Four and that effort falls very short without either of those guys.

Yours might have been, but that wasn’t the reality.

 

[TrippieRedd]

You will get Malik Mack as your starting PG and you will like it @TrippieRedd

B-but that also means he’s also YOUR PG!

 

[MrAtkins]

The numbers keep going up, so the program always needs more. I do believe in the sentiment that the time is now. But, geez, give it a chance. We will spend more this year than ever.

But if you think we can go toe to toe with a couple of these schools every year with booster money, you are misguided. That’s why they use analytics.

I’ll settle for just one year of a true final four budget while Barnes is still kicking. Then they can go hire a journeyman coach and revert back to analytics for the next foray into the basketball wilderness.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

You were just talking about this year and now you’re talking about last year?

Are you retarded? Stroke perhaps??

Here you go though!

Now rewind further

 

[MoCo_Vol]

You will get Malik Mack as your starting PG and you will like it @TrippieRedd

Oh don't worry...Trippie will love Mack!

A dream

PG: ZZ / Malik Mack / Boswell (RS)
SG: Chaz Lanier / Gainey
SF: Darlingstone Dubar / Carr
PF: Mashack / Phillips
C: Awaka / Aidoo / JP

Not sure on numbers or whatever, but if we have any other spots, I'd get another big. Gainey and Carr get more minutes then step into a starting role the following year imo

 

[TrippieRedd]

Oh don't worry...Trippie will love Mack!

Bench player, duh

I was a big Dubai fan though!

 

[cncchris33]

I think that’s my error, and it’s not as bleak as it sounds.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Let me guess….we’re going to have interest in Alvaro again

 

[cncchris33]

It is becoming more evident that Tennessee should have overspent on Boswell, Evans, Estrella and one of Carey/Phillips and spent the other 8-10 million for a quality P5 point guard, additional iso scorer and a rim protecting, athletic big man.

Evans and Estrella, maybe. The others, very replaceable.

 

[VolFan_stuck_in_the_901]

Let me guess….we’re going to have interest in Alvaro again

What's wrong with that?

 

[cncchris33]

FWIW was just told Tanner has decided to stay at Vandy and won’t be entering the portal

I was just about to post that its time to move on from Tanner and get the next guy. Don't wanna get caught with our pants down again. This news makes it easier, obviously.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Evans and Estrella, maybe. The others, very replaceable.

I would feel a lot better about where things stand now if those two were still on the team.

 

[TrippieRedd]

What's wrong with that?

He’s not LeBron.

 

[Adam2014]

The joke is on Estrella. He may have gotten paid, but 8 out of the last 9 defending champions have not made it to the sweet 16 the next year. Have fun watching the Vols on the couch next year while you ice that foot.

 

[wtmvol]

Well that Tanner update is poop.

 

[Jimmy Football]

I’ll wait to taste the dish I’m served before I condemn the chef. I’ve had pretty good meals at this restaurant in the past.

 

[RyanWalkerPGH]

Yours might have been, but that wasn’t the reality.

Time will tell, but I feel very good about my position.

 

[SlyStone]

View attachment 825372Estrella was by far the most frustrating player we had last year. I have never seen one of our bigs miss so many 1 ft baskets. Sorry, I was hoping most of the year that he would portal out and we would find a replacement.

He did miss a lot of Bunnies.

 

[cncchris33]

I would feel a lot better about where things stand now if those two were still on the team.

Sure, I don't think anyone was actively shewing them out the door. They went out and maximized their value. No shame in that. And no shame in Tennessee believing they can also maximize the value of their dollar. It's business and it's a calculated risk for everyone involved, players and coaches alike.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Time will tell, but I feel very good about my position.

You’ve felt good the last 3 years too that we were gonna suck, but all we did was make E8 time and time again

 

[Sasquatch_]

I would feel a lot better about where things stand now if those two were still on the team.

Absolutely no way to make this call until we find out the portal replacements.

I really wish some of you would learn to step back from the ledge and see how things play out before (over)reacting to every ebb and flow. It’s exhausting to watch.

 

[CamVol8]

One thing i’ve come to the conclusion to over the years is some people will always defend Barnes and what he does in the portal NO MATTER WHAT.
We could sign the most mediocre player and miss out on all of our top targets and it would all be according to plan for some. Unreal lol

 

[MoCo_Vol]

There’s one list that was posted on here that had him at #3? I’m not a basketball scout nor a portal insider so I don’t have a clue exactly what Michigan paid JP. How r u so certain that it was $3million? We’ve obviously entered crazy season with runaway portal numbers by some at least.

I had a longer reply, but it's too wordy and pointless.

I'm not certain it's 3million, I am however certain that he wasn't just made a top 5 NIL college athlete.

Currently SI only has 4 estimated at that amount.

Arch Manning 6.8mil
Carson Beck 4.3mil
Jeremiah Smith 4.2mil
AJ Dybantsa 4.1mil (only basketball player on the list at all)

 

[CamVol8]

Dai Dai Aimes gonna be our starting PG next year
Don’t worry everyone we good!!!

 

[bleedingTNorange]

I would feel a lot better about where things stand now if those two were still on the team.

I think if you land the 2 known visitors this weekend that changes the look quite a bit, let’s play optimistic for a minute and say they also take CWjr while they’re at it this weekend. That’s 4 freshman, 3 returnees, and 3 portal commits…so you’re sitting at 10/13 positions filled less than a week after the portal opened.

Henderson/Clark
Ames/Burg
Lundblade/Green
Brown/Scott/CWjr
Rubin


That’s obviously not close to a done roster, but it’s got a really nice foundation imo at least…you’d be in clear need of a PG, another top end big ideally, and ideally a 3/4 that can score. Obviously key pieces, but you’d have the bulk of the leg work done allowing you to process your board a bit and narrow in on a few guys.