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Cooper Flagg made how much to play in college?!  In just 1 year at Duke, you won't believe what Flagg got for NIL money!

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00:00A little bit of news this morning when it comes to Cooper Flagg and what Cooper Flagg made NIL-wise in one year at Duke.

00:11Any guesses or do you guys know the story already?

00:13I do not know the number.

00:14You don't know the number?

00:15Any guesses?

00:16$15 million.

00:18For one year at Duke, I'm going to guess $3 million.

00:20Yeah, I was going to say $2 million.

00:22$10 million.

00:23Shyam, any guess?

00:24$10 million.

00:24$28 million.

00:27What?

00:29In one year?

00:30So that is theoretically more than he may make his first season in the NBA.

00:36Well, that's going to be more than his rookie contract because I think the NBA rookie contract is $10 million.

00:40So I just want to ask if that is a good or a bad thing when it comes to college athletes and to sports.

00:48Well, I understand that his rookie contract won't be that much, but his endorsements and stuff will probably end up reaching that number.

00:56No, no.

00:57I'm just talking about the rookie contract.

00:58I know, I know.

00:59But I'm saying like NIL deals include, you know, like if Nike, NIL.

01:03It's insane.

01:04So will it end up being the same because?

01:07Well, he's got the New Balance deal, so I don't know what that is.

01:09Sorry, New Balance.

01:10He's a New Balance guy.

01:10So it's basically New Balance and Fanatics.

01:13$15 million from New Balance.

01:14$13 million from Fanatics.

01:16One year at Duke University.

01:18That's pretty good.

01:19That is really good.

01:20It's good money, but does that mean a guy goes into the NBA wanting to earn his money?

01:26$28 million is shocking.

01:27Isn't that shocking?

01:29Well, because you got to.

01:30He made three times what Belichick's going to make to coach North Carolina.

01:35I know.

01:35Isn't that unbelievable?

01:36It isn't an amazing and astronomical number, but think about this because there were talks

01:44about Cooper Flagg maybe going back for another year, but that would have slowed down the speed

01:51in which he would have been able to get a super max when he does get to the NBA.

01:54So think about what the super maxes are.

01:56Like we saw Jason Tatum get $318 million.

01:59So Cooper Flagg, when he comes to knocking, that $25 million is going to win.

02:03But if I'm Cooper Flagg, why are you leaving college?

02:06Well, that's what I was just going to say, Curtis.

02:07Before every time a great player would go back, everyone's like, but what if you get injured?

02:11What if you get injured?

02:12What if you miss out on your opportunity?

02:14Well, you're still making $28 million.

02:15It's still, why run the risk of going back to college?

02:19You already see what happened to Jason Tatum.

02:21Something happens like that.

02:22Yes, it's $25 million.

02:24$28.

02:24$28 million.

02:25But why run the risk of, you know, putting another year in college when that year could

02:31be going to the NBA, which is a super max.

02:33Wiggy, you get paid $100 million to go to Duke for four years?

02:36That sounds awesome.

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