Yesterday, 10:22 AM
Peterson antics seem bizarre. He's a freshman (although very talented) and he gets to take himself out of games? He must have dirt on the coach to get away with that.
From a conspiracy angle, maybe he's just trying to show his potential while casting doubt he's "The One" so he get's passed over by re-building teams and gets picked farther down by a team with more upside.
First year of Rookie scale for #10 pick is ~$5MM. Petersen is estimated to be getting $1.5MM - $3MM this year (already signed with Adidas and Fanatics). If he could up NIL to >$5MM for another season, he maybe doesn't worry about jumping to the NBA grind so quickly. (FWIW, Flagg made an estimated $4.8MM during his one college year.)
From a conspiracy angle, maybe he's just trying to show his potential while casting doubt he's "The One" so he get's passed over by re-building teams and gets picked farther down by a team with more upside.
First year of Rookie scale for #10 pick is ~$5MM. Petersen is estimated to be getting $1.5MM - $3MM this year (already signed with Adidas and Fanatics). If he could up NIL to >$5MM for another season, he maybe doesn't worry about jumping to the NBA grind so quickly. (FWIW, Flagg made an estimated $4.8MM during his one college year.)