It’s also total BS that this is all in the name of the “best interest” of the player(s). Absolute nonsense. This is being fueled by handlers, psuedo-agents, and over-zealous parents who are all trying to dip in. You cannot convince me in any universe that a kid going to 4 schools in 5 years is in his best interest of maximizing his college experience and/or potential as an athlete. They are nothing more than teenage, professional, basketball mercenaries— the overwhelming majority of whom are not making enough to change their lives or anything like that either. NIL on its own is fine. Or at least something that can work. NIL + portal free agency is an absolute glaring negative for all involved.