[BillBradley]

Max Murrell entered the transfer portal on March 19th.

Matt Filipowski is in the portal out of Harvard. Twin brother of Duke standout Kyle Filipowski. Since Stanford is in the same conference as Duke next year maybe he'd be interested. He didn't have a lot of offeres out of high school but getting a 7'0 big man wouldn't hurt.

Another transfer out of harvard is 6'10 Justice Ajogbor.

From a great distance, and sitting in my barcalounger armchair coaches position, I have to imagine that Coach Kyle has at least a competitive pitch offer that can be made to the portal guys for returning:
1) playing time, .. almost guaranteeable? 
2) visibility, in a top conference, with some nationally televised games (I assume some for us, maybe prematurely so), others on regional networks, and almost all (?) on extensively available ACC network. 
3) complete a Stanford degree, you know, for if/when playing basketball might be done.
As to NIL? speculating here, but yeah maybe for some that grass will be greener elsewhere... but surely not so for all the Stanford guys in the portal? And as written elsewhere, not all NIL dollars are equivalent, with some being more reliably cashable than others. I have to hope ours fall into that more reliable bucket.
As to playing on a winning team? Yeah, well, that's always desirable, and so there's always a positive chance, however small, a losing team can turn around quickly.

A stanford degree in NIL landscape just does not mean much as it used to.  Give me a few mil over a Stanford degree any day especially if the school is still decent academically (Duke, Northwestern, Vandy, Notre Dame).

My understanding is there are 5 Stanford guys in the portal.
My understanding, correct me if wrong, is that all 5 of these guys would have been receiving Stanford NIL money already.
Even if that amount might be modest in comparison to some athletes at some sports at some schools.
Are you suggesting that all 5 of these guys will be offered elsewhere a few mil in NIL money more than what already getting at Stanford?
I'm skeptical, but I honestly don't know, that's why I'm asking.

My guess for Carlyle would be around the same as Ingram. Call it $300K/year. BUT, that was Ingram a while ago and it is growing. Now, what happens if Carlyle ends up at somewhere like UNC, the team has a great season and postseason, and he plays incredibly well. He will be more popular, which means more advertising, more leverage, etc. In 3 years, he could pull in north of a million and maybe a lot more depending on how things break. Stojo probably not that much, but he would make significantly more than at Stanford. The NIL money is significantly different for these two. Add the need for eyeballs and I highly doubt they'll come back.

Raynaud is interesting. He is one of the top few best players in the portal, and at 7'0 can pretty much write his own ticket. But, he's going to be a senior and then likely off to the league. Depending on where he goes, he might fetch close to $500K. But he cares way more about playing on a winner and in front of as many eyeballs as possible. Highly doubt he comes back.

Angel is a nice player and can make more than the $50K at Stanford (but not that much more) and it's only one year. Maybe Smith can lure him back, but need a grad program.

Murrell was a wasted talent, and is probably seeking a restart. NIL not much of a factor here. Also need a grad program.

[BillBradley]

Max Murrell entered the transfer portal on March 19th.

Matt Filipowski is in the portal out of Harvard. Twin brother of Duke standout Kyle Filipowski. Since Stanford is in the same conference as Duke next year maybe he'd be interested. He didn't have a lot of offeres out of high school but getting a 7'0 big man wouldn't hurt.

Another transfer out of harvard is 6'10 Justice Ajogbor.

From a great distance, and sitting in my barcalounger armchair coaches position, I have to imagine that Coach Kyle has at least a competitive pitch offer that can be made to the portal guys for returning:
1) playing time, .. almost guaranteeable? 
2) visibility, in a top conference, with some nationally televised games (I assume some for us, maybe prematurely so), others on regional networks, and almost all (?) on extensively available ACC network. 
3) complete a Stanford degree, you know, for if/when playing basketball might be done.
As to NIL? speculating here, but yeah maybe for some that grass will be greener elsewhere... but surely not so for all the Stanford guys in the portal? And as written elsewhere, not all NIL dollars are equivalent, with some being more reliably cashable than others. I have to hope ours fall into that more reliable bucket.
As to playing on a winning team? Yeah, well, that's always desirable, and so there's always a positive chance, however small, a losing team can turn around quickly.

A stanford degree in NIL landscape just does not mean much as it used to.  Give me a few mil over a Stanford degree any day especially if the school is still decent academically (Duke, Northwestern, Vandy, Notre Dame).

My understanding is there are 5 Stanford guys in the portal.
My understanding, correct me if wrong, is that all 5 of these guys would have been receiving Stanford NIL money already.
Even if that amount might be modest in comparison to some athletes at some sports at some schools.
Are you suggesting that all 5 of these guys will be offered elsewhere a few mil in NIL money more than what already getting at Stanford?
I'm skeptical, but I honestly don't know, that's why I'm asking.

My guess for Carlyle would be around the same as Ingram. Call it $300K/year. BUT, that was Ingram a while ago and it is growing. Now, what happens if Carlyle ends up at somewhere like UNC, the team has a great season and postseason, and he plays incredibly well. He will be more popular, which means more advertising, more leverage, etc. In 3 years, he could pull in north of a million and maybe a lot more depending on how things break. Stojo probably not that much, but he would make significantly more than at Stanford. The NIL money is significantly different for these two. Add the need for eyeballs and I highly doubt they'll come back.

Raynaud is interesting. He is one of the top few best players in the portal, and at 7'0 can pretty much write his own ticket. But, he's going to be a senior and then likely off to the league. Depending on where he goes, he might fetch close to $500K. But he cares way more about playing on a winner and in front of as many eyeballs as possible. Highly doubt he comes back.

Angel is a nice player and can make more than the $50K at Stanford (but not that much more) and it's only one year. Maybe Smith can lure him back, but need a grad program.

Murrell was a wasted talent, and is probably seeking a restart. NIL not much of a factor here. Also need a grad program.