2021 W Johnathan Lawson (Transfer Commit)

[Syajeulb]

It will be interesting to see how scholarship numbers and NIL/collective money work out together — theoretically there are no scholarship limits anymore because you could just use NIl and collective to cover all expenses without using a scholarship.

Theoretically, yes. But you would put yourself at a competitive disadvantage unless all other comparable schools also stopped handing out scholarships. Essentially you would have to offer equivalent NIL to match or exceed competitor school's scholarship + NIL money. (This is setting aside all of the non-financial reasons that factor into choice of school: coach, playing time, role, etc. etc.).

Sure -- but it's totally possible that you might be able to sell someone on it and pull it off here and there.

With basketball, there isn't enough playing time to be able to carry really huge rosters or anything. But if you had one more person you wanted to bring in than you had available scholarships, and you could structure a way to cover the equivalent of that one scholarship without using an actual scholarship and then offer NIL money at a normal rate, you could exceed the scholarship limit. And that wouldn't seem like a huge competitive disadvantage, etc.

Yeah, I could see that.

[SeattleJay]

Any news on Jonathan’s visit?

[SoDakJay]

heard from a reliable source that he is a jays lock after visiting yesterday.

[Helmzy]

Very underrated get. This one stings the most for Memphis and Penny was not happy. I'd expect him to be the 6th man by the end of the year next season and probably much much sooner than that.

[Chicagojayfan]

Very underrated get. This one stings the most for Memphis and Penny was not happy. I'd expect him to be the 6th man by the end of the year next season and probably much much sooner than that.

Really like Lawson and liked him a lot coming out of HS as well. Fits what we want in many, many ways - really good shooter, shares the ball and is a very good passer and can handle as well. He would seem a natural as the 6th man next year (I'm kind of assuming Traudt/Miller share time at the 4)

[Jet915]

Why do I get the feeling Mac will sub Farabello in before Lawson.....hopefully that will change as the season goes along.

[bleedblue]

Hopefully he pans out better than our last transfer from Memphis

[TrueBlueJay]

Why do I get the feeling Mac will sub Farabello in before Lawson.....hopefully that will change as the season goes along.

What if Bello is the better choice?

[Jaysker12]

The commentary on their board is interesting. He was recruited over, he can't defend, he is going to be a great player at his next destination. Some saying his transfer blindsided the Memphis staff. Looks like his dad got into it with a fan on Twitter..

https://247sports.com/college/memphis/b ... 31/?page=1

For anyone interested.

[Trifecta]

Why do I get the feeling Mac will sub Farabello in before Lawson.....hopefully that will change as the season goes along.

Because that will absolutely happen and your eyes have seen years of anecdotal evidence to support this. At least to start the season at the very least.