Forward A.J. Storr is transferring from Wisconsin and he's demanding loads of money to play for your college team. Namely, Storr reportedly asked Kansas for $1 million after he entered the college basketball transfer portal.
You read that right — Storr wants $1 million to play COLLEGE basketball.
Some might consider that laughable. In fact, just about everyone who's commented on it has.
"According to Prep Scouting's Chas Wolfe, A.J. Storr asked the Kansas Jayhawks for a NIL deal valued at $1 million, which they countered with a take-it-or-leave-it offer of $750,000, which was turned down by Storr's representatives," wrote WSAU.
But wait. There's more.
Illinois and Kentucky both have an interest in Storr, per reports — and they may even be willing to meet his demands.
How silly is that? Is he going to bring in $1 million in revenue?
Storr averaged 16.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists, and 0.6 steals in his lone season with the Badgers. So he's decent — but not exactly lighting up the iPads sed for scouting from NBA executives.
One NBA scout told Hoops Wire that Storr "has NBA potential." Then the scout added, "But that's it: Potential."
Oh, Storr also declared for the 2024 NBA Draft. But again, interest from that league is low.
Now, you cannot fault a young man for trying. Who doesn't want a million bucks? And if Storr can get $750,000, that's a win. The NBA G League wouldn't pay him that, and that' likely where he would be headed next season if he were to remain in the NBA Draft.
So go for it. Someone out there will be foolish enough to play it. After all, until this latest financial demand, no one outside of Wisconsin had probably heard of Storr.
But we sure know him now.
"What I do know is Storr is borderline delusional if he thinks he's going to find a program to pay him $1 million," wrote David Hookstead of Outkick. "All the credit in the world to him for having the guts to ask, and if he can find someone to pay him, more power to him.
"But let's get real. He's not worth $1 million, and plenty of people think the situation is a sign of what NIL has become."
