Lots of impending dynamics for Purdue...I'm sure they've thought about all of them. But how they handle them will be interesting.
As we sit today, every player on their roster has an Edey induced, artificially low NIL value.
For Purdue to remain near, or at, the top of the B10...a number of players will have had to either maintain their production (Smith, Loyer), dramatically improve their play and production (TKR, Colvin, Heide, Furst), or come in and break in to the lineup and show themselves to be P4 main rotation level players (any of the freshmen).
For those that do "show out" this year, their NIL values will skyrocket. As a reminder, their value is what someone, anyone, is willing to pay them. And Purdue won't get to determine that any more. Edey accepted lower value than what he was worth. He, in so many ways, was an anomaly. And him doing that, put a hard cap on every player on their teams NIL value. That isn't there any more.
Braden Smith...if he goes out and has a similar year, stats and impact wise... his open market NIL value will probably be multiple 7 figures. Realistically, next year will be Braden's last opportunity to "cash in", as he isn't going to play in the NBA. Is he going to take a huge discount to stay at Purdue? Probably not, and they probably won't make him, they'll pay him his value. That could start to limit what they'd have for others...
TKR...The Rutgers big that transferred this year got 2 million bucks. If TKR is as good as Purdue fans are saying, and shows it... there's your number.
And on, and on...
Edey is gone. Purdue isn't unique or special any more. They'll pay, or they'll lose players. And if they're good this year, I don't think they'll have enough money to stay good the following year.