Agent: Miami’s Isaiah Wong will transfer unless NIL compensation increases

Miami guard Isaiah Wong will enter the transfer portal Friday without greater compensation from his name, image and likeness deal, his agent Adam Papas told ESPN.

“If Isaiah and his family don’t feel that the NIL number meets their expectations they will be entering the transfer portal tomorrow, while maintaining his eligibility in the NBA draft and going through the draft process,” Papas said.

Wong, who finished second on the team in scoring last season, declared for the NBA Draft earlier this week. The sophomore was a key member in the Hurricanes’ journey to the Elite Eight in this year’s NCAA Tournament.

“Isaiah would like to stay at Miami,” Papas said. “He had a great season leading his team to the Elite Eight. He has seen what incoming Miami Hurricane basketball players are getting in NIL and would like his NIL to reflect that he was a team leader of an Elite Eight team.”

Florida’s NIL laws prohibit school employees at Miami from arranging NIL deals for athletes.

Papas, who also represents Miami’s Jordan Miller, negotiated an NIL deal for Nijel Pack, who recently transferred to the Hurricanes from Kansas State. Shortly after Pack’s commitment, Florida-based health tech company LifeWallet said it signed him to a two-year NIL deal for $400,000 a year, which also includes a car.

Wong also has a deal with LifeWallet. He has until the May 1 deadline to enter the transfer portal and still be eligible to play next season.

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