Crazier? Rex or Brittney Spears? Go.
Rex and 500k
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I guess the Apple store incidents weren't enough attention for Rex.
I guess he was late to say Cal is leaving for the NBA again....so he cooked up this total BS story. Rexie Smolette.
If he played today the school could just offer him some apple products and he would sign on the dotted line.
As Bill Walton said in HIS book....(paraphrase) He took a paycut to go to the NBA...
$500,000 is a totally believable amount ; i.e Cam Newton, Zion Williamson, etc. It's out there...
$500,000 is a totally believable amount ; i.e Cam Newton, Zion Williamson, etc. It's out there...
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Lol...so some school offering him $500,00 makes him a POS?...
I'm inclined to believe it. In my lifetime he's the only player of that caliber the state has produced as far as hype and excitement. We've produced some good talent. Some even having great pro careers, like Rondo, but Chapman was on another level coming into his freshman season. And he delivered.
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Why does his comments rub you all the wrong way? He didn’t say anything bad about the university. Geez...
He also said it during a broadcast he was doing.. The other guy with him said I wouldn't say that publically and bill said,, what are they gonna do? Make me ineligible? Fine me? Lol..
$500K back then was an absurd amount of money. UK tuition with room and board was $2500. Now it is $26,000.
Also in his made up story he says the offer was made through his parents OR coaches. He isn’t sure who the offer was made through!!
Also in his made up story he says the offer was made through his parents OR coaches. He isn’t sure who the offer was made through!!
The problem is that is $1.3 mil in todays dollars. He is full of ish.
I wonder if he keeps the money records on his ipad?
I’ve said it many times and I’ll say it again, F Rex Chapman.
The average NBA salary was $300k in 1984. Rex is simply trying to get attention.
If you think it's outside the realm of possibility that someone, even us, offered Rex a huge sum of money to play basketball, I'm not sure what planet you're living on.
It's interesting that Mills was a setup and the Davis story wasn't true and Bam didn't get paid and Rex is lying but we believe virtually everything that comes out about other programs or players getting paid.
I mean, what are the odds? The whole sport is crawling with illegal benefits and has been for 60 years or more, but we're always clean and no one else is? Cmon lol.
The reality is it doesn't matter. Like at all. It's like steroids in baseball. Anything that widespread and pervasive is basically going to balance out in the end.
But feel free to go on twitter and tell Rex what you think. I'm sure he'll hate that. Guy can't stand arguing or attention.
It's interesting that Mills was a setup and the Davis story wasn't true and Bam didn't get paid and Rex is lying but we believe virtually everything that comes out about other programs or players getting paid.
I mean, what are the odds? The whole sport is crawling with illegal benefits and has been for 60 years or more, but we're always clean and no one else is? Cmon lol.
The reality is it doesn't matter. Like at all. It's like steroids in baseball. Anything that widespread and pervasive is basically going to balance out in the end.
But feel free to go on twitter and tell Rex what you think. I'm sure he'll hate that. Guy can't stand arguing or attention.
Absolutely, and while I'm a little skeptical about $500K, you'd have to be pretty naive to think Chapman (and others) weren't offered $$$$ by schools, including UK.
All of that notwithstanding, Rex is full of ****. I do think the Emery envelope was a bit suspicious. Other stuff, I don't doubt.
yep
i just looked up the average salary for nba players in 1986 it was 370,104
Dominique Wilkins .............. 585,000
so yea he is fos
Best me to it....no one was paying players that much in 1986.
no freakin way... Hell, AD was only offered 200k, armirite?
that guy just can’t help himself. Narcissistic, gaslighter.
Lotta hate for a Wildcat on this board, probably an all time player too!! SMH
Agreed...
there were college running backs way back in the day that said they were offered "500,000" to go to certain colleges... So, that number has been thrown out there for other elite level athletes...
Who knows...
I'm inclined not to believe or like anything about REX theses days, but don't doubt for a minute that he wasn't offered money. Heck, it happens all the time NOW, and even with FBI wiretaps, nothing can be done about it...
And has done nothing but embarrass himself and the program since he last wore a uniform. I hope he’s clean and healthy for him and his family’s sake, but it doesn’t excuse him for spewing nothing but verbal diarrhea out his mouth for the past 10+ years. Especially when some of it has hurt the program IMO.
He is the worst.
Do you know where you're posting?? A lot of these idiots just hate everything. Anything not exactly them, they hate it. It's something you just gotta deal with read the threads here. Mods encourage it
No. It’s a dozen other things he’s done that anyone who has paid attention could list that makes him a POS. I used to be a huge fan. Now I see him as a total loser whose presence around Kentucky basketball is a constant embarrassment.
With UL's corrupt history and the story of him wanting to go to UL, I would say it was Louisville who offered the money. Fortunately, Wayne Chapman saw the big picture. Too bad his son isn't quite as wise.
The University should cut off all relationships with this POS person
He’s a lunatic attention *****
He’s a lunatic attention *****
To some people, politics is the only thing that matter. It’s absolutely miserable and I don’t get it. I don’t like Rex’s politics but that doesn’t make him a bad guy.
I heard him say on his podcast that he verbally committed to Denny Crum before Joe B Hall retired.
All that **** has been debunked. The stuff about other schools has been proven with evidence. The stuff about UK has just been words.
Chapman lost me a few years ago. Could be true but I think he’s generally FOS.
But, to be fair the $500K could’ve been a 4 year deal paid in one lump sum which would’ve made it $125K/year, which seems realistic if the average NBA salary was $370K at the time. Rex had a legendary HS career & was a big time recruit so I could see this type of offer happening. But if he meant $500K per season then, yeah, he’s totally FOS.
So do you believe Rex was offered the equivalent of over 1 mil back then? Or is it more likely he he prefers the equivalent of 1 mil Twitter likes today?
It’s obvious which is more likely. Right?
I don’t understand why him and his boyfriend Matty can’t just go find another team