Dink Pate
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Sep 25, 2026
Matt DebsHOST
It was a failed project of the G League to try and fast-track an NBA route.
Matt DebsHOST
Now, Dink Pate had an interesting decision to make.
Matt DebsHOST
When he came out of high school, he went to the G League.
Matt DebsHOST
He did.
Matt DebsHOST
The Westchester Knicks.
Matt DebsHOST
To the understanding of Dink Pate and his agency.
Matt DebsHOST
You know, he signed a Roc Nation.
Kellen FrangioneHOST
Really? Yeah.
Sam FettermanHOST
...
Sam FettermanHOST
if, if they have Dink Pate eligible, that's a completely different story.
Sam FettermanHOST
I don't think that's going to happen.
Michael DeRosaGUEST
Yeah, I don't either.
Sam FettermanHOST
And I, I...
Sam FettermanHOST
That's, that's a big one for me because, like, that can be your primary ball handler, and you don't need Malik Mack to be your primary ball handler i- i- if Dink Pate is on your team.
Michael DeRosaGUEST
Then he shouldn't play because Sable's better at what you want him to do.
Michael DeRosaGUEST
Oh, yeah.
Andy PattonHOST
But for Vanderpool, he's a transfer coming over from Florida Atlantic.
Andy PattonHOST
There's a lot of guys that could be for Providence, depending how you feel about Dink Pate, Miles Bird coming over from San Diego State as well.
Andy PattonHOST
There's a lot of guys I looked at strongly on Creighton's roster.
Andy PattonHOST
But Vanderpool was so, so good as a scorer at FAU last year.
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Andy PattonHOST
Give me my honorable mention being Luigi Suigo going over to Villanova, the big fella.
Andy PattonHOST
uh italian center who i think is going to be excellent for kevin willard and the wildcats
Isaac SchadeHOST
landrew is the only credible answer here andy uh so i will say it as well also jokingly can i say dink pate right like like because he's listed as a freshman anyway um andy coach of the year uh who you got here
Andy PattonHOST
I'm going with Brian Hodgson, new coach to the conference, so sometimes they don't always get the respect right away.
Jeff GoodmanHOST
Yeah, I don't know what's going to happen.
Jeff GoodmanHOST
I think Pate, we don't know.
Jeff GoodmanHOST
Simpson, you know, opinion can shoot it.
Jeff GoodmanHOST
Simpson, was he brought in as kind of an insurance policy in case they don't get Pate? I don't know.
Jeff GoodmanHOST
You know, I haven't talked to Hodgson about that.
Jeff GoodmanHOST
But, yeah, you're right.
MacHOST
I would also definitely want Pate, but I do think it's mathematically impossible for all three to end up on the opening day roster, unfortunately.
MacHOST
So if you pulled the team's roster... not counting dink pate they're already at 13 guys so then you mix in pate pinion simpson that brings you to 16 and i believe the roster limit is 15. um so you know we talked about kind of the insurance plan either it was either the last episode of the episode before uh you know the the insurance plan it feels like derek simpson coming in is a little bit of like a hey we're not we're not sure how this thing's gonna go we've talked about kind of believe what you see not what you hear So I don't know.
MacHOST
I think I think the fifth year guys do have a really good case.
MacHOST
Unfortunately, you know, I think Derek Simpson and Joe Pinion are in a little similar camps as far as their case for eligibility.
Jake HatchHOST
There are programs all over this country.
Jake HatchHOST
I just read a story about former G League player Dink Pate, who is still in purgatory with regards to his eligibility status when it comes to potentially playing this year in his own right, playing for Providence.
Jake HatchHOST
Who knows if and when this is going to finally come to an end.
Jake HatchHOST
And by the way, let's say the appeals court next week does uphold the injunction status.
Jeremy WolfHOST
Some of them are about much of what we talk about on this show.
Jeremy WolfHOST
Now, we're gonna talk about a guy, an athlete named Dink Pate.
Jeremy WolfHOST
I hope I'm pronouncing that right.
Jeremy WolfHOST
Dink Pate is a 20-year-old on Providence's campus right now, going to class, practicing with the team, and he is not allowed to actually play.
Jeremy WolfHOST
He's in NCAA limbo, and the reason is a masterclass in how the fine print eats athletes alive.
Jeremy WolfHOST
Dink Pate, who I, I guess played [laughs] football in the 1950s, uh, [laughs] Dink Pate is in limbo.
Jeremy WolfHOST
For extra points, Pate debuted in the G League at 17, never went to college, and later decided he wanted to.
Jeremy WolfHOST
At a time when college pays far more than it used to, the sticking point is an Exhibit 10 contract he signed with the Knicks, a reported $85,300 bonus to play for their G League affiliate.
MikePANELIST
Sheen Holloway said, everything we have from the NCAA is those guys are not going to get cleared.
MikePANELIST
they're kind of in the same realm as dink pate not 100 in the same situation as them but from the looks of it a lot of these guys that are kind of you know on the bubble of playing or not playing it's just not looking good for anybody so so where do we stand you know in in that whole dink pate world and some of these other biggies teams not going to get some of their better players that they thought were going to play
LebHOST
Well, I think Kevin McNamara kind of pointed out really well on Twitter the other day, which is probably something you may never hear me say ever again.
LebHOST
But he made a really good point, which was there's very little nuance to this.
LebHOST
It's like saying just because it's an American league It's associated with the NBA that it's a complete faux pas, but... a professional player from another country is totally fine.
LebHOST
It doesn't make any sense.
LebHOST
And I think maybe that logic would apply if Dink Pate was 23, 24, had been playing professional basketball, kind of been like a journeyman trying to make his way into the league, you know, find a situation that fits him.
LebHOST
But this is a guy who, like, he basically, only reason he chose to go to the G League was because of that G League program, whatever it was.
MikePANELIST
I try to read these articles and my mind can't comprehend what's going on here.
MikePANELIST
So let's dive into the Dink Pate storyline right here.
MikePANELIST
So Some background again on Pate, as everyone probably knows already, but he was a former projected 2025 lottery pick.
MikePANELIST
He averaged 16 points a game, 30 minutes for Westchester last season in the G League.
MikePANELIST
He loves the fan base.
MikePANELIST
This would be really, really unfortunate if he cannot play here.
MikePANELIST
So, Explain to me and to the listeners more about this Exhibit 10 contract that he signed and how worried are we on a scale of 1 to 10 about Dink Pate?
LebHOST
Well, first of all, I just want to say, you know, here we are again.
Carter ElliottHOST
All right, Big East.
Carter ElliottHOST
We have Silas Demery, Nigel James, Dink Pate, Tunde Yasufu, and Braylon Mullins.
Carter ElliottHOST
I feel good about those.
Carter ElliottHOST
Dion, let's shift to one big thing here.
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