Thoughts on Denzel Aberdeen’s Portal Decision

Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) offers insight into Denzel Aberdeen's surprising decision to leave the University of Florida and enter the transfer portal.

A 3 year Florida player and key contributor on the 2025 National Champions, Aberdeen's resilience and hard work were and are a testament to grit in an age when too many players leave at the first sign of adversity. Aberdeen stayed and became a beloved Gator and key cog on a national champion.

Now he has decided to leave Florida, despite being a guaranteed starter with a huge NIL deal on a defending national champion.

We explore why-- and evaluate the basketball sense of the choice.