I know the OP’s heart is in the right place, but there are lots of problems with what you are suggesting for both Cliff and the team.
-The people you highlight for NIL are largely celebrities in their own right, which avails them to a different level of NIL, more in keeping with the original intent, lots of big brands want these athletes to endorse their products. Cliff in not in that situation, at least not for national brands.
-Wolf will be entering year 3 and will be expecting a bigger role, and Lathan Sommerville as a 4 star recruit is going to expect to play minutes immediately. And that doesn’t even take into account that we will still have Ogbole. They could all leave if Cliff comes back.
-Assuming Dylan comes, he and Ace will be playing a lot of two man game, with both taking a lot of shots. Cliff would become a distant third option on offense, hard to see how that helps his development or pro prospects.
-If Cliff stays, he would be almost 24 when he would be looking for his first professional opportunity. The professional interest in a player of that age will be extremely low. He would basically be older than all but a few foreign players who were already professionals overseas when they got drafted. I am not convinced he can get to NBA/G league next year with the flaws in his game, but he would be better served going to a major league like the Euroleague to develop his game. Waiting another year runs the risk that all major leagues lose interest and he ends up somewhere like Kazakhstan, with a hard road to get to any major league.
