It'll be a challenging spring portal period for Brent Pry and the Hokies with the House settlement still not finalized. (Jon Fleming)

An NIL money dump this spring that blew the basketball transfer portal market out of whack — with benchwarmers seeking $700,000, average players getting $1 million and any real difference-maker garnering $2 million plus — was supposed to be the last hurrah of an unfettered market.