After starting the week with some Indians and Browns talk, I went back at it for some Cavs talk. This time, the topic at hand was Rich Paul and his big client Tristan Thompson in their quest for a 2015 max contract.
Tristan Thompson and his free agency power play The difficulties of talking about a defensive player What's the value of a defense-first player? What happened to the LeBron leverage play? Leaking information to the media as a negotiating tactic Rich Paul making a statement just like Eric Bledsoe How did Eric Bledsoe get $78 million when the Suns wanted to give him $48? SB Nation blog Bright Side of the Sun ran down the whole thing after the fact Is Tristan Thompson worth $94 million over five years? J.R. Smith gets married The NBA drama machine