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It helps to have the same agent as LeBron James, especially when it comes to
free agency.
James and power forward Tristan Thompson are both represented by James's
close friend, Rich Paul. Currently, Paul is reportedly entangled in a
stalemate with the Cleveland Cavaliers regarding Thompson's contract.
The Cavaliers were reportedly close to an agreement with Thompson on a
five-year, $80-million deal, but a follow-up claimed that the two sides
remained apart. With Thompson's status as a restricted free agent, allowing
the market to set the price would be a logical move.
騎士希望用5年80M簽下TT，但雙方意見仍有分歧，TT今年是受限自由球員，所以騎士
可以跟進任何報價
But James holds the ultimate sway with his status as a free agent, and he's
apparently putting his influence to work.
LBJ目前是自由球員，但他希望可以運用他的影響力讓騎士快點簽TT
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The Cavaliers have been anything but frugal this summer. They locked up
restricted free agent Iman Shumpert (four years, $40 million) and
unrestricted free agent Kevin Love (five years, $110 million), and will
likely find themselves with over $100 million in salary commitments.
騎士這個暑假已經和香坡.愛神續約，而且團隊薪資可能超過一億
To that end, signing Thompson to something like a maximum deal (worth up to
$90 million) seems like overkill. Thompson's defense proved invaluable during
their playoff run, but they already have Love soaking up the bulk of minutes
at power forward. Tack on their interest in David West, and the Cavaliers
project to have a logjam in the frontcourt.
TT希望能簽到頂薪5年90M，雖然有點誇張但他在季後賽的防守是騎士能進總冠軍的關鍵
但騎士已經簽Love了，而且也有消息在追求大衛西，騎士陷入兩難
But again, the Cavaliers have both James and Paul pulling for Thompson. And
if the squabble is over a few million over the life of a five-year deal, is
it really worth potentially upsetting James? Probably not.
騎士會為了這幾M的差距而影響LBJ續約嗎?恐怕不會