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3:00pm: Last year, Rich Paul client LeBron James more or less delayed the annual July free agent frenzy for 11 days as teams and players waited to find out which team the four-time MVP would play for. Eric Bledsoe‘s free agency dragged on the rest of that summer, as the fellow Paul client didn’t re-sign with the Suns until September 24th. Paul is once more at the center of holding patterns, with Tristan Thompson and Norris Cole still unsigned long after comparable talents struck deals. Still, we’ll eventually have resolution with those two, and Paul client Kevin Seraphin agreed Tuesday to sign with the Knicks.
We can discuss the lingering free agents, this week’s deals and much more in today’s chat. Click here to join!
Norris Cole’s leverage goes up with Dante Exum’s injury. Utah’s under the cap by $5-6M. Utah could also use JR Smith off the bench and as insurance against Burks getting injured again.
If you were running the Jazz, would you use all the remaining cap room to try to sign Cole?
Is there a better option out there to back up Burke? They could take Mario Chalmers from the heat for free, but that’s $4.3m.