That seriously gives me a great warm, fuzzy feeling inside.
So much so that I'm skeptical. I wouldn't know any better than Rap, but I still find it hard to believe Clowney turned down a bunch of money to come back.
I don't, because the part left off is which teams were they?
If they were teams with solid rosters that were also positioned for a playoff run, then yes, that would be surprising. However, I suspect those other offers came from teams that were either fighting to get out of the cellar, or struggling to get above .500 and *MAYBE* sneak a playoff appearance..... and, I think the fact that Cleveland is as well positioned as any team to go win it all was enough to offset the couple of million dollars. Those few million basically represent the "this is how much we feel we have to overpay to try to get him to reluctantly come here".
