While the Cleveland Cavaliers' contractual impasse with J.R. Smith has been well-publicized, it seems another deadlock with Tyronn Lue's assistant coaching staff has frustrations rising.
Chris Haynes of ESPN.com posted a video on Facebook detailing the situation, saying "frustration is at its worst" with the staff and management.
Assistant coaches Phil Handy, Damon Jones, Jim Boylan and James Posey are all without deals despite being expected to return. Larry Drew, who is currently under contract, was also expected to receive a raise thanks to his promotion to associate head coach, but the team has not yet done so.
The Cavaliers are developing a reputation for dragging their feet with certain contracts. Last summer, Tristan Thompson hung out on the free-agent market all the way until October. Smith is seemingly headed for a similar fate unless he and the Cavs get a deal done soon. There haven't been any reports of major progress between the parties for some time.
Even Lue guided the Cavaliers to a championship while not technically under contract as a head coach.
It's at least a curious ...
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Cavaliers Coaching Staff Reportedly Frustrated with Contract Situations
September 4th, 2016 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »
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