Greg Monroe has left a trail of bread crumbs for Eric Bledsoe.
Limitations are everywhere for NBA restricted free agents. Their options are finite. Their leverage is minimal.
Teams—specifically incumbent teams—hold all the power. They can diminish a player's market value and, in some cases, eradicate it entirely.
There is only one thing a player can do at that point, when the market is dry and their individual influence dwindling even further: what Monroe is doing.
According to USA Today's Jeff Zillgitt, he will accept the Detroit Pistons' qualifying offer rather than sign a new contract, delaying his free agency until next summer, when his restrictions disappear and his freedom is absolute.
Rare is the player coming off a rookie contract who passes up a lucrative payday, no matter how much more he wants, no matter which team it's coming from. And while the future impact Monroe's decision has on other case studies—assuming he has one at all—can be tirelessly debated, his is a path Bledsoe has the opportunity to travel now...if he dares.
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Should Eric Bledsoe Follow Greg Monroe’s Lead in NBA Free Agency?
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