He's got a valid complaint, he just needs to take it up with his union rep, not Phoenix. The restricted free agency process is inherently unfair to RFAs. This isn't a case of him being a diva/spoiled/etc. this is a case of him not realizing that resistance is not only futile, it probably hurts him more than it hurts the team he's lashing out at.

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Posted by teke184

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Posted on 7/31/14 at 12:00 pm to TigerinATL

If Bledsoe wants to call Phoenix's bluff, he can tell them he'll take that $4m QO.

Problem is that it leaves a ton of money on the table for him, which is an issue given his injury history.

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Posted by hugo_boss

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Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 7/31/14 at 6:00 pm to TigerinATL

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He's got a valid complaint, he just needs to take it up with his union rep, not Phoenix. The restricted free agency process is inherently unfair to RFAs. This isn't a case of him being a diva/spoiled/etc. this is a case of him not realizing that resistance is not only futile, it probably hurts him more than it hurts the team he's lashing out at.

I agree that RFA is unfair because it can lock a player in a situation they want out of. Financially though I think being a RFA benefits the players. Other teams almost always have to over pay for RFA in order to stop the original team from matching. There's no way Gordon should have been a max player with his injury history but Phoenix submitted the only offer they could that might get them Gordon but we matched anyway. If the teams that could offer Bledsoe a max felt he was worth near the max then he would have an offer to force Phoenix's hand.

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