The first day of free agency is not even over yet, and already a couple of things have become abundantly clear.
First and foremost is the fact that LeBron James is probably going to have to settle for something less than a max contract if he wants to both stay with the Miami Heat and facilitate a way for Pat Riley to add some new players.
Secondly, there is a lot of interest in guys who would normally be considered second-tier players, such as Shaun Livingston and Trevor Ariza and Isaiah Thomas.
There are about a million things to talk about when discussing the NBA, from Jason Kidd’s departure in Brooklyn to the Suns’; plans for Eric Bledsoe to the debate over whether Lance Stephenson is a max player for a Pacers team that already has two max guys in Paul George and Roy Hibbert.
In this interview on the Jay Mariotti Show, we hit on all of those subjects and plenty more.