Blake Griffin was the first player in free agency to ink the dotted line with the Brooklyn Nets on a one-year, $2.64 million contract. The decision to remain a Nets was easy, said Griffin, even after being approached by other teams with bigger offers. Griffin declined to comment on which teams pursued him but left no question about where he wanted to be.
“This was a situation that was comfortable with,” said Griffin. “A lot of those other offer didn’t necessarily — just going to make more money, going to a new spot, or maybe a bigger role — wasn’t really a thing.