In the quiet of August, with most free agents signed and no substantive trade talks going on for the big names on the market, rumors that would be little more than whispers get projected as shouts because of a lack of competition.
That’s what happened with the Cleveland Cavaliers and restricted free agent P.J. Washington. The big man out of Kentucky has played the last four seasons in Charlotte and is stuck in limbo this summer, wanting a new long-term contract that the Hornets are unwilling to give to him.
A fellow NBA writer mentioned on Twitter (who I hope breaks up with their ‘X’ soon) that he had heard the Cavaliers were interested in Washington, and that was aggregated around until hundreds of Cavaliers fans were discussing the possibility.