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Originally Posted by SNR
If the environment isn't right for creating your brand, then MAKE it right. And I highly doubt if the Cavs get the right deal agreed upon and Wiggins' ass is on the way out, they're not going to re-think the deal just because he tells them he won't be able to sell as many jerseys if he goes to the Wolves.
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If what RustShack posted is true, it sounds like the issue isn't so much what Wiggins wants as it is the salary cap.
An unsigned rookie has a cap hold based on where he was picked, sort of like the rookie wage scale in the NFL. The final contract can range between 80% and 120% of the cap hold, but in practice almost all rookies sign for close to 120%. So it's possible that Cleveland needs that extra 20% to make the salaries match.