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Rich Paul Rejects Claims He Used LeBron James to Leverage Tristan Thompson’s $82M Deal

Paul called LeBron role in Tristan's 5-year contract in 2015 “bullshit” and “a cop out.” He said people use that to “discredit me,” arguing Thompson was paid because of his impact. Paul said coaches valued a big who could “switch one through five,” hold screens, create defensive “frenzy,” and make plays that “don’t show up in the stat sheet.”