What I found interesting is that Gilbert wasn't even going to be in the meeting. To me, if you're going to offer a guy the MAX, the owner should probably be present at some point.
We've seen some major smoke already. Bosh and Wade were reportedly taking paycuts down to $11M. Then their agent said, "No Way." Now it's not so fast with the Hayward deal.
This is a tough one to call. If the Jazz continue the stance they'll match any offer, teams may not want to sign him to an offer sheet and have their free agent money tied up through July 13th. On the other hand, if Lindsey lets leak the Jazz probably won't match a high offer, it could encourage a team like Cleveland to give Gordon a big deal.