Cavs Owner Dan Gilbert spending 1 Mill to give all employees championship rings
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It's definitely not the real ring. He's made that clear. I work for the flagship radio station and everyone involved with the day to day broadcast of the game and associated programs is receiving the rings. They aren't diamond-encrusted, but damn they are going to be really nice. Dan Gilbert is the man.
WascallyWabbit
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This made me laugh, thanks for that haha
Anyways, very nice gesture, even though the guy has had some shady business practices doesn't mean he's not capable of being nice.
mentallyinept
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That's really awesome.
Well done Dan.
Well done Dan.
Randolph Freelander
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Enjoy the tax bill!
Sometimes there is more to winning than money. Here in Cleveland, we have been beaten and stepped on so many times that that ring is more important than any dollar amount. (within reason!)
andthebeatgoeson
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Douche Gilbert trying to not be a douche. Kinda nice.
Dan Gilbert is consistently one of the most amazing and gracious people I have had the pleasure to interact with regularly. IDK what you're talking about. If this is about "the letter" , you'll be surprised to know that he is loved for it here, and loved even more for his ability to get past it and swallow his pride in his presentation that resulted in "the return".
They could probably sell it for more than it cost to buy the ring
Robdraggoo
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Nice. Everybody pitched in for the champion season. Everybody gets a ring
Ninja Scooter
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How generous that he spends $1 million of the tens of millions he pockets from having LeBron James' presence on his miserable ass franchise and city.
Squirrel Killer
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I believe the rings in this case could be considered income, so it's probably good they aren't the $50k versions.
DerangedHermit
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Does it come with a letter written in comic sans?
He could write it with fingerpaints and we'd love it! haha
n0razi
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Im sure it will fetch more than cash value on ebay
What sucks is that employees probably have to pay tax on it
Fox Mulder
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It's nice to reward the lower level employees too. I liked getting bowl bonuses when I worked for NCAA teams.
andthebeatgoeson
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The Letter and allowing Lebron to have trash around him for years. Gilbert failed Lebron and was a direct cause of Lebron leaving. Mo Williams being the number 2 guy was just a travesty. Now, Gilbert is paying thru the nose because he allowed the initial situation.
The letter is just hypocrisy. Cause a situation and don't take full blame? Get all pissy because a guy exercised his rights? I'll never be okay with owners cutting and trading players without care and getting pissy when the star bolts. Take that L and wear it proudly. And it led to the best timeline. Finally, Gilbert is starting to get better, but mostly because Lebron demanded it. So, we'll see in 10 years.
Even Pat Riley is throwing shade a little too much for my liking at Lebron. Dude can't just let a generational player go because it directly impacts their legacy.
I think the new age is for superstars to leave and pick and choose the right place for them, not for the fans or for the owners. You won't have a Garnett or Barkley stay for a decade and waste their prime years, only to chase a ring late in their careers. And it should put owners and front office staff on notice. Get good coaches and get a good team around these stars. Durant suffered with a terrible coach for too long.
Hell, they fired that russian dude after 1.5 seasons in Cleveland and Mike Brown stole too many checks for Dan Gilbert to not get shit.
http://time.com/money/4513025/cleveland-cavaliers-championship-rings/
So, around $1000 per ring. I don't have any $1000 rings so, a win. And they'll be mini royalty for a few years. They'll get some extra dates and a few extra invites to a few BBQs.
David Blatt isnt Russian.
Atomic Playboy
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The engraving on the rings themselves will be in Comic Sans.
CopperPuppy
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LOL at this.
I can't imagine how much courage it took to let the best player in the world come back to give you a championship.
Dreams-Visions
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Sure, why not? If you're in the organization, you contributed however small.
These bitches are gonna be all over ebay tho. lol
COME ON! too fucking soon
These bitches are gonna be all over ebay tho. lol
COME ON! too fucking soon
shira
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If it's got gold and jewels it's worth money
I understand what you're "lol"ing at, but don't forget Dan Gilbert is a multi billionaire who would have continued to be one with or without LBJ coming back. Billionaires have egos, too.
Ninja Scooter
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He's lol'ing at your idea that "swallowing his pride" because of how terribly he handled the LeBron thing the first time around, and oh so graciously allowing the best player in the world to sign with his precious team, is presented as some kind of credit to Gilbert. He's a piece of shit for the borderline whiny plantation owner way he handled the Decision. Fuck him.
Dreams-Visions
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Still a nice thing to do tho, fam. Take a breath.
Golden State fan?
Gentleman Jack
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ayyyy lmao
Dreams-Visions
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Ninja Scooter
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Dan Gilbert shill?
DeaconKnowledge
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PR move to help repair his damaged reputation.
So true. Im ready for the era of the hypocrisy with teams straight up trading players willy nilly and noone saying anything but everyone throwing a fit when a player uses their right to move to come to an end.
Front offices need to get their shit together and not just expect to have a player stay with them no matter what. Those early cav teams/coaches when Lebron were there were fucking awful.
Dyson Industries
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I love that out of his entire response, that's all you could find fault with.
This, one thousand times over. Dan Gilbert is a piece of shit.
Sapiens
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It'll be appropriately marked and thus worthless.
Man, I am detecting a lot of jealousy here. The guy is a great success and treats employees very well. That's what this thread is about, how he has treated his employees to a thoughtful "bonus." Calling him a "piece of shit" because of some letter he wrote that you don't like is going a bit too far.
Dreams-Visions
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Indeed, but there were lots of reasons for that. It was difficult to attract free agents to a team that never had success and was in a mediocre city in the midwest, few high-quality free agents were available during those periods, and CLE never really had good trade pieces to use to get anyone good via trade.
It's the curse of being in the "lukewarm". Not cold enough to get good draft picks, but not hot enough to seriously contend. It's why most middle-of-the-road teams (CHI, ATL, IND, POR, DAL, PHX, CHA, etc.) end up breaking up in a few years time. You want to be rebuilding or contending. Being in the middle is an abyss. We were in the abyss because LBJ was just that fucking good that he could make a group of players that could only win 17 games without him win 55-60 with him.
The only meaningful roster difference between his last year in CLE when they won like 60 games and the following year when they won 17 or 18 was LBJ. It's amazing that he could make that big an impact, but because he did it meant it was difficult to get the kind of talent around him he deserved. Couple the pressure to try to "win now" to keep him, and you have a recipe for problems.
But that shit doesn't matter anymore. We got a ring, baby.
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