Quote:Anyone know if it's likely that they'll announce that they're not going to match or would they just let the time expire?

 

No way of knowing how they'll respond if the decision is to pass on matching the deal.  I would imagine they'll notify all parties involved and we'd get an official announcement from the teams later that day once everything has been submitted to the league.  The media will certainly be early in making the announcements as it will no doubt be leaked out if Cleveland doesn't match the deal.  But, the official announcement from either team will probably wait until after the 4:00 deadline.

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