Im waffling on the impact of that letter.
On one hand I love that he'd fire on Lebron. And it is playing well in Cleveland. The Cavs franchise lost a lot of value and Gilbert lost a lot of money. He needed to play to the fans.
But yeah, it could bode poorly for future free agents-although they never got anyone big to come before Lebron, no reason to expect it would be different post-Lebron anyhow. And, I dont know how the other players perceive Lebron--but if they think he's as much a jackass for steeling the spotlight--they may think he has some of this coming.