Al Jefferson agrees with Indy 3yrs/$30mil

[bLACKpANTHER]

 

[bLACKpANTHER]

 

[bLACKpANTHER]

that was quick

[cbarrier90]

By all accounts Al was a great teammate and a good guy, but thank God. It was past time to move on.

[Proudiddy]

Congrats to Al, but I did not expect him to be in that high of demand this early.  That is surprising.  Also, after his "willing to play for a discount," comment here, i wonder if we even showed any interest?  Not that I wanted him back, because I didn't, lol.

[MountainHeel66]

Loved Big Al but THANK GOD

[bLACKpANTHER]

i wouldnt be surprised if Marvin gave us a hometown discount and came in at $10-11mil.. he knows we need 1-2 other players (backup PG and defensive C) to be a legit contender in the East.. he was the only one in exit interviews that expressed absolute feelings of wanting to come back for sure

[OldNorthPowell]

6 minutes ago, bLACKpANTHER said:

i wouldnt be surprised if Marvin gave us a hometown discount and came in at $10-11mil.. he knows we need 1-2 other players (backup PG and defensive C) to be a legit contender in the East.. he was the only one in exit interviews that expressed absolute feelings of wanting to come back for sure

At that price I wouldn't be so upset but 12-17 million makes me sick to my stomach.

[ShrewdNewt]

North Carolina transplant living in Indiana, so Im a big Pacers fan. Ive always thought Jefferson was a great post player when healthy but you all seem glad to get rid of him. Whats the story with him?

[OldNorthPowell]

1 minute ago, ShrewdNewt said:

North Carolina transplant living in Indiana, so Im a big Pacers fan. Ive always thought Jefferson was a great post player when healthy but you all seem glad to get rid of him. Whats the story with him?

No defense. The end.

[Sapper]

That was an odd contract.

[ShrewdNewt]

To me it seems like we overpaid for him. Hopefully he makes Myles Turner better in the post

[Guest HornetsFan24]

The first year Al was amazing.  The last two years was ugly.  He had some great games for us these last two years, and will miss that low post scoring ability, but this isnt much of a big loss as people will make it out to be.  Right now we sit at Kemba, Batum, MKG, Frank, Cody starting (with the strong possibility of Marvin being added soon) and a bench of Bellinelli, Lamb, Daniels and Hawes to name a few.  Grab a backup PG and a defensive stopping C and we will still be right there.  We have pretty much added a big FA in MKG, so the three of Kemba-Batum-MKG will be one of the best backcourts in the NBA.

[ShrewdNewt]

Hmm I feel less excited by the Pacers signing him now lol. Batum is a great player all around. Will be excited see how the Hornets look next year. Very well built team all around, just can Kemba be consistent  in the playoffs ?