Originally Posted by
nolaslim213
A few weeks I told you that I think Howard, Bynum, and Pekovic will occupy the market, and we could sneak in and get Jefferson on the cheaper end. I still hope we can do that, but that would require some luck on our part, and the premise of your thread called for "realistic" options. I hope/think there is a chance that we can get Jefferson for $10-12 mil/year, but it isn't certain. I'd put it at a 35% chance we can get him at that rate, again because of Howard, Bynum, and Pekovic (who is another good, young center).
The main point I was trying to make is that he would be a great fit next to Davis. The money isn't as much of an issue, since we will have a lot of it to play with. Still, it's never good to drastically overpay.