Okafor

What a douchebag. He thought he was worth more than 12 million last year. Clown.

 

I'm starting to get the feeling he doesn't want to be here. Which would make us Oh for Forever in our draft picks.

Not a good way to start a team that can't draw free agents.

 

Now Higgins is saying he's not pursuing a sign and trade. What an assclown. Let him play a lame duck year and get nothing for him next summer. MY GOD I WANT TO PULL FOR THIS TEAM BUT THEY FUCKING SUCK SO FUCKING BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

gonna have to get rid of jordan and company for this team to thrive.

 

The Bobcats sucked ass before Jordan, so don't blame him.

 

looks like he got his 12 million a year.....

Bobcats, Okafor agree to $72 million deal
RICK BONNELL
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The Charlotte Bobcats are keeping their center, at a considerable cost.

Early this morning, Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins confirmed to the Observer that the team has agreed to a six-year, $72 million deal with Emeka Okafor. Higgins expects the contract to be signed in the next few days.

The deal was first reported on ESPN.com overnight.

Higgins said he felt it was crucial for the Bobcats to retain Okafor, their best defensive player at the rim.

“You need that big guy to defend the Tim Duncans, the (Shaquille) O’Neals, the (Kevin) Garnetts,’’ Higgins said. “The big guys control the game in the post, and that’s our guy when it comes to doing that.

“The way this team is set up with (new coach) Larry (Brown), this was important. Larry is very defensive-oriented.’’

The Bobcats significantly raised their offer – both in dollars and contract length – to make this happen. A source familiar with the situation said last week the Bobcats were offering closer to $10 million this summer than the $12 million average that ultimately got the job done.

That lower offer ticked off the Okafor camp and caused some hurt feelings. Higgins told the Observer Friday that he wasn’t interested in any sign-and-trade of Okafor, but acknowledged it was also not in the team’s best interest for Okafor to sign a one-year, $7 million qualifying offer.

As other big men signed (Milwaukee’s Andrew Bogut and Golden State’s Andris Biedrins) it became apparent that a long-team deal, in the $12 million-average range, was a fair number.

“It was a long time coming – actually about a year of negotiations,’’ Higgins said. “Any time you have a player like Emeka – a rebounder (10.8 per game), a defender at the rim, it’s imperative for a team to keep a guy like that.’’

 

If you are going to play for a shitty team you might as well get the most cash you can.

 

Good, I'm glad we didn't lose our only successful draft pick for nothing.

 

Richardson
Wallace
Okafor

There are three guys who are quality starter and are wrapped up long term. Not too bad.....

If they can find a big man who can score and a point guard (maybe they drafted one?) they are going to be pretty good.

 

Don't you say something like that every year? The Bobcats didn't get better by spending a load of money on a guy they already had. Maybe it kept them from getting worse, but they're the same team that finished 32-50 last year, and they didn't get any better while plenty of other Eastern Conference teams did.