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    The Charlotte Bobcats signed Al Jefferson to a 3-year, $40.5 million contract, making him their top free agent acquisition. Jefferson will provide much needed low-post scoring and rebounding. To sign Jefferson, the Bobcats used their amnesty clause to waive forward Tyrus Thomas and clear enough cap space. Jefferson averaged 17.8 points and 9.2 rebounds last season for the Utah Jazz. The Bobcats hope Jefferson can turn around their franchise's fortunes in the same way Vlade Divac helped the Sacramento Kings when he signed with them in 1998.

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    The Charlotte Bobcats signed Al Jefferson to a 3-year, $40.5 million contract, making him their top free agent acquisition. Jefferson will provide much needed low-post scoring and rebounding. To sign Jefferson, the Bobcats used their amnesty clause to waive forward Tyrus Thomas and clear enough cap space. Jefferson averaged 17.8 points and 9.2 rebounds last season for the Utah Jazz. The Bobcats hope Jefferson can turn around their franchise's fortunes in the same way Vlade Divac helped the Sacramento Kings when he signed with them in 1998.

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    The Charlotte Bobcats signed Al Jefferson to a 3-year, $40.5 million contract, making him their top free agent acquisition. Jefferson will provide much needed low-post scoring and rebounding. To sign Jefferson, the Bobcats used their amnesty clause to waive forward Tyrus Thomas and clear enough cap space. Jefferson averaged 17.8 points and 9.2 rebounds last season for the Utah Jazz. The Bobcats hope Jefferson can turn around their franchise's fortunes in the same way Vlade Divac helped the Sacramento Kings when he signed with them in 1998.

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    Bobcats Pay Up To Nab Jefferson July 4, 2013 2:49PM

    . From NBA.com staff reports In a potentially perception-altering move for one of the NBAs most moribund franchises, the Charlotte Bobcats reached a verbal agreement Wednesday with one of the most sought-after big men after Dwight Howard, Utahs Al Jefferson, who agreed to a three-year, $40.5 million deal. The 28-year-old Jefferson was Charlottes top priority in free agency, as the Bobcats sought to finally find a low-post presence that would help their perimeter players get move driving and shooting space. Jefferson will receive $13.5 million in each of the three seasons of the contract. He will have a player option for the third season. The Bobcats, according to a source, will amnesty forward Tyrus Thomas in order to create enough cap room to sign Jefferson, who will, along with first-round pick Cody Zeller, give Charlotte a bolstered frontcourt next season, along with second-year small forward Michael KiddGilchrist. Last season, Byron Mullens (when healthy) was the de facto starting center for Charlotte, notching 41 starts in 53 games played. But the Bobcats also gave playing time in the middle to second-year big man Bismack Biyombo as well as veterans Thomas, Brendan Haywood, DeSagana Diop and Josh McRoberts. The Bobcats are finally free of Diop, a monumental bust who played in just 92 games over the past four seasons after Charlotte took him off the Dallas Mavericks hands, and they did not make a qualifying offer to Mullens, setting the forward-center free. Haywood and Biyombo, who started 65 games last year and will enter his third season, are both on the books at bargain rates for next season. Charlotte signed Haywood before last season after Dallas used the amnesty clause to release him. Hell be paid $2.05 million by the Bobcats next season. McRoberts is an unrestricted free agent. The 6-foot-10, 289-pound Jefferson is a low-post tactician on the offensive end, but he certainly is no Bill Russell on the defensive end. He averaged 17.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg and 1.1 bpg last season with the Jazz. Acquired by Utah from Minnesota in a July, 2010 trade, Jefferson could be the kind of acquisition for Charlotte that Vlade Divac was for Sacramento in 1998, when he left the Charlotte Hornets for the Kings in a free agent deal. With Divac aboard and Chris Webber coming from Washington, the Kings turned their up-to-then terrible fortunes around, becoming one of the leagues most exciting teams. Charlotte has a way to go to get to that level, but Jeffersons presence will make things easier for everyone. Averaging 16.4 ppg over nine NBA seasons, Jefferson has never shot less than 49.2 percent from the floor. He offers a creative low-post game that utilizes both hands along with an improved jumper. Now with four centers on the roster for next season, it will be interesting to see Bobcats owner Michael Jordans next move is in a possible attempt to thin out the position and seek help elsewhere for the club. Jordan has been criticized for poor drafts and seeming unwillingness in recent years to spend money, but in signing Jefferson and eating the final two years and $18 million of Thomass contract, Jordan is making a significant investment in trying to turn around the Bobcats fortunes. Theyve been the worst team in the league the last two years, with a combined 28-120 record, including a 7-59 season in the Lottery-shortened 2011-12 campaign. Jefferson averaged 17.8 points and 9.2 rebounds last season for the Jazz, who could also lose their other free agent big man, Paul Millsap. The two sides met in the opening minutes of free agency on Monday but Utah did not make an offer to Millsap. NBA.coms Jeff Caplan and TNT analyst David Aldridge contributed to this report
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