Okafor Extension in the works

[pree]

http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_23009.shtml

Sorry I haven't been around lately, but Emeka has been working on an extension to stick around in Charlotte. He wants to stay and anticipates it getting done.

[tamburello]

http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_23009.shtml

Sorry I haven't been around lately, but Emeka has been working on an extension to stick around in Charlotte. He wants to stay and anticipates it getting done.

Us, too. We want to hear about the details of the negotiations, but we also know that Bobcats executives are extremely silent until the deal is all done.

[timang]

thanks for the news pree.

i'm sure we'll be getting it done, but how much do you think will this cost us? what are your thoughts guys...

[ALong13]

I don't see him getting more than what Crash will make, I could see an 7-8 million a year type deal though...

[Mustachio]

i think it will be around 10 to tell you the truth... IF he stays healthy and can play at least 70 games... id give him 10 million and not think twice.

[Slam]

i think it will be around 10 to tell you the truth... IF he stays healthy and can play at least 70 games... id give him 10 million and not think twice.

SNAP!!

Spectre and I were just talking about this last week and around 10 mil per is where I have him at. That was basing him market rate some where around Chandler, Dalembert, Kaman, and Nene who are all young bigs who have had injury concerns in the past.

Of course, I would hate to lose him for the sake of a couple of extra mill a year but an average of 10 per over 6 seems fair to me.

[spectre]

i think it will be around 10 to tell you the truth... IF he stays healthy and can play at least 70 games... id give him 10 million and not think twice.

SNAP!!

Spectre and I were just talking about this last week and around 10 mil per is where I have him at. That was basing him market rate some where around Chandler, Dalembert, Kaman, and Nene who are all young bigs who have had injury concerns in the past.

Of course, I would hate to lose him for the sake of a couple of extra mill a year but an average of 10 per over 6 seems fair to me.

I think he'll get a little more...say averaging 12 per as Mek is a commodity not many teams have and would be in demand. Hopefully for our sakes it appears he's going to be very reasonable.

[Mustachio]

12 is what Howard got and i could see paying Mek that... but i dont think he will.

for some reason people think Howard is much better but i dont see it. Point wise he is better but hes also the number one option on a better team. but the perception that Howard is a much better player may help us when it comes time to pay Oak.

and slam... i dont think Oak would leave if we offered 10 per over 6 do you? thats the beauty of an extension, he wont be able to test the market and drive his price up. I say offer him 10 per over 6, and throw some fluff in there to make him happy and walk away like genuises.

[tamburello]

Howard offers much more offensive potential. If he reaches his peak, he can easily be the "next most dominant" after Shaq. But Okafor is a different type player. He is more defensive, but can improve on offensive and. Either way, Oak's peak is nowhere around Howard's (I hate Howard type players though, but that's the reality in the NBA: Use your body and power, not your basketball fundamental).

I'd just like you to remind the some extension or contracts signed by young and "promising" big fellas recently(excluding Yao and Bosh type All-Stars, they received max extensions):
Dwight Howard: 2007, 80 mils for 5 years(max as well)(starting with 13 mil) (Last season before cont: 17.6 ppg, 12.3 rpg)
Nene: 2006, 60 mils for 6 years(starting with 8 mil) (Last season before cont: 1 game, 0 points)
Chris Kaman: 2006, 52 mils for 5 years(starting with 8.6 mil)(Last season before cont: 11.9 ppg, 9.6 rpg)
Samuel Dalembert: 2005, 64 mils for 6 years(starting with 8.4 mil)
Tyson Chandler: 2005, 63 mils for 6 years(starting with 9 mil)

The 76ers rewarded Dalembert after he averaged 8.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.68 blocked shots. In Chandler's best season before his extension, he averaged 8.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.76 blocked shots.

Even Theo Ratliff was able to get a 3 year 35 millions extension after leading the league in blocked shots in 2004 at the age of 31.

So, how can you even mention numbers like 7-8 million, or 10 millions? Big men always have to be overpaid. Look at the money that those guys get and with which stats they did it. Okafor averaged 14.4 ppg, 11.3 rpg and 2.6 bpg. How can Okafor be satisfied for 10 mil per year? I'm sorry guys but some of your ideas are nothing but funny to me.

We should say "hallelujah" if we can convince him for 13 or 14 millions per year. I hope you'd be right but the numbers that you figured out seem impossible.

Sidenote: Okafor's agent is Jeff Schwartz, who also represents Tyson Chandler and Al Jefferson.

Please don't mention Milicic as a reply to me(3 years 21 millions), he was hapless and desperate to find a new home, if Orlando was able to keep him, they would definitely be happy to pay him 10 mil per year at least.

[Grandmama]

I am with Tam, big me are always, always overpaid. We wont get him for less than 12-13 mil a year on average.