Jefferson gets $78M extension from Nets

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Thursday, August 5, 2004

Jefferson gets $78M extension from Nets

Associated Press

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. --
The New Jersey Nets made sure to keep Olympian Richard Jefferson.

The Nets and Jefferson agreed to a multiyear contact extension Thursday
that will pay him $78 million over the next six years, helping making up
for the loss of Kenyon Martin and Kerry Kittles.

"Richard's work ethic over the past three years has produced a significant
development in his basketball performance," Nets president Rod Thorn said.
"The Nets management feels very strongly that Richard will continue this
upward spiral and be a cornerstone of this franchise."

Jefferson would have become a restricted free agent after next season.

The announcement comes just weeks after New Jersey was forced to sign and
trade Martin to Denver rather than match a proposed seven-year, $90 million
contract. The Nets would have had to pay Martin $23 million in salary and
front-loaded bonuses had they matched a planned Nuggets offer sheet.

The Nets were further dismantled when Kittles was traded to the Los Angeles
Clippers for a second-round draft choice.

Jefferson, entering his fourth NBA season, averaged a team-high 18.5 points
and 38.2 minutes a game last season. He also averaged 5.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists
and 1.12 steals a game, appearing in a career-high 82 games.

The runner-up for NBA rookie of the year in 2001-02, the 6-foot-7 Jefferson
was acquired by the Nets in June 2001 from the Houston Rockets.

Jefferson is currently playing for the U.S. Olympic team.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1852811

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推 kuchibu:這約太肥了吧 也不想一想如果奇德走了
→ kuchibu:他的價值可能剩三百萬了 還是這表示奇德
→ kuchibu:不可能走呢 畢竟要RJ自己跑快攻也太難了吧
推 jungsheng:其實還滿想知道，為何Jefferson可以拿一年
→ jungsheng:而Martin卻不能拿頂級合約？