Thabo Sefolosha Extended

Moderators: slick_watts, wizkid27

Thabo Sefolosha Extended

Postby slick_watts on Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:21 pm

Didn't see a topic on this. Four year deal it looks like, maybe starting at $4 million. Not really sure why they didn't wait until the offseason to do this unless they feel Sefolosha has a lot more game in him and wanted to lock him up at that price?

Thabo's a great glue guy and player to have around, it'd be nice to have the SG position locked up for four years between him and Harden at a combined $8 million or so a season...
User avatar
slick_watts
Forum Mod
 
Posts: 1580
Joined: Mon Jan 03, 2005 4:04 pm
Location: Boca Raton, FL

Re: Thabo Sefolosha Extended

Postby dre_1614 on Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:24 pm

Here is a John Hollinger article on why to sign Sefolosha now instead of this off-season. http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_ ... -sefolosha

I'm a big fan of Sefolosha, I think he is a key guy on our team. I compared him to our Bruce Bowen and he is pretty much that, just not quite as physical.
dre_1614
Junior
 
Posts: 321
Joined: Tue May 20, 2008 4:11 pm

Re: Thabo Sefolosha Extended

Postby wizkid27 on Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:30 pm

Kind of lost track of this in all of the fun of the season opening... My opinion definitely depends upon the dollar amount, but in general (especially after seeing Thabo knock down a few jumpers) I feel really good about it.

Slick, if the 4 mil starting salary is right, and I think that's somewhere near market value... then I think that's about the right price. After this season, he'd probably fetch more on the open market, as I believe that he's a Battier/Marion type game changer/glue guy.
wizkid27
Forum Mod
 
Posts: 2056
Joined: Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:18 pm
Location: Oklahoma City

Re: Thabo Sefolosha Extended

Postby slick_watts on Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:38 pm

dre_1614 wrote:Here is a John Hollinger article on why to sign Sefolosha now instead of this off-season. http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_ ... -sefolosha


I guess that explains it. Forgot Thabo was taken that high.
User avatar
slick_watts
Forum Mod
 
Posts: 1580
Joined: Mon Jan 03, 2005 4:04 pm
Location: Boca Raton, FL

Re: Thabo Sefolosha Extended

Postby Telfaire on Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:55 am

We did the same thing with Webster a year ago...good move for you guys.
Telfaire
Veteran
 
Posts: 2514
Joined: Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:59 am

Re: Thabo Sefolosha Extended

Postby Balkman32 on Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:37 pm

Thabo Sefolosha’s new contract numbers, after signing a four-year extension in Oklahoma City, were circulated through the league Thursday.

The year-by-year breakdown:

*$3 million in 2010-11

*$3.3 million in 2011-12

*$3.6 million in 2012-13

*$3.9 million in 2013-14

So the extension, which also includes incentive bonuses, totals $13.8 million over four years starting next season. Sefolosha is earning $2,759,628 this season.
Oklahoma City Thunder, Marc Stein
Balkman32
Senior
 
Posts: 517
Joined: Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:15 am

Re: Thabo Sefolosha Extended

Postby slick_watts on Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:08 pm

wow that's a great price for Thabo
User avatar
slick_watts
Forum Mod
 
Posts: 1580
Joined: Mon Jan 03, 2005 4:04 pm
Location: Boca Raton, FL

Re: Thabo Sefolosha Extended

Postby wizkid27 on Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:01 pm

I agree, great deal for the Thunder... and some security in uncertain times for Thabo :)
wizkid27
Forum Mod
 
Posts: 2056
Joined: Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:18 pm
Location: Oklahoma City

Re: Thabo Sefolosha Extended

Postby wiff on Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:12 am

Yeah I think they wanted to buy low on Thabo.

I think they got a steal on Thabo as well.

If he came out this year and played like he did on opening night he could push his price tag considerably higher.

If his contract goes from 3 to 4 mil in four years that is Damien Wilkins type money for a starter. That's a bargain.

By the way after watching the first game how bad did Harden look? He looked really spotty out there. I'm sure nerves played a part in it but dang.

Thabo might be the starter for quite a while.
Waiting for Netsforce to make me a Durant Sig!
User avatar
wiff
Assistant Coach
 
Posts: 4115
Joined: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:43 pm
Location: Spokantucky

Re: Thabo Sefolosha Extended

Postby wizkid27 on Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:57 pm

If Thabo can shoot even an okay percentage from 18-23 feet out, then he should be the starter all year long. Harden should be a very good player, but his biggest asset to us at this point is his shooting/scoring... which a lot of on the bench. I would say he didn't look BAD, more just extremely tentative. He seems to have a very passive personality in general, which makes me think he'll need to be in the right situation to succeed (lots of confidence, good players around him, etc.)
wizkid27
Forum Mod
 
Posts: 2056
Joined: Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:18 pm
Location: Oklahoma City

Re: Thabo Sefolosha Extended

Postby Nolan on Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:27 pm

Wow thats a great deal for Thabo, Presti does it again.
SonicYouth34 wrote:I love CP3, but if it takes losing Perk and two firsts, I'll pass.
User avatar
Nolan
Analyst
 
Posts: 3403
Joined: Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:40 pm
Location: Edmonton AB

Re: Thabo Sefolosha Extended

Postby NetsForce on Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:39 pm

Seems like Market value for a player of Thabo's caliber. If he can develop that three-point shot and become and Ariza-type player (would probably take 1-2 more years) than those last two years would make Thabo a steal...
NetsForce
RealGM
 
Posts: 17253
Joined: Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:12 pm


Return to Oklahoma City Thunder