The Charlotte Bobcats had a sense of urgency to get something done with talented forward Emeka Okafor early in the free agency process, the Associated Press is reporting.

"We're going to do everything, but sometimes negotiations can be tough," Michael Jordan said last week. "We felt like we put out a great value for Emeka last year and here we are dealing with the same situation."

A person with knowledge of the negotiations said Okafor was offered a five-year deal last summer worth at least $12 million per season, with the yearly money possibly going as high as $13 million if certain incentives were met.

"We plan on trying to get something done, like we tried to get something done last year," General Manager Rod Higgins said.

Via ESPN

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