Rebraca signs with Clippers for ...

[slinslin]

"Zeljko Rebraca will sign a one-year, $3.2 million dollar contract with Los Angeles Clippers this Monday. He had a more lucrative offer from Boston Celtics, but, as he said to Sportska Centrala today, "I want to play with a point guard such as Marko Jaric, who knows my qualities in the front court, and with whom I could reestablish myself as one of the prime centers in the NBA."



I can't believe he had a more lucrative offer from Boston on the table.

 

[samtheman]

I can't believe he had a more lucrative offer from Boston on the table.

Neither can I. Doesn't Boston have 17 players on their roster? They also resigned Mark blount, and they have lafrentz signed for a while.

 

[sly fly]

I can't believe he considered himself a 'prime' center????

Someone needs to reevaluate one's self.

 

[George O'Brien]

The most the Cetlics could offer would be $1.6 million since they used their MLE on Blount.

Rebraca only played 30 games in 2002-03 and 24 in 2003-04.

Zeljko Rebraca
Atlanta Hawks
Position: C
Height: 7-0 Weight: 257
From: Serbia-Montenegro
Player file | Team stats

2003-04 Statistics
PPG 3.8
RPG 2.4
APG .3
SPG .21
BPG .46
FG% .442
FT% .767
3P% .000
MPG 11.4

 

[Joe Mama]

It would not surprise me if it was the salary that is wrong rather than the offer from Boston. In other words he may have actually signed for less than $1.6 million with the LA Clippers while Boston was offering that much.

Joe

 

[slinslin]

The most the Cetlics could offer would be $1.6 million since they used their MLE on Blount.

That's definately not right.

Mark Blount was the Celtics own FA and they had his bird rights.

 

[George O'Brien]

That's definately not right.

Mark Blount was the Celtics own FA and they had his bird rights.

They didn't have his Bird rights. He was signed to a short term contract before. His situation was effectively like what GS faced with Arenas, which is why everyone assumed the Celtics couldn't re-sign him.

 

[George O'Brien]

I have not seen any US articles confirming this signing.