Al Jefferson was recently waived by the Pacers in order to reduce his cap hit and give the team an extra $6 million to spend in free agency. After some rumors he could re-sign a new deal with Indiana, he wound up singing somewhere entirely different.
But Jefferson is taking on a new challenge. Instead of joining another NBA team, Jefferson will take his talents elsewhere, an entirely new continent. He will play basketball next season in China, for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. Sportando reported the news early in the night:
Jefferson has probably seen the last of his NBA days.