According to NBA.com, Cole Aldrich and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to a contract. Aldrich was originally drafted by the New Orleans Hornets but was later traded to the Thunder.
The Thunder didn't give the terms of the contract, but according to the NBA's rookie scaling Aldrich should be making $1.8 million his first year and $1.9 million the second year with options for the third and fourth years.
I know everything above is old news, but I'm just putting it in here in case anyone forgot. And this is an article I had on a previous site.
When the Thunder acquired Cole Aldrich on draft night, I was really excited. He is a 6'11" guy who is a great defensive and tough player. In the playoffs, the Thunder didn't have a good, tall, defensive presence like Aldrich. They were dominated by Gasol and Bynum the whole series.
Aldrich played against some big guys in college, including 7-footer Jeff Foote, and had great success on the defensive end against them. With the Kansas Jayhaws last year he pulled down 9.8 rebounds per game and had 3.5 blocks per game. I think that Cole is the piece the Thunder need to make a run for the Finals.< ...
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Oklahoma City Thunder Sign Cole Aldrich: Could This Be the Piece They Need?
September 5th, 2010 by Zach Herring Leave a reply »
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