Al Jefferson

Al Jefferson (photo. Bethany Gilbert) It feels okay that Al Jefferson seems defeated because, in a sense, the Jazz are done too. The Spurs made sure of that on Saturday night, defeating their ravenous home crowd and a pre-planned green-and-yellow balloon monsoon, as well as their celebrated three-headed monster frontcourt (Jefferson, Paul Millsap and Derrick Favors combined for 45 points and 33 rebounds). One extra pass was never enough for San Antonio. They’d make another. One wide open...Read Full Story

Is Al Jefferson the answer for the Celtics in 2012?From ESPN INSIDER:Step 1: Hold the line this offseasonThe biggest challenge for Ainge will be filling out a roster for 2011-12, assuming there is a season, without compromising flexibility the following summer. Ideally, Boston would bring back its own free agents, Glen "Big Baby" Davis and Jeff Green, on one-year contracts -- even if it means paying a little more for this season. That allows the Celtics to be competitive while staying with...Read Full Story

Ballers are making the headlines these days and the news has been anything but good. The latest shot-caller to make tongues wag is Minnesota Timberwolves Al Jefferson, who was placed under arrest yesterday for a fourth degree charge of driving while impaired. In addition to being placed in cuffs, Jefferson was suspended for the next two games by the Timberwolves organization. "I want to apologize to the entire Timberwolves organization, owner Glen Taylor, my teammates, coaches and Wolves...Read Full Story

SB Nation Dallas (blog)Timberwolves sending Jefferson to JazzYahoo! SportsAl Jefferson(notes) has been with the Minnesota Timberwolves for three seasons but Yahoo! Sports' Marc J. Spears is hearing that Jefferson and the remaining three years and $42 million left on his contract are about to be shipped out ...Jazz likely to trade for Minnesota's JeffersonKSL-TVSources: Jefferson trade talks continueESPNDid the Mavericks miss out on acquiring Al Jefferson?Dallas Morning NewsHoopsWorld...Read Full Story

Jefferson said he hasn’t competed against a team comparable to San Antonio during his eight-year career. And three separate times during an interview Sunday, the Utah big man acknowledged the Spurs are stronger than and superior to the Jazz. “It gets to the point where you’re just playing a team that’s better than you; that know [...]Read Full Story