<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Washington Wizards restricted free agent Jared Jeffries is strongly considering signing the team's one-year qualifying offer of $2.8 million, which would allow the forward to pursue unrestricted free agency after next season, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. This comes as negotiations between Jeffries' agent, Andy Miller, and Wizards president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld have cooled over the last week. Jeffries is restricted, meaning the Wizards can match any offer he receives. But the number of teams with available cap space has dried up considerably, leaving undesirable destinations such as Atlanta (with its ownership quagmire), Charlotte and Toronto as the only teams with much room under the $53 million cap. </div> Source
I don't expect Jeffries back with this team, this year or next. If he takes the qualifying offer, he'll bolt next off-season. He's over-pricing himself. For what he gives you, solid defense, he's asking for too much. A player of his size and length should be able to produce offensively, ala Tayshaun Prince.
