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Q&A with At The Hive's Joshua Priemski: On Al Jefferson's exit from Charlotte, bench productivity, and mentorship

At The Hive's Joshua Priemski delves into Al Jefferson's move to the bench last season in Charlotte and discusses the possibility of him being a culture setter for the Pacers.

"There's nowhere that I'd rather be," Al Jefferson said of Charlotte at the close of the 2015-16 season to Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer, before later indicating that he would even be willing to take a pay cut to ensure himself the opportunity to finish his career with the Hornets.

This, of course, was before the 31-year-old center's home of three years was tasked with determining which among five key contributors would be most valuable to the franchise moving forward.