Fansided · Jul 29, 2018
Bad-rap former Jazzman Big Al Jefferson is China-bound
Former Utah Jazz big man Al Jefferson is moving on to the next phase of his hoops career after inking a deal to play in China.
An era in the annals of NBA basketball may have reached its end over the weekend. And I probably say that with a lot less snark than you would think. Al Jefferson — a 14-year veteran of the Association who spent three years as the Utah Jazz’s top dog — has decided to take his game overseas.
According to Turner Sports’ David Aldridge, the pivot man affectionately known as Big Al has rebuffed his opportunity to return to the Indiana Pacers and is set to sign on with the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.