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By MIKE CRANSTON, AP Sports Writer



CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- In need of a big man, the Charlotte Bobcats reached agreement Tuesday on a three-year offer sheet with Cleveland restricted free agent Anderson Varejao, giving the Cavaliers a week to match the deal or lose him.

The deal is for the Bobcats' midlevel salary cap exception, worth just over $17 million. Varejao could opt out of the deal after the second season and become an unrestricted free agent.

The 6-foot-10 Varejao has been in a prolonged contract dispute with the Cavaliers, which has kept him sidelined this season. He said last week that he would prefer to play for another team.

Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry said in an e-mail they wouldn't decide whether to match the offer until they received the document from the Bobcats.

"It will probably arrive tomorrow and then we will make the appropriate decision," Ferry said.

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The 25-year-old Varejao averaged a career-best 6.8 points and 6.7 rebounds last season in helping the Cavaliers reach the NBA finals for the first time.

三年1700萬，該說什麼呢？討價還價的結果，Varejao和Fegan得到了什麼？呵呵。

這真的不禁讓我莞爾，這價碼比騎士季初開出的還少。