It's about the same contract as Pek. It would really depend on what the team needs. I mean both of them are good centers IMO. Sanders on the defensive side and Pek on the offensive end. And he had a breakout season. Career stats show that he is 6.2ppg/5.5rpg while Pek is 11.6ppg/6.2rpg Both of them had a great season on a contract year. And both of them can be the next Eddy Curry after signing that fat contract.
Pekovic- five-year $60 million contract, includes an additional $8 million in incentives.
Sanders - four-year, $44 million contract, includes 4 million in bonuses
About the same???
There's $16-20M difference, with Pek's 5th year having the potential of being particularly nasty depending on his salary structure.
While I do agree that a serviceable center like Pekovic could be worth his contract, I'm always wary of paying players who has never made the playoffs or played in winning teams more money than they can get in the open market.