The Warriors followed up the Monta Ellis signing by locking up their center, Andris Biedrins, for six years at the tune of $63 million.

Biedrins’ agent, Bill Duffy, confirmed the player’s verbal agreement with the Warriors on Sunday night, saying: “I am so ecstatic for this young man, who came to a new country as an 18-year-old and has worked diligently to improve his game and assimilate to the NBA. He is committed to the Warriors and will continue to improve and help stabilize this team for the next six years.”

At first glance, this might seem like a lot for Biedrins, who averaged just 10.5 points and 9.8 rebounds last season. I estimated his value at $8-$9 million per season, but I had a feeling he’s sign for over $10 million per season. On a minute by minute basis, he is the seventh most productive center according to John Hollinger’s PER. The other great thing about him is his age. At 22, he still has a lot of room for growth. He has improved his numbers each season, and if he can develop some sort of offensive game in the post, this will turn out to be a good signing for the Warriors.