Re-Signing Swift: Why Bother?

Word that the Sonics had tendered a qualifying offer to the awful, injury-addled center Robert Swift got stuck (fittingly) in my spam filter over the weekend. One question: Why? If I'm Sam Presti, I'm counting the days until I can be rid of the teenage wasteland gone horribly awry that is Wild Bobby Ginger. If DeVon Hardin ends up getting cut from the roster for this clown's sake, that'll be a travesty.