Clippers fill their tallest order and get Marcus Camby - Los Angeles Times

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Pop your collar, it's Hump Day
Published 7/16/2008 by Chip's Moody Blues (noreply@blogger.com) at Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville
... In a rather shocking turn of event, the Los Angeles Clippers are certainly "rebounding" (get it?)after getting the middle finger from Elton Brand. Yesterday, the teams agreed to swap second-round picks next year for the Denver Nuggets' center Marcus Camby. Clearly, the Nuggets were fed up with the scene with their vets unable to eclipse anything other than the first round of the playoffs. So much that they gave up one of the league's best interior defenders and rebounders for nothing. ...

First Cup: Wednesday
Published 7/16/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Steve Springer of the Los Angeles Times: "It's the biggest rebound of the year for the Clippers. And, arguably, the most dramatic in their tortured history. One week after the heart and soul of their team, their most skilled, most respected and most beloved player, Elton Brand, walked out on them, along with Corey Maggette, their leading scorer, the Clippers obtained an imposing substitute in 6-foot-11, 235-pound Marcus Camby." ...

Pencil Him In For At Least 30 Games : Clippers Acquire Camby
Published 7/16/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... you wouldn’t think Denver would necessarily have an eye on 2010 when they’ve already got Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson under contract.  The former, presumably, isn’t going to fetch fair value from Detroit, nor is there much hope of Warkentien finding a taker for Kenyon Martin.  But this has to be consider a massive coup for a Clippers franchise still reeling from the loss of Elton Brand.  Despite being the walking definition of “oft-injured” Camby is a far more valuable addition than Zach Randolph and far less likely to send Mike Dunleavy ...