Clippers talking to Josh Smith to replace Elton Brand

Brand To Phily Great News For Hawks

Posted 7/14/2008 on Sports Page Atlanta

I have never been so happy about a non-Hawks signing as I was about Elton Brand’s 5 year, $80 million deal with Philadelphia. The biggest pursuer of the Hawks’ coveted restricted free agent, Josh Smith, was taken out of the running by committing themselves elsewhere. However, this does not mean our long summer ordeal is over. Teams, including Golden State (losers on trying to ...

Free Agent Spotlight: Josh Smith

Posted 7/11/2008 on HoopsAvenue

The dominoes are falling fast in free agency this summer. We’ve already got Gilbert Arenas re-signing in Washington , Elton Brand going to Philadelphia , Corey Maggette and Baron Davis swapping teams, and Lebron James going to New Jersey (oh wait, that’s not for 2 more years). Josh Smith , though, hasn’t made a decision yet. Mostly that’s because he’s just ...

If You Were Josh Smith, What Would You Do?

Posted 7/10/2008 on Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers

Where should J-Smoove go? Josh Smith is far and away the biggest name on the free agent market right now. Last night, J-Smoove had dinner in Los Angeles with Mike Dunleavy on Donald Sterling's dime. The Warriors are supposedly hounding Smith's agent Rob Pelinka, ringing his phone off the hook. And before the Elton Brand signing, [...]

Breaking News: Sixers Trade Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth to Clear Space for Elton Brand, Josh Smith

Posted 7/8/2008 on Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers

Elton Brand There was a lot of speculation earlier today that the Sixers were going to make this move to push their available free agent money from $11 million to $15 million in order to try and outbid the Clippers for Elton Brand and/or the Hawks for Josh Smith. Both the Clips and Hawks have said [...]

Mr. Popular

Posted 7/8/2008 on Upside and Motor

Photo from AP/Kevork Djansezian . We all know Elton Brand is almost certainly going to the Clippers (And no, Plaschke, it’s not because of you. But on that note – open your minds to KD , children, for he speaks the truth. Hallelujah!), but the entire situation with Philadelphia is, at the very least, interesting. Let me preface this by saying that I love Josh Smith. I mean who doesn’t? He’s ...

NBA Free Agency: Why the Sixers Should Go With Elton Brand Over Josh Smith

Posted 7/8/2008 on Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers

Elton Brand This morning Marc Stein is reporting that the Sixers are about to make life very scary for Clippers fans by making a serious play for Elton Brand. This immediately sparked a mini debate amongst my boys, one of which is locked in on Philly signing Josh Smith at all costs. This what my boy [...]