Clippers to Brand: "take-it-or-leave-it"

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http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ajvkwr09ePHlOJJ_3PvxkaU5nYcB?slug=aw-brandsixers070708&prov=yhoo&type=lgns In a dramatic ending to a whirlwind courtship, Elton Brand is on the brink of spurning the Los Angeles Clippers and signing a five-year, $80 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, a source familiar with the negotiations said. Brand can’t officially sign ... [link]

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Did the Clippers Anger Elton Brand?
Published 7/9/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: 76ers, Warriors, Clippers, Los Angeles, PhiladelphiaIn the immediate aftermath of Elton Brand's reported signing with Philadelphia, Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski reports the Clippers had given the forward some sort of ultimatum, a move which might have angered E.B. and sent him into Thaddeus Young's waiting arms (via ClipsNation). What had come to hurt the Clippers' chances of retaining Brand has been the organization's refusal to offer anything but a "take-it-or-leave-it" deal since ...

Leave it to the Clippers to do something incompetent...
Published 7/9/2008 by Andrew (noreply@blogger.com) at The Grand National Championships
... Donald Sterling's people should have known. The heart wants what the heart wants. And if the rumors are true? The heart was still leaning toward Los Angeles. But apparently for five million dollars, the kingdom was lost. ...

Did the Clippers Anger Elton Brand?
Published 7/10/2008 at FanHouse
Filed under: 76ers, Warriors, Clippers, Los Angeles, PhiladelphiaIn the immediate aftermath of Elton Brand's reported signing with Philadelphia, Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski reports the Clippers had given the forward some sort of ultimatum, a move which might have angered E.B. and sent him into Thaddeus Young's waiting arms (via ClipsNation). What had come to hurt the Clippers' chances of retaining Brand has been the organization's refusal to offer anything but a "take-it-or-leave-it" deal since ...

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