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Deveney: Clippers might need bigger offer to keep Brand
When the Clippers added Baron Davis, Elton Brand's return seemed like a sure thing. Not so fast.
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ClipperBlog.com Blog for the Los Angeles NBA Clippers Fans — Some speculation from Sean Deveney at the Sporting News: The motivation for his decision to opt out was that he could put pressure on the Clippers to improve the roster, to make the team better by spending a little money. They did just that. So Brand should have fallen in and re-joined the Clippers. But five days have passed and Brand still hasn't signed. It's worth asking: Why not? "It makes sense for Elton to wait till the salary-cap numbers come out, because then he knows exactly what teams can ...

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