latimes.com - 7/9/2008
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Elton Brand has reached a verbal agreement to sign a multiyear contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to an NBA source who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak on player movements. The deal is believed to be in the $80-million range and expected to span five years. Brand opted out of the final season of his Clippers contract last week to become a free agent. He ...
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76ers Rumors: Elton Brand Agrees to go to the Sixers
Recliner GM —
... Elton Brand has reached a verbal agreement to sign a multiyear contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to an NBA source who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak on player movements. The deal is believed to be in the $80-million range and expected to span five years. - LA Times ...
Elton Brand to the Sixers, Maggette to the Warriors
SportsHubLA —
And the Clippers, in all likelihood, to the toilet. The LA Times and ESPN are reporting that Elton Brand and Corey Maggette have both reached deals with new teams, the latter situation being no surprise (the Clippers renounced his rights in order make room to resign Brand), the former something as a shock to the system (like I said, the Clippers renounced Maggette’s rights - not to mentioned came to terms with Baron Davis - in order to resign Brand). Oh well, there’s always Tim Thomas to fall back on. I’ll have more thoughts on this when I get a minute, but to ...
No Brotherly Love for Elton in L.A.; Brand to Sign With Philly
SLAM Online —
... That startling sound you just heard? It’s the yelp of pure, unadulterated joy from the long-suffering hoop die hards in the great city of Philadelphia. Well, that or Baron Davis’s head slamming against a brick wall.
It appears as though the Sixers are well on their way back to respectability, as Elton Brand has pulled a shocker on the Clippers by reportedly agreeing to a deal with the Sixers.
EB’s (now) former hometown paper has the details:
Elton Brand has reached a verbal agreement to sign a multiyear contract ...
Elton Brand Spurns California, Verbally Commits to Philly
FanHouse —
... left behind with the Warriors. Instead, he surprised everyone by choosing c) none of the above, leaving behind the Western Conference entirely in favor of the 76ers. From the Los Angeles Times: ...
Turiaf offered 4 million by Golden State, get Maggette too
The Lakers Nation —
... just that. Very fitting. We love you Ronny wherever you end up:
CCT: According to sources inside the NBA circle, the Warriors have offered the Los Angeles Lakers’ restricted free agent forward Ronny Turiaf a contract (believed to be paying about $4 million a year) and have shown interest in free-agent combo guard Keyon Dooling.
Also, the Warriors are set to sign Maggette as well. The L.A. Times says Mags contract is worth 50 million: ...
Hassan Adams deal, signings from elsewhere and Las Vegas is almost here
Arsenalist —
... Philly couldn’t ink Josh Smith but it looks like they’re going to get Elton Brand. Here’s the Atlantic power forward situation: Kevin Garnett, Elton Brand, Chris Bosh and Zack Randolph (I know, I know). I would think this acquisition more than offsets our trade for Jermaine O’Neal and makes Philly even more of a threat next season. Philly’s also made a ...
Warriors Sign Maggette, Capture A Clipper After All
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... less than they were offering to Elton. Still, the deal will be a bit costly to Golden State in other ways: Maggette’s signing is expected to take up close to half of the Warriors’ available cap space, which likely pushes them out of the running for any upper-tier free agents remaining on the market. So, the Warriors’ wheelin’ & dealin’ appears to be done for the moment. Maggette also mentions to the LOS ANGELES TIMES that he asked the Clippers if they would match the Warriors’ offer, and they said no . Good to see that Donald Sterling still has that penny-pinching touch - ...
Yes... [NBA]
Deadspin —
... and overpay for their services — or we get the door politely closed in our face. But this? This deal kind of popped up out of nowhere, and wasn't even taken that seriously up until a couple days ago. Josh Smith seemed a likely candidate. Elton Brand? Just another name thrown around to keep pushing the Sixers' feel-good momentum caboose. Smith would've been nice; this is friggin' sweet. Sixers reach verbal agreement with Elton Brand [Philly.com] Elton Brand agrees to go to the 76ers...[LA Times]
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NBA Notes - Free Agent Day
CelticsBlog —
... Site Search Who's Online We have 198 guests and 146 members online Syndication RSS 0.91 RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0 ATOM 0.3 OPML NBA Notes - Free Agent Day PDF Print E-mail Written by Jeff Wednesday, 09 July 2008 Some updates from around the league (check back for updates) Turiaf gets 4 yrs, 17M from Golden St. (Lakers can still match) Miami will sign James Jones Miami also looking at Kwame Brown Clippers turn attention to Josh Smith & Emeka Okafor Share this article! Digg! Reddit! ...
Corey Maggette is a Warrior
SLAM Online —
... Maximus will reportedly sign a five year contract worth $50 million with the Warriors, and doesn’t appear to hold a grudge against the Clippers (who clearly no longer wanted any part of him.). From the L.A. Times: ...
Elton Brand Gives a Big Middle Finger to the Clippers – And Packs His Bags for Philly
Give Me The Rock —
... Well, that was a quick moment of relevance for the LA Clippers. A week after Baron Davis opted out of the final year of his contract and signed a 5 year $65 million contract with Los Angeles, Brand has walked away from his verbal agreement with the Clips and, according to the LA Times, signed a five year $82 million contract with the 76ers. This was after Brand’s agent, David Falk, said that he was opting out of the final year of his contract to “give the Clippers more payroll flexibility to strengthen the team around Brand.” The Sixers offer was apparently on par with that of ...
SportsBrief - July 9
SportsHubLA —
Well so much for that great Clipper off-season, as b oth Corey Maggette and Elton Brand bolt the Clipper Nation . Maggette gets 5-years $50 million from the Warriors, and Brand ...
Baron Davis/Elton Brand, Mickael Pietrus Out, Corey Maggette In
Dropping Dimes —
... But with the dust settling, it looks like Maggette will suit up this season in Oakland where he will be running along side Monta Ellis, Captain Jack and the rest of the Warriors. Baron Davis and Mickael Pietrus will be elsewhere, freeing up plenty of touches for the former Blue Devil. We’ve already laid out his weaknesses, but with the swingman playing on a team that could not care less about stopping another team from scoring, he will fit right in. ...
Elton Brand Spurns California, Verbally Commits to Philly
FanHouse —
... left behind with the Warriors. Instead, he surprised everyone by choosing c) none of the above, leaving behind the Western Conference entirely in favor of the 76ers. From the Los Angeles Times: ...
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It’s a Brand New Year; Sixers Land Elton For Five Years
theaddshow.com 7/9/2008 — The Philadelphia Sixers have proved that maybe letting Atlanta Hawk Josh Smith leave town without a contract wasn’t such a bad idea. Ed Stefanski has worked his magic and won a bigger sweepstakes; the Elton Brand sweepstakes. ESPN.com is reporting that Brand has agreed to a five-year, $82 million deal with the Sixers, snubbing the Los Angeles Clippers who recently acquired Baron Davis.
Brand New Day for the Sixers, Same Old Same Old for the Clippers
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 7/9/2008 — I don't know how much bandwidth, air time and newsprint have been wasted in the past week or so "analyzing" the "new look" Clippers featuring Baron Davis and Elton Brand but the current "breaking news" is that Brand is going to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Clippers Lose Their Brand Name: E.B. to Philadelphia
sportshubla.com 7/10/2008 — Donald T. Sterling, I feel your pain.
Seven words I’m pretty sure no one has ever written.
This one hurts a lot worse than one of the Donald’s many apartment tenants not re-upping a lease.
This is Elton Brand, the face of the ...
Did the Clippers Anger Elton Brand? —
FanHouse
In 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 ...
Can Elton Brand give the 76er’s the NBA title? —
NBA Obsessed
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Elton Brand will bring his brand of basketball to Philadelphia
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In a blockbuster deal, the Philadelphia 76er’s signed Elton Brand to a 5 year 82 million dollar contract.
Wow!
The 76er’s were eliminated by the Detroit Pistons ...
Elton Brand spurns Baron, heads to Sixers —
Hugging Harold Reynolds
I know most of the folks at HHR are estatic that Elton Brand pulled the old switcheroo on Baron Davis and signed a nice little 5-year, 82 million dollar contract . I got no problem with Brand heading back to the East (he is from Peeksill, NY...not to be confused with the Catskill and their animal farms), but the way in which it was done is a little jarring. Brand has built a solid reputation ...
LOLtsar: Clipper Tragedy —
SportsTsar.com
I can haz Elton Brand and Baron Davis togedder on same team? NO WAI!!!
The Los Angeles Clippers have never looked so futile, with Brand’s imminent departure to the Philadelphia 76ers . General manager Elgin Baylor has some fixin’ to do. As per usual.
Elton Brand To The Sixers —
BallerBlogger.com
What was Elton Brand wating for?
Apparently, the Philadelphia 76ers. Brand has reportedly agreed to a five-year, $82 million dollar deal with the Sixers.
Two things are clear from this development:
1. It wasn’t about the money
2. The Philadelphia 76ers are going to be much improved
What does all of this say about Brand’s character?
ESPN reported that the Sixers [...]
NBA Free Agency Begins With a Bang —
andboo Sports
The official start of NBA free agency started today, and there has been several major announcements already. The biggest move so far has to be Elton Brand signing with the Philadelphia 76ers for 5 years worth an estimated $82 million. There has been some talk about how Brand and the Clippers had a predetermined deal in place for Brand to resign with the Clips, but that Brand and his agent, ...
Elton Brand and the Spirit of ‘76 —
Intentional Foul
Some things just weren’t meant to be
Elton Brand is now a Philadelphia 76er. In a move that gave some more spice to an already entertaining free agent period, one of the biggest fish available defied conventional wisdom (and some uncomfortable begging) and left Los Angeles and Baron Davis for Philadelphia and life in the paint with Samuel Dalembert. The terms are expected to be in ...
Elton Brand to Sixers | Boozer Free Agency Tactics? —
The Hoop Doctors
July 9th, 2008 – Dr. Dime
Well I must say that I didn’t see this one coming at all!! Elton Brand according to multiple sources, at the end of the day will be signing with the Philadelphia 76ers for a reported $82 million over 5 years. In fact as of yesterday I was agreeing with virtually everything that my colleague Dr. Anklesnap has been spewing about why Brand would be staying with ...
The Internets are alive: Elton Brand is headed to Philly —
Ball Don't Lie
According to everyone, Elton Brand is on the brink of spurning the Los Angeles Clippers and signing a five-year, $80 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers . (The Beard gently weeps.) Here's what they're saying out in the ether about Brand heading East ... ClipperBlog :
"The reason this is so hard for Clipper fans is that Elton Brand came
to fill an important function. ...
Did the Clippers Anger Elton Brand? —
FanHouse
In 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 ...
Elton Brand A Sixer —
LABallTalk.com
Elton Brand has opened his mouth and said one thing, and is now opening his wallet acting in a different way.
The Philadelphia Sixers have apparently received confirmation from Elton Brand and his agent that he will be joining Andre Miller and Andrew Igoudala along with Samuel Dalembert in the slowly improving Eastern Conference.
David Falk and [...]
Elton Brand To Philly Virtually a Done Deal —
The Starting Five
Deal can’t be announced until 12:00 am Wednesday
The Sixers traded Rodney Carney (my man who sacrificed playing time this year for the team) a 2009 first round pick (Kyle Korver deal to Utah) and Calvin Booth to free up space to go after Brand. The deal would pay Brand 82 million over 5 years. Golden State could have paid upwards to 95 million and the Clippers signed Baron Davis ...
Elton Brand is a 76'er —
The Bad News Bloggers
According to reports coming from a NBA source, free agent center Elton Brand has reached an agreement with the Philadelphia 76'ers. Although this is still in the verbal stages, it is rumored that Brand's new deal is in the 5 year $80 million range. I f this deal is actually true then the 76'ers have to consider themselves a contender in the East. Late last season Philadelphia made a strong ...
Clippers Get Clipped !!! —
SidelineShow.com-SportsTalk Radio
Elton Brand says goodbye to the westcoast. And says hello to the city of brothrely love. The Philadelphia 76ers will be Brand’s new home. The 76ers and Brand have reportedly agreed on a 5 year 82M deal. The Clippers who signed Baron Davis to a deal. Seemed to have the star center as well. And [...]
Brand Is A Sixer —
The 3rd String Safety
My pophecy from earlier today has come true. Elton Brand is a 76er.
According to ESPNS Marc Stein.
“But Philadelphia has secured Brand’s verbal commitment, sources said, after first reaching an agreement in principle with the Minnesota Timberwolves on a trade that, according to sources, will send Sixers forward Rodney Carney , center Calvin Booth and a future first-round pick ...
Breaking News: Elton Brand Accepts Sixers Offer —
Dime Magazine
Elton Brand
It's being reported by ESPN.com that the moves that the moves Sixers made today in order be able to potentially offer Elton Brand more than $80 million over five years are enough to lure Brand east.
Elton will reportedly told the Sixers he will accept their offer, but he can't be officially signed until [...]
Report: Brand Has Verbal Agreement With 76ers —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
Adrian Wojnarowski of YAHOO SPORTS reported earlier today that, “ In an improbable turn, Elton Brand is leaning toward accepting a five-year, approximately $80 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, multiple league sources said Tuesday afternoon. ”
Now the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS is reporting, via Phil Jasner, “ The Sixers have reached a verbal agreement with ...
Elton Brand To Join The Sixers —
Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball
Remember a few years ago when the Clippers signed Brand to a deal, keeping a young team in place and making everyone believe they were going to make a run over the next few years? Well, they made a run one year, and I guess have decided that’ll be enough. The always stingy team has apparently lost the Elton Brand sweepstakes, and it’s apparently been won by Philadelphia.
I ...
Mr. Popular —
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 ...
Carney and Booth Out, Brand In? —
Philadelphia 76ers
That would be the ideal blueprint for the Sixers to steal Elton Brand away from south L.A. Sources say that the Philadelphia 76ers have turned from longshot to #2 on the list in the Brand sweepstakes due to a possible deal. ESPN reports that the Sixers are close to dealing Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth to Minnesota . Since Philadelphia is under the cap, they can offer players and not receive ...
Brand expected to sign with 76ers (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
Elton Brand was expected to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, and the power forward instantly gives them the low post presence they sorely needed to become contenders in the East. The Sixers have called a 5 p.m. news conference to ...
