L.A. Likes Josh Smith and Emeka Okafor, Steve Nash Gets Help, and the Lakers Need Some Crazy

Cuzoogle found this 7/11/2008 on dimemag.com [flag]

Ron Artest, Dime #20 The Clippers' search to replace Elton Brand looks like it's down to two main candidates: Josh Smith and Emeka Okafor. Both are restricted free agents, both are young (Okafor 25, Smith 22) and going into their fifth year in the League, both would automatically make L.A. a better defensive team, and both [...] [link]

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NBA Link Cram - July 11
Published 7/11/2008 by Cuzzy at Cuzoogle
... Hoop Doctors - Artest to the Lakers? The On Deck Circle - The honeymoon is over in Toronto. Inside Hoops - Brad Miller got suspended? I missed that one. The Biz of Basketball - Where do Baron and Gilbert rank among elite point guards? ESPN - Warriors sign Maggette, give offer sheet to Turiaf. Need4Sheed - Rodney Stuckey wallpaper! Dime - Clippers liking Josh Smith. Daily Basketball ...

Quick Saturday Round-Up: Raptors hire Gordon Herbert + Summer League on TV?
Published 7/12/2008 by Arsenalist at Arsenalist
... by trading him to the Clippers who are trying to fill the void left by Elton Brand. Funny, I thought they had narrowed their choices down to Emeka Okafor and Josh Smith. I don’t see the Clippers falling for this one. ...

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It’s a Brand New Year; Sixers Land Elton For Five Years

disaac posted 7/9/2008 from theaddshow.com

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.

5 Ways to get Emeka Okafor to LA

Posted 7/13/2008 on Daily Basketball

The LA Clippers have got a huge hole they need to fill (how many times has that been written?). I thought Elton Brand would come waltzing back, but now he’s gone East. Sure Josh Smith might be available if the right amount of money’s on the table, but they need someone down low (not Zach Randolph , please!). The best guy they can get is Emeka Okafor . So, I’ve come up with ...

Clippers Calling the Shots, Stephon Marbury’s New Tattoo, and Zach Randolph headed to L.A.?

Posted 7/13/2008 on NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine

Zach Randolph, Dime #19 The Clippers can't be used to this kind of attention. On the offseason free-agent/trade forefront, all eyes are on the Clips right now, as their next move will determine where a lot of chips fall thereafter. Josh Smith and Emeka Okafor are two of the biggest names left on the board, and [...]

As the Forum Turns 7/11

Posted 7/12/2008 on BobcatsPlanet.com

Bobcats Fans are loving the Gerald Wallace and Sean May for Carlos Boozer rumor. Surprisingly Jazz f ans fanz are fond of the deal too, although they think we're idiots for trying to squeeze Ronnie Brewer into the deal. Clippers fans are hoping to steal Emeka Okafor for a cool $10 million. Speaking of the Clippers, Josh Smith apparently isn't sold on them, according to Hawks fans . Laker ...

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 ...

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Posted 7/9/2008 on ROCKETS ADDICTS

Official Movement of the '08 Offseason. Warriors bring on Maggette and Turiaf, making them very deep in the SF/PF position - even after losing Pietrus to Orlando. Clippers now have a bunch of money to throw around - Josh Smith to Hollywood? Sixers become one of the top 5 teams in the East with Brand in the mix, on par with or better than the Wizards, Cavs and Magic. (Brand career avg. 2.1 bpg ...

Nuggets Gaining Leverage With J.R. Smith

Posted 7/9/2008 on Pickaxe And Roll: Front Page Posts

As bad as I feel for Clipper fans after the departure of Elton Brand it really was good news for the Nuggets. Brand signing with Philadelphia triggered the Corey Maggette signing with Golden State. The only remaining team with cap space and the determination to use it is the Clippers. How does that affect the Nuggets? Had Philly not acquired Brand or Josh ...

Clippers have been Branded, Boozered and bamboozled

Posted 7/9/2008 on The NBA Source

Image details: Los Angeles Clippers v Los Angeles Lakers served by picapp.com The Los Angeles Clippers have seen tough times before. They’ve been through the rejection of Danny Ferry. They’ve endured as the Staples Center’s second citizens. This summer though, things were supposed to be different. The Clippers were going to be players in the free agent market. In ...

Brand to Davis: "Baron, Tell Me How My Ass Taste"

Posted 7/9/2008 on Straight Bangin'

At least a blind man wasn't screwed over. Wow . Baron Davis has to feel like an idiot today. I feel bad for him. And the Clippers? Well, they have...uh...an oft-injured big-money point guard who can dish to Chris Kaman. Also, when did Kevin McHale turn his team into a charity organization? He's like Make-a-Wish for NBA teams. Oh, you need cap room to sign a free agent? You want a ...

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

Posted 7/8/2008 on NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine

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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 NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine

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And There's a Steal By Baylor!

Posted 7/16/2008 on CelticsBlog

A Daily Babble Production In a thoroughly unprecedented and unexpected development, we may be closing in on Jeff placing an embargo on Clippers content in this space after an influx of commentary on the little brother team in the City of Angels over the past couple of weeks. But after speculation about free agents galore, namely Emeka Okafor and Josh Smith, the executive Elgin Baylor and ...

Camby To Clippers

Posted 7/16/2008 on Hawks BasketBlog

HTML clipboard The marketplace for Josh Smith continues to break in the Hawks direction, as it is being reported tonight that the Clippers have used the bulk of their salary cap budget to pry Marcus Camby away from the Denver Nuggets (for only a second round pick?). If that is indeed the case, then all of the teams that have at one time or another had significant cap space to take a run at ...

A Free Agent Fantasy (2009)

Posted 7/9/2008 on WE ARE NATION OF GRIZZLAM

Wow.... Quite a busy week in free agency in the NBA. Elton Brand jumps ship to Philadelphia, leaving the Clippers scrounging for front-court help. It's now unclear as to whether Baron Davis will sign with them. The Warriors just overpaid for Corey Maggette and have offered a lucrative deal for Ronny Turiaf because they are desperate for size. With those movements, Josh Smith and Emeka Okafor ...

Free Agency Update: Two Days Until Signings Begin

Posted 7/7/2008 on Hawks BasketBlog

The window to begin negotiating with free agents is nearly a week old, and we've already seen some big deals go down. Baron Davis is leaving the Warriors for his hometown LA Clippers, Gilbert Arenas spurned more money from Golden State to re-up with the Wizards, and Elton Brand is still out there and available (but presumed to be re-signing with the Clips). Josh Smith made his visit to ...

Clippers Will Look at Smith, Okafor

Published 7/9/2008 on NBA.com: News

In the LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jonathan Abrams writes "in a sweeping and shocking turn of events, the Philadelphia 76ers emerged Tuesday as the winners in landing coveted free-agent forward Elton Brand, prying him away from the Clippers. Brand reached a ...