Sixers Are Closing In On Brand
Depressed Fan —
ESPN is reporting that Brand is leaning toward signing with the Sixers. Multiple reports on Philly radio stations saying it's all but a done deal. ...
Report: Brand Has Verbal Agreement With 76ers
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... .” Marc Stein of ESPN.com is also confirming the move , which ESPN’s Ric Bucher said earlier today on SportsCenter probably wouldn’t happen. If Brand is indeed going to Philly, I’m guessing David Falk was primarily behind the move, ...
Elton Brand is a Sixer!!
All Things Philly Sports —
... The Sixers appear to have pulled it off. After trading away Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth to clear up cap space, the Sixers have lured the best free agent, Elton Brand, away from the Clippers. According to ESPN, the Sixers have offered Brand a 5 year deal worth a reported 82 million dollars, and Brand is going to accept it. ...
ESPN: Brand to Sign With Sixers
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... Marc Stein, who previously broke the story that the Sixers were gearing up to sign either Elton Brand or Josh Howard by clearing salary cap room, is now quoting sources stating that Brand has told the team he will accept a five-year deal worth an estimated $82 million and come to Philly. ...
Maggette going to Warriors, Brand going to Philly
Mavs Moneyball —
Maggette going to Warriors, Brand going to Philly
Here is the link to Maggette going to the Dubs...
Best thing to come of Maggette going to the Warriors... The San Antonio Sterns didnt get him
76ers get Brand, Warriors get Maggette
Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog —
... Talk about a huge 60 minutes for the NBA landscape. Looks like the 76ers trade of Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth for extra cap space this morning is paying off, they just stole Elton Brand to the tune of five years, $82 million. ...
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 ...
It’s a Brand New Year; Sixers Land Elton For Five Years
The ADD Show - Aaron and Dave Discuss —
Elton Brand will join a cast of Sixers that includes the likes of Thaddeus Young and Sammy Dalembert. Elton Brand will join a cast of Sixers that includes the likes of Thaddeus Young and Sammy Dalembert (Brian Bahr, Getty Images). The 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 ...
Brand On His Way To Philly
Hawks BasketBlog —
ESPN is reporting that the Sixers will indeed sign Elton Brand tomorrow, for a reported 82 millions over five years. ...
At This Point Baron Davis Has to Feel Stupid
Rumors and Rants —
... the Clippers, not the Lakers. At the time it seemed like a minor coup for the Clips -- a chance for them to be something other than the NBA under card in Hollywood. On paper, at least, they looked respectable.This was, of course, contingent on Elton Brand staying to solidify things around a core of Davis, goofy center Chris Kaman and rookie Eric Gordon. Now, it appears, Davis is going to be all by himself. How lonely. Brand has apparently agreed to accept a big 'ol deal from the 76ers and, in a move not surprising many, Corey Maggette is on his ...
Brand to Davis: "Baron, Tell Me How My Ass Taste"
Straight Bangin' —
... 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. ...
Brand A Sixer (at least in Principle)
Poor Sports: Bitter Philly Sports Fans Sound Off —
Well, the Sixers did it. They went out in the off season and got that big name player to fill that void in the middle. Sources say that Brand will accept a 5 year deal to move East, citing his family and a weaker conference as his main reasons. He is still "70/30" on the move and is apparently considering another deal with the Clippers, who pried Baron Davis away from the Warriors, hoping to pair the two together on the court. ...
The Clippers Lose Their Brand Name: E.B. to Philadelphia
SportsHubLA —
[image] 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 Donald’s Clipper franchise, leaving the team and the city while leaving the Donald holding the bag, the one with $70 million inside. This is Elton Brand reneging on what you could call an implied promise that he’d stay and team with Baron Davis to make this sad-sack franchise proud and relevant again. Now playing the part of Elton Brand, power ...
Shockingly true: Elton Brand will be a Sixer !!!!!
Sixers 4 guidos —
... This morning I was simply extatic in reading that Ed Stefanski brought us Elton Brand, showing what a real GM should do. Now before I wrote my take about this move, let me remind you the major steps Stefanski took before closing this deal: ...
More clarity on the free agent front
A Stern Warning - NBA, NBL and FIBA News & Views —
... of their own. You take our player, we take yours. But then, the team with the most cap space to play with, steps onto the scene. The Philadelphia 76ers have attempted to lure the first significant free agent to Philly in recent memory, with a 5-year $82m deal, which according to reports he will accept. "Show me the money..." ...
IT'S THIS OR BEING BORED
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop —
This is ordinarily the part of the morning where we recap the various sports events from the previous night. But guess what? Nothing all that special happened. Rich Harden got traded to the Cubs, Elton Brand signed with the Sixers. There ya go. In the meantime, please enjoy this fielding display by the Marlins' Alfredo Amezaga in a Mexican league two years ago. It's, uh... ameza-ging? [Lt. Winslow]
Ed Stefanski is My Hero; Welcome to Philly, Elton
Philadelphia 76ers —
... In a span of one day, the Sixers went from out of the race to winners of the Elton Brand sweepstakes. Brand has informed the Sixers that he will accept a 5-year deal worth about $82 million. This is the biggest splash this organization has made in a very long time and I’m sure season tickets are pouring in as we speak. In 7 short months, Mr. Stefanski has turned this team into a championship contender by simply trading 2 role players for money. You are a genius. ...
The East Has…Gone to Plaid
WaitingForNextYear —
... is just icing on the Orlando-made cake. But this news out of Philadelphia is even more disheartening. NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com on Tuesday that Brand has verbally agreed to sign a five-year deal worth an estimated $82 million with the Sixers, who feared as recently as late last week that they wouldn’t be able to compete financially for Brand with the Clippers and Golden State Warriors . What makes matters worse is that Philly had just cleared said cap space ...
Ed Stefanski and the Philadelphia Cure to Conference Imbalance
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... And against just about everyone's expectations, and thanks to some fancy footwork to trade for even more cap space, Stefanski has reportedly hauled in the absolute cream of the free agent crop, Elton Brand. ...
Free Agency’s Normal State is Chaos and Murder: Rescue Dawn Producer Escapes to Philly
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... several times. What I meant is that the team would be interesting. Except…well, except Elton Brand has not resigned with the Clips, and has instead taken a 5-year, $82 million deal from the Philadelphia 76ers. ...
Half Mast
Timberwolves Den —
... you pull a coup and ink another big time, surprise, free agent. With word on the street that you’ve been able to retain your man as well, you settle in to accept the praise – and suspicion - from your contemporaries. Life is grand. But that’s when it all goes wrong. Two other teams swoop in and throw MORE generous offers at the face of your franchise and instead of the thank-you-but-no-thank-you response you expect him to give, he simply says “hmmm...” Oh shit. Then he’s gone. To top it off, he takes a contract deal that is perverbial pennies more with ...
The Times, They Are A Changing
RealClearSports - Blog —
... , Elton Brand decided to leave him high-and-dry (remember, Brand asked the Clippers to go out and get him help). Last night, Brand agreed (again, verbally) to a five-year deal worth an estimated $82 million with the Philadelphia 76ers, making them an instant playoff team in the wide-open Eastern Conference. ...
Elton Brand To The Sixers
BallerBlogger.com —
... ? 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 offer was a measly $1 million more than the final offer by LA. Brand’s decision wasn’t influenced by dollars and cents. Ultimately, Brand did what was best for him. And that’s understandable. Pairing with Baron Davis in LA was probably ...
Is Iguodala Now Expendable?
Philadelphia 76ers Fan Blog —
Now that we've entered the Elton Brand era , is re-signing Andre Iguodala a priority? I'm a huge Iguodala fan, but Brand is much more of a half court player than somebody that's going to get up and down the court--especially after recovering from an achilles heel injury. I also doubt that the Sixers signed Brand to force him to play out of his comfort zone. In fact they probably want to run an offense that makes him the focal point. Assuming that is the case, then how does Andre Iguodala fit into the equation. He's not a dead eye shooter, so the Sixers might possibly look to ...
NBA Weekly
Hip 2 Da Game —
... In order to sign Elton Brand, the 76ers had to clear some cap space by trading Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth to Minnesota. Minnesota also picks up a first round draft pick that the 76ers had acquired from the Utah Jazz in the Kyle Korver trade. ...
Ricky Rubio Declares for NBA Draft
ClipperBlog.com Blog for the Los Angeles NBA Clippers Fans —
... If blessed with the #2 pick, should the Clippers draft Rubio? Absolutely, but they should also be aware that there are no such things as verbal commitments in the NBA. They know firsthand. ...
Which College Program Has Produced the Best Current NBA Talent? (A Top 10 List)
Basketball Fiend —
... Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert, who is blind, by promising to re-sign with the Cavs in 2004 (causing Cleveland to make him an unrestricted free agent), only to sign with Utah for more money. Brand lured Baron Davis to the Clippers this offseason by promising that the two of them would play together in 2008-09, only to exercise a player option with L.A. and sign with Philadelphia ; a move that set both franchises back at least a year. And Magic guard J.J. Redick is ...
Looking Forward: Los Angeles Clippers
Vittorio De Zen's Fast Break —
... as a team that had a shot to make the playoffs. Yeah, their best player had spurned them to go to Philadelphia, but they made a ton of moves in the off-season, most notably adding proven players Baron Davis and Marcus Camby. After a horrible 23-59 season playing without the injured Brand, it was reasonable to expect an improvement in the win column. ...
