myespn.go.com - 7/2/2008
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Janny Hu of the San Francisco Chronicle : Flush with cap space after Davis' sudden exit, the Warriors have offered free agent Elton Brand a five-year deal worth between $85 and $90 million, according to league sources. ... The Clippers had offered Brand is a five-year deal worth about $70 million - about $20 million less than the Warriors. Brand, who had been close to re-signing with the ...
Lowering The Boom (Dizzle) : Davis Opts Out In Oakland
cantstopthebleeding.com 7/1/2008 — While Elton Brand characterizes his decision to opt out of the final year of his deal with the Clippers as little more than a formality, for Golden State’s Baron Davis to leave nearly $18 million on the table not only all but guarantees his ...
WCBias.com’s Fab Five NBA Unrestricted Free Agents
wcbias.com 7/1/2008 — 1. Elton Brand, Clippers
I’m not making a huge deal about this because it sounds like he wants to re-sign, although the 76ers have been mentioned as a possible new employer.
2. Baron Davis, Warriors
If Davis goes, it could throw the things into a frenzy, opening up the door for Agent Zero to head west, etc.
3. Gilbert Arenas, Wizards
Like Brand, Arenas has battled injuries and is likely ...
What's That Ish You Smoking? - Mullin Edition
thecomission.blogspot.com 7/3/2008 — Now I see the Warriors are offering Elton Brand max money. Is this retaliation for Davis leaving? Is he worth it? Does it really make the Warriors better?
Free Agency Is Just Another Phrase For Nothing Left to Lose
blogs.mercurynews.com 7/4/2008 — Regardless of whether the Warriors end up with Elton Brand, the post-BD counterstrike has certainly made for an entertaining and suspenseful week. Accomplishing what would essentially be a Davis for Brand swap would be nothing short of a masterpiece. ...
Baron Davis Is Confident He'll Be Elton Brand's Teammate —
FanHouse
After Baron Davis broke the Warriors' hearts by opting out and agreeing to become a Clipper , Golden State did the logical thing and offered the Clippers' star free agent a max deal to come and play in the Bay area. Seems only fair, right? Make a bigger offer to Elton Brand than the Clippers are able to because of that dang salary cap, and maybe, just maybe, the Warriors could end up being ...
Elton Brand not leaving LA folks; Love of Money, Films, and Winning —
The Hoop Doctors
July 3rd, 2008 – Dr. Anklesnap
Yes, Elton Brand opted out of the final year of his contract earlier this week. Yes, the Golden State Warriors offered Brand over $20 million more dollars than the Clippers. Yes, the Philadelphia 76ers have the most cap space and will likely jump through the necessary hoops and offer Brand a max deal to try and get lucky. But ultimately No, Elton Brand ...
Warriors Strike Back: Big Offer for Elton Brand —
SLAM Online
by Marcel Mutoni
If Chris Mullin and his staff have their way, Baron Davis’s homecoming will be a little bit less joyful than he anticipated. The Warriors have reportedly offered Baron’s free agent Clipper teammate Elton Brand a max deal to switch uniforms.
Flush with cap space after Baron Davis’ sudden exit, the Warriors have offered free-agent Elton Brand a five-year ...
West Coast Most Wanted-Elton Brand !!! —
SidelineShow.com-SportsTalk Radio
Kudos to the Clippers for going ahead and getting Baron Davis to play point guard for them. The only problem is now they must signed Elton Brand. And now the Warriors who was Baron Davis old team has now stepped in and has made and offer that maybe to good to turn down if you’re [...]
Will Warriors court Igoudala, Josh Smith if Brand stays in LA? —
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Unrestricted free agent Elton Brand seemed likely to re-sign with the Los Angeles Clippers , despite what was being reported as a 5-year $100 million offer from the Golden State Warriors . But if the Warriors were to come up empty, they conceivably could turn their attention to Atlanta Hawks ' Josh Smith or even Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia 76ers . Rob Pelinka, Iguodala's agent, ...
Elton Brand's Priorities —
Depressed Fan
Things got a little more interesting tonight for Elton Brand when the Golden State Warriors reportedly offered him a max contract for 5 years. Somewhere in the $85M-$90M range. This brings up an excellent question, and I think the ultimate decision will show Brand's true colors. Look at it this way. If Elton cares most about making the playoffs and playing for a franchise who should compete, ...
Reports Have Warriors Offering Brand Mega-Deal —
Slam Dunk Central
The “ San Francisco Chronicle ” reported Wednesday night the Golden State Warriors have offered Los Angeles Clippers forward Elton Brand a deal that is said to be for five years and $90 million. The Clippers reached a verbal agreement Tuesday with former Warriors point guard Baron Davis on a reported multi-year pact. The Clippers have already put an offer on the table to ...
Sweet revenge? Warriors offer Brand $100 million —
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
In a move that could act as sweet revenge, the Golden State Warriors have offered free-agent Elton Brand a more lucrative, multiyear deal than the Clippers have proposed, according to NBA sources who requested anonymity because they are not allowed to speak about other free-agent dealings the Los Angeles Times reported. The Warriors offered $100 million over five years, the sources said. ...
Warriors offer Brand... —
Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog
Here is a math problem for you: Chris Mullin > or = Chris Wallace. (I hope I did that right) Originally I wanted to title this 'Chris Mullin has lost is @#$*&#g mind' but I opted to go the Ron Burgundy route and stay classy. The LA Times reports that the Warriors have offered Elton Brand the max. I know right. Take a deep breath. Stupid on so many accounts. From all the reports out ...
Ха-Ха —
NBA Macedonia
И сега го имаме ОВА од Крис Малин. НБА - ит’с фантастик.
The Clippers lured away the Warriors best player.
Now Golden State is hoping to return the favor.
Flush with cap space after Davis’ sudden exit, the Warriors have offered free agent Elton Brand a five-year deal worth between $85 and $90 million, according to league source.
Brand, like Davis, opted out of the ...
The Birth Of A Rivalry? —
SportsTsar.com
Move over Lakers-Celtics and Suns-Mavs, there’s a new NBA rivlary on the block: Clippers - Warriors .
The Golden State Warriors , after getting the rug pulled out from under them in the Baron Davis opt-out fiasco, are now going after Elton Brand in an attempt to save face and reel in a new superstar.
Brand originally opted out in the hopes of the Clips landing another free agent, ...
Warriors' Big Offer to Elton Brand —
ESPN.com - TrueHoop
Janny Hu of the San Francisco Chronicle : Flush with cap space after Davis' sudden exit, the Warriors have offered free agent Elton Brand a five-year deal worth between $85 and $90 million, according to league sources. ... The Clippers had offered Brand is a five-year deal worth about $70 million - about $20 million less than the Warriors. Brand, who had been close to re-signing with the ...
Now Warriors want Elton Brand —
InsideHoops
The San Francisco Chronicle (Janny Hu) reports on her blog: Flush with cap space after Davis’ sudden exit, the Warriors have offered free agent Elton Brand a five-year deal worth between $85 and $90 million, according to league source. Brand, like Davis, opted out of the final year of his contract just before Monday’s deadline, [...]
Turnabout is Fair Play —
ClipperBlog.com Blog for the Los Angeles NBA Clippers Fans
From Jonathan Abrams at the Los Angeles Times : ...the Golden State Warriors have offered free-agent Elton Brand a more lucrative, multiyear deal than the Clippers have proposed, according to NBA sources who requested anonymity because they are not allowed to speak about other free-agent dealings. On Tuesday, the Clippers reached a verbal agreement to sign Warriors free-agent Baron Davis ...
Was David Falk the mastermind of the Baron/Brand double-deal? —
Kawakami
It’s late. But I can’t get one nagging question out of my mind:
How did Baron Davis know–REALLY KNOW–that there was $65M of Clipper money waiting for him if he opted out? How did he know that if he didn’t know what Elton Brand would get and demand and if he...
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Baron Davis To Clippers —
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans
Everyone was shocked when Baron Davis left 17-plus million on the table with the Warriors. And then Elton Brand opted out of HIS deal… but left zero doubt that he was coming back. But when he does, Baron Davis will be his teammate.
The Beard will take less money to play with the Clippers .
speculation quickly began that the team would try to keep Brand and sign Davis. This ...
Exciting Time To Be A Clipper Fan? Weird —
SportsTsar.com
Boy oh boy were those just strange words to write. However it is quite true. Watch out, the Los Angeles Clippers are about to be a force.
Yes, Elton Brand just opted out of his contract. However, unlike a multitude of other superstars who do this, saying that they’re intent on resigning with their team only to bolt for the first change of scenery, EB is here to stay. He’s been ...
Free Agency Begins With Elton Brand and Baron Davis Opting Out —
The Association
by Brett Edwards
As of midnight on July 1, the NBA's free agency (negotiating) period began, and did so with a couple of big names unexpectedly opting out of the final year of their deals. Elton Brand and Baron Davis both walked away from big money, a little over $16M and $17M respectively. Brand might very well remain a Clipper; he just wants to make sure the team signs some other ...
Baron Davis Opts Out —
LABallTalk.com
Baron Davis has decided not to go for the big bucks. He may have also decided he’s done playing under Don Nelson.
It has become pretty well known as of late that Nelson has plans to play the young guys on the Warriors roster plenty more than he did this last season. Of course, this means [...]
Riley Sees Options in Free Agency —
NBA.com: News
In the MIAMI HERALD, Barry Jackson writes "Riley bypassed others last summer while waiting on Mo Williams. But unless Elton Brand opts out, there are few potential pie-in-the-sky unrestricted free-agent targets. Gilbert Arenas wants to re-sign with ...
