blogs.mercurynews.com - 7/2/2008
—
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...
Continue reading...
Comments
Blog Reactions
First Cup: Wednesday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News: "I talked to people. Read the stories. Analyzed the personalities. And now I've decided: Brand's agent, David Falk, is the most likely candidate to have masterminded this. I'm saying if any one person put this together (and this has all the ear-marks of a one-genius creation), it was Falk, who formerly was the most powerful agent in the world back when his client Michael Jordan was winning championships." ...
Who Was the Man Behind the Curtain?
Clips Nation —
... happen by accident.
For one thing, within an hour of Baron Davis' surprise decision to opt out of the final year of his contract, suspiciously accurate speculation was circulating that he might land in LA with the Clippers. For another, Elton Brand and David Falk dropped pretty big hints in their official statements about EB's opt out about 'stars getting together' and 'providing the Clippers with flexibility.'
Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News is wondering the same thing, and he thinks it has Falk's fingerprints.
So who was ...
Related Content
Baron Davis Coming Home To Los Angeles
youbeenblinded.com 7/2/2008 — Baron Davis has answered this aspiring singer-songwriter’s prayers by signing with the Los Angeles Clippers. The deal is reportedly five years for $65 million dollars. BD made the right choice. The Golden State Warriors were fun to watch even if they weren’t ever going to get over the hump with their current roster. Baron’s not gonna win a championship with the ...
Later Daze, Baron: Davis leaves Warriors for Clippers
sfgate.com 7/2/2008 — (07-01) 22:32 PDT -- The Baron Davis era in Oakland is over. Less than 24 hours after Davis shocked the Warriors by walking away from the final year and $17.8 million left on his contract, the franchise guard delivered a second strike Tuesday ...
Davis set to join Clippers
bostonherald.com 7/2/2008 — B aron Davis is on the verge of signing a long-term deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, a day after the point guard shocked the Golden State Warriors by opting out of the final season of his contract to become a free agent. Though Davis refused to ...
Warriors make big offer to Brand, sources say
sfgate.com 7/2/2008 — (07-02) 12:02 PDT -- 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 ...
