With Brand out of picture, Warriors reach verbal agreement with Maggette - NBA

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LAT: Brand Agrees to Contract with Philadelphia
Published 7/9/2008 at ClipperBlog.com Blog for the Los Angeles NBA Clippers Fans
... in the stomach to a fan base that found, in Brand, the only true icon in franchise history.  More immediately, it places the Clippers behind only Golden State and Memphis in the Cap Space Sweepstakes.  The organization must quickly decide if it wants to pursue Corey Maggette, which would be a wrongheaded act of desperation, woo Josh Smith -- an intriguing, more youthful alternative at the PF, or stand pat for the 2009 free agent class.  UPDATE: Stein has Maggette going to Oakland, and the Clips "making a hard run at ...

Maggette going to Warriors, Brand going to Philly
Published 7/9/2008 by Toddy at Mavs Moneyball: Front Page Posts
... 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 ...

Maggette Goes To Golden St.
Published 7/9/2008 at CelticsBlog
ESPN reports The Golden State Warriors on Tuesday conceded defeat in the chase for Elton Brand's signature by quickly moving on to new targets and reaching a faster-than-expected verbal agreement to sign unrestricted free agent Corey Maggette, according to NBA front-office sources. Sources told ESPN.com that Maggette decided against waiting to see if the Los Angeles Clippers would lose Brand to the Philadelphia 76ers -- which could have created an opportunity to stay with the Clippers -- to take a multi-year offer from the Warriors at a starting salary above the mid-level ...

76ers get Brand, Warriors get Maggette
Published 7/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Coup) at The Rip City Project
... Meanwhile, the Warriors went from Baron Davis to Corey Maggette, contrary to earlier reports of him signing with San Antonio. The Warriors also lost Mickael Pietrus to the Magic for the full midlevel exception, the one they were offering to Maggette originally. Pietrus will be a backup in Orlando, which already has two strong SF's in Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu, while Maggette should start at the 3, with Stephen Jackson at the 2 and Monta Ellis at the 1. ...

Elton Brand to the Sixers, Maggette to the Warriors
Published 7/9/2008 by Andrew Kamenetzky at SportsHubLA
... 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 hit the high points, I see a bad moon rising for these Clippers in a big way. AK Discuss:

Dominoes Begin to Fall: Maggette and Brand Make Decisions
Published 7/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... With Brand deciding on Philly, the Warriors, who were also in the running for Brand, moved their attention to Corey Maggette and it is reported that Maggette has agreed to an offer from the Golden State Warriors, one of the few teams in the league who could offer him more then the MLE. ...

Reports: Brand to Philly, Maggette to Golden St.
Published 7/9/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... You think Baron Davis is regretting his move to the Clippers?  He commited to sign there thinking Elton Brand was coming back… but its looking like he’s going to Philly for 5 years/$82 mil.  Meanwhile, Corey Maggette is getting more than the MLE to go to Golden State.  If you believe the analysis on TrueHoop, Maggette is about to get overpaid.  Still nothing on Posey. I wonder if Baron can back out now that he knows Elton is going to leave? At this writing, ...

At This Point Baron Davis Has to Feel Stupid
Published 7/9/2008 by The Riot (noreply@blogger.com) at Rumors and Rants
... -- 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 way out of Los Angeles as well. So, what was all that talk about Davis swooping in ...

Free Agent Madness
Published 7/9/2008 by Jim at Green Bandwagon: Front Page Posts
... . I liked 76ers as they were last season. Well not in a win a championship sense. But in a headed in the right direction sense. And now they are much better. The LA Clippers and Baron Davis have to be speechless. Meanwhile, Corey Maggette is Oakland bound. And Mickael Pietrus is joining ...

The Best Way To Lose the Maggette Sweepstakes
Published 7/9/2008 at CelticsBlog
A Daily Babble Production Or at least as ideal a manner as possible, given the circumstances. It looks all but certain at this point that Corey Maggette is headed to Oakland to become a Warrior, which of course means that he won't be a member of your defending NBA champion Boston Celtics (mmmm....'defending champs' has a sweet ring to it). Throughout the ...

Hassan Adams deal, signings from elsewhere and Las Vegas is almost here
Published 7/9/2008 by Arsenalist at Arsenalist
... Corey Maggette is staying in the West which has to be considered good news; the Warriors winning the sweepstakes there since they were one of the few teams that could offer him more than the mid-level exception. This means ...

Signing Day Rumors and Updates
Published 7/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... So much for Maggette going for a ring over money. He agreed to a deal with the Warriors that will pay him $50 million over 5 years according to ESPN. So, now the dominoes start to fall. Brand to the Sixers, Maggette to the Warriors, Pietrus to the Magic. The Clippers are now way under the salary cap and reportedly ready to pursue the Hawks' Josh Smith and the Bobcats' Emeka Okafor. Both are restricted free agents and their respective teams would have the opportunity to match, but the Clippers can offer a contract that neither, particularly the Hawks with their ownership ...

So Much for Our Maggette Hopes
Published 7/9/2008 by Booner (noreply@blogger.com) at My Utah Jazz
... http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3479117 So what is next? Does anyone know? Are we even going to make an attempt to land a "Big-Name" F.A.? Do we need to? From a personal stand-point, I love the drama and the excitement of Free ...

Salary Cap Announced, Musings Follow
Published 7/9/2008 by Bret LaGree (noreply@blogger.com) at Hoopinion
... Josh Smith is in Los Angeles today. Will Atlanta Spirit flirt with the paying the luxury tax in order to keep a 37-win team together? Should they? Philadelphia has now joined Miami and Chicago on the list of Eastern Conference teams that could improve by at least 10 wins next season. Neither New York nor Charlotte figure to compete for an NBA title anytime soon but both made massive improvements in the area of head coaching. ...

Corey Maggette to sign with Warriors
Published 7/9/2008 by Matthew Powell at Pounding The Rock: Front Page Posts
As you've undoubtedly heard, Maggette has agreed to a five year, $50 million contract with Golden State. I'm not going to talk about options.  If you're a Spurs fan, you're familiar with them.  If you're not, you're not reading this blog. If the Spurs bring the same general roster back from last year, if Finley sees meaningful minutes, or Horry sees any minutes, or if Buford and company sign Kurt Thomas and pretend he's anything short of another piece to throw on the scrap heap, I swear to everything that is holy that I will openly root ...

Maggette to Golden State
Published 7/10/2008 at 17Banners.com
The Golden State Warriors on Tuesday conceded defeat in the chase for Elton Brand's signature by quickly moving on to new targets and reaching a faster-than-expected verbal agreement to sign unrestricted free agent Corey Maggette, according to NBA front-office sources. [Source]

NBA Weekly
Published 7/10/2008 by Antone (noreply@blogger.com) at Hip 2 Da Game
... Josh Smith: Since the Clippers lost both Elton Brand and Corey Maggette. it is possible that they will know throw a boatload of money at Hawks free agent Josh Smith. The Hawks can match any offer to Smith and with the 76ers using their cap space on Elton Brand, the Clippers are one of the few teams who can afford to give Josh Smith a big contract. Hopefully, the Hawks will do the right thing and match any offers for Smith, so that they can keep their young nucleus together. The Clippers have also been looking at ...