Elton Brand On Why He Chose The 76ers - ESPN Video

ELTON BRAND PULLS A BOOZER
Docksquad Sports — I guess you can take my Elton Brand is staying put post from last week, and throw it right in the trash. Elton Brand basically took the money and ran today, essentially pulling a Boozer and abandoning Clipper Nation!!! Now everyone has their own reason for doing things, and I am sure Brand has his for this move, but one thing is for certain, it looks this move will definitely taint his image for a long time. Right now every single person in Clipper nation is cursing Brand's name, and everyone in the media is tearing Brand to shreds. I personally think it is a bad move for Brand, but a great move for Philly. The Sixers are definitely ...

Rashomon
ClipperBlog.com Blog for the Los Angeles NBA Clippers Fans — What's emerging from the press corps are wildly different scenarios as to what transpired in the negotiations between the Clippers and Elton Brand. Mark Heisler's headline reads, "Donald Sterling can't be blamed for Elton Brand's departure." Heisler maintains, "Whether that was Falk's influence or that Brand was impressed by the 76ers, he now seemed to be looking for a way to leave rather than a way to stay. Brand was slow in returning calls to Clippers officials. Whenever they made an offer, Falk would take it back to the 76ers." This isn't necessarily to say that the Clipper front office managed the ...

The Newest Sixer Speaks
Depressed Fan — The behind-the-scenes story on how Elton Brand came to sign a $79.8M deal with the Sixers (both the Clippers and Warriors made more lucrative offers, by the way) is starting to come out now. According to Brand and his agent, the Clippers made a "take it or leave it" offer on June 30th for about $70M. According to the Clippers, they upped the offer to $81M, but it was too late. Ed Stefanski was on the phone with Brand's people on July 1st, telling Brand they'd get the money to make him a representative offer. Stefanski was a man of his word. Clipper fans, all three of them, are ...

Quotes from Baron Davis’ Press Conference
SportsHubLA — To say the least, I was curious to attend the press conference welcoming Baron Davis to [image] the Los Angeles Clippers, given the bizarre circumstances swirling about BD’s hometown over the last 72 hours. Really, it all began a week or so, when Baron Davis shocked the NBA by opting out of his contract with the Golden State Warriors, then coming to a rather quick verbal agreement with his hometown Clips. From there, Brand opted out, giving statements that he was intending to return and everyone from fans to Davis to the Clips seemingly under the impression that a powerhouse movie producing hoops duo was about to bust loose in L.A. Then came the last three days. ...