NBA Free Agency

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Baron Davis shocked the Warriors by opting out of his contract on Monday. Imagine their surprise now.

NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com's Marc Stein that the guard reached a verbal agreement with the Clippers on Tuesday night and will sign a new multiyear contract with Los Angeles after the leaguewide moratorium on signings and trades is lifted July 9.

Davis was in line to make $17.8 million in the last year of his deal with the Warriors, but after telling the team that he wanted to stay, opted out at the last minute.

Sources told ESPN.com that Davis, 29, will receive a five-year deal worth an estimated $65 million.

Can you say collusion? No way Baron opts out of his contract without knowing he was going to get offered this deal by the Clippers. That being said its a great move by the other LA team and if those guys can stay healthy they'll compete with the best in the west.

 

[SpaceMountain16]

Can you say collusion? No way Baron opts out of his contract without knowing he was going to get offered this deal by the Clippers. That being said its a great move by the other LA team and if those guys can stay healthy they'll compete with the best in the west.

Disagree

Davis knew he was going to get more money over more years, we all did. 65 over 5 > 1 for 17.8 especially for an aging player who if injured next season would lose all that potential money he could have gotten over more seasons by signing with the clips.

 

[Dolfan32323]

Good move by both teams- hopefully someone can wrestle Brand away from them cause if not they will be a dominant team probably. Maggette opted out by the way.

 

[ChambersWI]

Can you say collusion? No way Baron opts out of his contract without knowing he was going to get offered this deal by the Clippers. That being said its a great move by the other LA team and if those guys can stay healthy they'll compete with the best in the west.

now let's see if they can keep Brand (which I think they will since the only other team Brand has shown interest in is Miami), and if they do, This team doesn't look too shabby

PG-Davis
SG-Gordon
SF-Thorton
PF-Brand
C-Kaman

With Knight, Mobley, and Thomas off the bench.

In other news, The Spurs are the front runners for Corey Maggette

Arenas is still debating whether or not to go to Golden State

 

[MikeO]

and the Clippers STILL won't make the playoffs in that conference!!!! lol

Even if they do they are an 8 seed and out in 4 or 5 games.

 

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The Los Angeles Clippers will have to wait at least one more day -- and maybe longer -- to know for sure that they'll be able to unveil their dream pairing of Baron Davis and Elton Brand next season.

That's because the Golden State Warriors have responded to losing Davis to the Clippers by giving Brand a lucrative alternative to consider, urging him to relocate to Northern California by taking their five-year contract offer worth an estimated $90 million.

Strong indications persist that Brand will stay in L.A., largely because he explained his decision to opt out of the final year of his previous contract Monday by saying he was trying to give the Clippers some financial flexibility to strengthen the team around him. But Brand is apparently still considering Golden State's rich proposal.

It was initially expected that Brand might verbally commit to re-signing with the Clippers on Wednesday, one day after Davis told the Clippers he was accepting their five-year offer worth an estimated $65 million to go back home to Los Angeles. Brand instead flew to Washington to consult face-to-face with agent David Falk while Golden State was poised to give him a deal possibly $20 million richer than what the Clippers can offer.

Screw us over and we'll screw you back.... Davis and the Clippers would look really stupid if the Warriors succeed in luring Brand up north. 20 mil is tough to turn down.