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07-17-2003, 11:47 AM
Sterling is making loud noise that he'll re-sign Brand and Maggette and retain Odom. They're letting Miller go but making noise they'll go after Arenas. The Clipper website had Brand, Maggette, Odom, Miller, Olowakandi, & Q as part of its rotating banner. Now, it has Brand, Maggette, Odom, Q and Dunleavy. Also the Clips Staples lease is up in two years and if they don't have a competitive team they could either get booted or have their lease rate go up substantially.
Is Sterling looking at the impending decline of the Lakers post 2004 and deciding it's time to be the big dog in town? Are Laker's bandwaggoners going to be making a mass migration form the Lakers' Staple Center to the Clippers Staple Center? Is Pat Reilly about to get royally screwed? Is any of this possible. Nahhh. Must be some alternate universe?
Two things for sure. If Sterling is getting religion we'll know if in fifteen days if he reels back iin Brand and Maggette. And if Sterling is getting religion Kobe is outa LA because he isn't going to want to be playing for th LA Scrubs.
link to article (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/6322196.htm)
Brand signs Heat offer sheet
REPORT: CLIPPERS PLAN TO PURSUE ARENAS TO FILL ANDRE MILLER'S SPOT
Mercury News Wire Services
Free agent Elton Brand signed an offer sheet with the Miami Heat on Wednesday, forcing the Los Angeles Clippers to match the deal or lose the rights to the former All-Star forward.
The Clippers also face losing forward Corey Maggette, who signed a six-year offer sheet from the Utah Jazz, and point guard Andre Miller, who signed the Denver Nuggets' six-year, $51 million offer.
But, the Los Angeles Times is reporting, Clippers officials said privately that they will match offers to keep Brand and Maggette, but not Miller. The team then would join the pursuit of Warriors free-agent guard Gilbert Arenas.
The Clippers, who previously offered Brand an extension worth more than $60 million, have 15 days to match the offers.
``This organization has always been committed to winning,'' Heat Coach Pat Riley said in a statement. ``This offer sheet for Elton Brand is a continuance of that commitment to try to win and put the best possible players on the floor for our fans to enjoy.''
The Heat did not disclose terms of the offer sheet, which is believed to be six years for $84.2 million.
The offer sheets to Brand and Miller were believed to be structured to force the Clippers to make huge immediate lump-sum payments -- up to $28 million in Brand's case -- if the Clippers decide to match.
The Clippers already have lost unrestricted free agent Michael Olowokandi to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Is Sterling looking at the impending decline of the Lakers post 2004 and deciding it's time to be the big dog in town? Are Laker's bandwaggoners going to be making a mass migration form the Lakers' Staple Center to the Clippers Staple Center? Is Pat Reilly about to get royally screwed? Is any of this possible. Nahhh. Must be some alternate universe?
Two things for sure. If Sterling is getting religion we'll know if in fifteen days if he reels back iin Brand and Maggette. And if Sterling is getting religion Kobe is outa LA because he isn't going to want to be playing for th LA Scrubs.
link to article (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/6322196.htm)
Brand signs Heat offer sheet
REPORT: CLIPPERS PLAN TO PURSUE ARENAS TO FILL ANDRE MILLER'S SPOT
Mercury News Wire Services
Free agent Elton Brand signed an offer sheet with the Miami Heat on Wednesday, forcing the Los Angeles Clippers to match the deal or lose the rights to the former All-Star forward.
The Clippers also face losing forward Corey Maggette, who signed a six-year offer sheet from the Utah Jazz, and point guard Andre Miller, who signed the Denver Nuggets' six-year, $51 million offer.
But, the Los Angeles Times is reporting, Clippers officials said privately that they will match offers to keep Brand and Maggette, but not Miller. The team then would join the pursuit of Warriors free-agent guard Gilbert Arenas.
The Clippers, who previously offered Brand an extension worth more than $60 million, have 15 days to match the offers.
``This organization has always been committed to winning,'' Heat Coach Pat Riley said in a statement. ``This offer sheet for Elton Brand is a continuance of that commitment to try to win and put the best possible players on the floor for our fans to enjoy.''
The Heat did not disclose terms of the offer sheet, which is believed to be six years for $84.2 million.
The offer sheets to Brand and Miller were believed to be structured to force the Clippers to make huge immediate lump-sum payments -- up to $28 million in Brand's case -- if the Clippers decide to match.
The Clippers already have lost unrestricted free agent Michael Olowokandi to the Minnesota Timberwolves.