Baron Davis Verbally Agrees with Clippers

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

cue the dumb and dumber picture.

[T Park]

That's exactly what I was thinking. Davis just gave a big ol' middle finger to the Warriors. He walks and the Warriors get nothing. A cardinal mistake by a franchise that was supposedly on its way up. Serves Mullin and Nellie right.

Amazing what a year does.

Last year at this time we were talking about how great the management of the Warriors was

[T Park]

I've been around here 6 years, its like a 85 mile an hour fastball down the middle my friend

[Buddy Holly]

They have to renounce his Bird Rights to clear the cap room for BDiddy to sign. Until then, even though he opted out, he counts like 150% of his last year's salary against their cap.

Ok, gotcha.

[Buddy Holly]

Again, Clippers can't sign and trade him. To sign Davis, they'll have to renounce Maggette.

Yeah, I thought with Brand opting out they had enough. Also, didn't Brand say he'd take less if they signed Baron?

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

I've been around here 6 years, its like a 85 mile an hour fastball down the middle my friend

[Bruno]

I guess that Maggette will be looking for something like a 2 years full MLE contract with a player option on the second year.

[Marcus Bryant]

Maggette to SA.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

I guess that Maggette will be looking for something like a 2 years full MLE contract with a player option on the second year.

What a coincidence! The Spurs can give him a 2 years full MLE contract with a player option on the second year!

[T Park]

Yeah, I thought with Brand opting out they had enough. Also, didn't Brand say he'd take less if they signed Baron?

Yeah, which will happen.

I don't doubt Brand a bit.

Good to see him get some help, I like Elton, good guy.

[Buddy Holly]

That's like saying a butterfly in Kansas flaps its wings and causes a typhoon in China. Whatever, post what you like where you like then I guess.

No. Azubuike, Barnes and Pietrus are potential free agents the Spurs could sign along with JR Smith, Carlos Defino, Corey Magette, etc.

When Davis opts out and signs with LA, that means GS now has the money and the incentive to resign those players.

[Kindergarten Cop]

I guess that Maggette will be looking for something like a 2 years full MLE contract with a player option on the second year.

Done.

[T Park]

I guess that Maggette will be looking for something like a 2 years full MLE contract with a player option on the second year.

If thats what he wanted, the Spurs could give it.

Maggette was the perfect player 2 years ago, and still is today.

[T Park]

No. Azubuike, Barnes and Pietrus are potential free agents the Spurs could sign along with JR Smith, Carlos Defino, Corey Magette, etc.

When Davis opts out and signs with LA, that means GS now has the money and the incentive to resign those players.

Don Nelson said Barnes would NOT be coming back.

So that means Barnes is going to Sacramento I guess

[timvp]

I guess that Maggette will be looking for something like a 2 years full MLE contract with a player option on the second year.

Why do you think he'll want that instead of a Beno contract? To test the open waters next summer?

The Derek Anderson plan didn't exactly work out to well the last time . . .

[FromWayDowntown]

Sorry for posting this in the wrong forum -- the lack of attention paid to this thread should teach me my lesson about deciding where to post stories.

[misterx91578]

Yikes, why would LA do that...

cuz they are the clippers

[angelbelow]

the clippers resign brand, and they have a of a team.. they still have thornton and kaman, if he resign livingston for cheap, ross, they'll have a of a team.

[SenorSpur]

Amazing what a year does.

Last year at this time we were talking about how great the management of the Warriors was

So much for all the "We Believe" hype and the momentum built off the '07 playoffs. Looks like the Warriors are starting all over now.

Meanwhile, I was so very high on Maggette last season. Now I just he simply wants to go back to Orlando. While they have a promising team, any talk of him wanting to get a ring, is just plain talk.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Sorry for posting this in the wrong forum -- the lack of attention paid to this thread should teach me my lesson about deciding where to post stories.

[Bruno]

Why do you think he'll want that instead of a Beno contract? To test the open waters next summer?

Right now his market value is higher than the MLE and he has always turned down contract extension offers from Clippers with the hope to sign a big fat one this summer. I doubt he will turned down his dreams and settle for a long term MLE contract.

[Big P]

ESPN says 5 year $65 mil

[bigfish22]

No. Azubuike, Barnes and Pietrus are potential free agents the Spurs could sign along with JR Smith, Carlos Defino, Corey Magette, etc.

When Davis opts out and signs with LA, that means GS now has the money and the incentive to resign those players.

And until they hold a press conference to introduce these players as the newest Spur, Baron Davis to the Clips don't mean jack

[Bruno]

Another effect of this trade is that Clipper could try to clear a max of cap space to sign both Brand and Davis.

They could dump Brevin Knight. Spurs have a TE big enough to take him. I'm not interested at all in him but Spurs could get a little something from Clippers like a pick.

You can also imagine a scenario around a Thomas for Bonner trade that could open a lot of cap space to Clippers.

[mrspurs]

Not too surprising. After Nellie didn't play him in the second half of that must win game late in the season, the writing was on the wall that Ellis was the future at PG. When Davis opted out, the Clippers made sense due to Davis' history in LA.

This makes Maggette a tad bit more likely because he can't be sign and traded now ... but I still think it's a long shot. The Sixers could very likely offer him more. If a bunch of teams are only offering more than the MLE, I have a hard time imagining Maggette picking San Antonio. Maggette doesn't strike me as a player who will pick a ring before all else.

my first thoughts was when baron was benched by nellie...who would want to play for nellie anyways...he's just another karl....someone who gets front row seats and rarely gets up....sooner or later being cool doesnt cut it...i honestly believe most of the names mentioned want rings