Report: Warriors president nixed Baron deal

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Report: Warriors president nixed Baron deal

Baron Davis' Los Angeles homecoming almost didn't happen, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Tim Kawakami reports that Davis was prepared to sign an extension with the Warriors, who instead watched the point guard opt out and sign a five-year, $65 million contract with the Clippers. Kawakami explains why the two sides didn't close the deal:

Multiple league sources have confirmed that, leading up to the opt-out deadline, Davis and Warriors chief Chris Mullin reached a tenative agreement -- Davis would "opt-in" on his $17.8M for this season, then land a three-year, $39M extension ($13M per).

All money included, that would've given Baron $56.8M over four seasons, through the 2011-12 season. That was the deal. Both sides signed off, tenatively.

But for the offer to become official, it had to be approved by team president Robert Rowell, who speaks for owner Chris Cohan on all matters these days. (Rowell might as well be Cohan these days.)

And Rowell nixed it. Bye-bye Baron.

The Warriors, incidentally, are staging a compe ion for the starting point guard job, an opening created by Monta Ellis' moped mishap.

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