Baron Davis Agrees To Deal With Clippers

[BRich 56]

Per ESPN

 

quote:

Davis verbally agrees to go to Clippers, leave Warriors

 

ESPN.com news services

Updated: July 1, 2008, 8:27 PM ET

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

 

 

Davis

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.

 

Forward Elton Brand also opted out of his contract with the Clippers on Monday, and speculation quickly began that the team would try to keep Brand and sign Davis. This scenario is only possible if the Clippers renounce the rights of Corey Maggette and Brand takes a slight pay cut.

 

Maggette opted out of his deal on Monday as well.

 

Davis averaged 21.8 points, 7.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds last season for a Warriors team that won 48 games but did not make the playoffs.

[BRich 56]

Per ESPN

 

quote:

Davis verbally agrees to go to Clippers, leave Warriors

 

ESPN.com news services

Updated: July 1, 2008, 8:27 PM ET

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

 

 

Davis

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.

 

Forward Elton Brand also opted out of his contract with the Clippers on Monday, and speculation quickly began that the team would try to keep Brand and sign Davis. This scenario is only possible if the Clippers renounce the rights of Corey Maggette and Brand takes a slight pay cut.

 

Maggette opted out of his deal on Monday as well.

 

Davis averaged 21.8 points, 7.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds last season for a Warriors team that won 48 games but did not make the playoffs.

[Chikwaters 0]

Sweet! That can only mean one thing,Corey is definately out of the Clips' plans now.. Corey to O-Town next season is inevitable!

[Big EB 0]

man thats crazy. maybe now the clippers will be good.

[Emory889 353]

It probably pushed the Clippers ahead of the Mavs and Suns. I don't think it makes them a contender. They should be fun to watch though.

 

Man, this has a huge impact on Maggette. Its not crazy to think the Magic could get him.

[Sebi 8]

quote:

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

They didn't seem all too shocked to me... I mean they wasted no time offering Arenas a max deal.