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| Brand reportedly heading to Sixers |
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07/08/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia 76ers have reportedly reached a contract agreement with free-agent center Elton Brand, who has spent the last seven years of his career with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Los Angeles Times reported Brand's deal is believed to be for five years and worth around $80 million. The 29-year-old Brand opted out of the final year of his contract with the Clippers. Brand, who sat out 74 games last season while recovering from a ruptured Achilles' tendon, was to be owed $ |
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| Report: Magic ink G Pietrus |
NBA Basketball |
07/08/2008 |
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| st from a season before, when he tallied 11.1 points and 4.5 boards in almost 27 minutes a game in a surprising playoff run for the Warriors. The five-year veteran -- all with Golden State -- is a career 35.3 percent three-point shooter and will certainly upgrade the Magic's defense in the backcourt. The departure of the Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France native is another loss for the Warriors, who saw the face of the franchise, guard Baron Davis, reach a verbal agreement with the Los Angeles Clippers just last week. |
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| Report: Clippers reach verbal agreement with Baron Davis |
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07/01/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly reached a verbal agreement with point guard Baron Davis on a deal in the range of five years and $65 million. The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that Davis' agent, Todd Ramasar, confirmed that his client has agreed to sign with the Clippers. No deal can be signed until July 9, when the salary cap for next season is determined. In a surprise move, Davis opted out of the final year of his contract, which would have paid him $17.8 million |
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| Clippers' Brand and Maggette opt out of contracts |
NBA Basketball |
07/01/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Los Angeles Clippers forwards Elton Brand and Corey Maggette opted out of their contracts with the club on Monday and will both become unrestricted free agents. "We have been notified by Elton Brand and Corey Maggette of each player's decision to opt out of his respective contract," Clippers president Andy Roeser said in a statement on the team Web site. "On Monday night, when NBA rules permit, we will be aggressive in contacting them to address our interest in having them remain |
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| Bulls take Rose with top pick |
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06/27/2008 |
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| h 17.5 points and 10.6 rebounds. Love's father, Stan, was selected ninth overall by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA Draft. Italian forward Danilo Gallinari was taken by the New York Knicks at sixth to a chorus of boos. That was followed by the Los Angeles Clippers selecting Indiana freshman guard Eric Gordon. Gallinari played with Armani Jeans Milano in the Italian A-1 League for the past two seasons and averaged 17.5 ppg this past season. His father was a professional basketball player in Italy for several t |
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| Bucks land Jefferson for Yi, Simmons |
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06/26/2008 |
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| e leading scorer in franchise history. He always conducted himself in a professional manner, and we wish him only the best for the remainder of his career." Simmons signed a big contract with Milwaukee after a 16.4-point, 6.0-rebound season with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2004-05, but has been bitten by the injury bug since his arrival in Milwaukee, including missing the entire 2006-07 season with a heel injury. Simmons averaged 7.6 points and 3.2 rebounds a season ago. Yi logged 8.6 points and 5.2 rebounds in rel |
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| Report: Bucks to land Jefferson for Yi, Simmons |
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06/26/2008 |
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| chunk out of their salary cap with the acquisitions of Simmons, whose deal expires in 2009, and Yi, whose three-year rookie contract expires in two seasons. Simmons signed a big contract with Milwaukee after a 16.4-point, 6.0-rebound season with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2004-05, but has been bitten by the injury bug since his arrival in Milwaukee, including missing the entire 2006-07 season with a heel injury. Simmons averaged 7.6 points and 3.2 rebounds a season ago. Yi logged 8.6 points and 5.2 rebounds in rel |
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| Trade winds could swirl on draft night |
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06/23/2008 |
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| to add another athletic player who can play an up-tempo style. The Sonics and Grizzlies need help in the front and backcourts, so it would not be shocking if both franchises do the opposite of what the so-called experts are predicting. New York, the Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee, Charlotte, New Jersey, Indiana, Sacramento, Portland and Golden State will acquire the remaining lottery picks (1-14), with any number of players a possibility to come off the board during this juncture. Kevin Love, whose has seen his st |
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| Suns round out coaching staff, name four assistants |
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06/20/2008 |
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| ne of the most tenacious players in franchise history." Gentry will return for his fifth season as a Suns assistant, bringing back 29 years of coaching experience, including three stints as a head coach with Miami (1995), Detroit (1997-2000) and the Los Angeles Clippers (2000-03). Cartwright joins the team after four seasons as an assistant with the Nets. He accumulated 10 years of experience as an assistant coach and spent parts of three seasons as head coach of the Chicago Bulls. Majerle will be making his first |
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| Job for Celtics PGs: Get the ball to the Big 3 |
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06/06/2008 |
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| and not the passer the Celtics wanted. So, as Boston cruised through the regular season and headed for the playoffs, general manager Danny Ainge went looking for someone to take over when Rondo was resting. He found Cassell, languishing with the Los Angeles Clippers. The 38-year-old, two-time champion virtually begged the lottery-bound Clippers to buy out his contract so he could sign with the Celtics. ``Elton Brand went down. Shaun Livingston went down,'' Cassell said. ``In the Western Conference, when you |
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