ESPN Breaks a Story: Marc Stein on top of Baron Davis Contract Negotiations
Marc Stein broke the story on ESPN.com that Baron Davis had signed a 5-year, $65 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, leaving approximately $18M on the table had he decided to stay in Oakland with the Golden State Warriors. This is significant in that the Clippers are constantly playing under the shadow of the city's more regular headline-grabbing franchise, the Lakers.
The Clippers won a mere 23 games last season, but now they bring in a talented backcourt of Davis, a 29-year old veteran, and rookie Eric Gordon from Indiana University, who will join the multi-dimensional Elton Brand. This could be an interesting story to cover when the NBA season kicks off in a few months.
Janny Hu of the San Francisco Chronicle has the first in-depth report on this, reporting that perhaps the Bay Area franchise will now try to woo a new NBA All-Star to replace the hole that Davis will fill.