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Move over Lakers-Celtics and Suns-Mavs, there’s a new NBA rivlary on the block: Clippers-Warriors.
The Golden State Warriors, after getting the rug pulled out from under them in the Baron Davis opt-out fiasco, are now going after Elton Brand in an attempt to save face and reel in a new superstar.
Brand originally opted out in the hopes of the Clips landing another free agent, which they did with Davis, but now has to be thinking twice with the exorbitant sum just offered to him from the team up north.
The Warriors really do seem like they shot themselves in the foot through all of this, originally declining to extend Baron with an appropriate amount of years, thus causing the current sequence of events we are witnessing. Gilbert Arenas seems likely to stay with the Washington Wizards, so this max offer just reeks of desperation.
In the process, they’re sure to be making enemies. Baron pledged his allegiance to Da Bay and seemingly left reluctantly, faced with no other alternative. The Clips can’t be happy with this, as it obviously throws one giant wrench into their plans.
Hopefully, Brand will keep a level head despite the offer and stay the course as to not upset Baron or the Clips, and just leave Golden State looking like jackasses to deal with the ramifications and newborn bad blood.
Wow. Every team in the Pacific Division is suddenly a hell of a story.
