Baron Davis signs with Clippers

Well with $19 mil under the cap, assuming we only resign Monta and Andris, we have a lot of leeway to go after the big boys.

Good luck in la la land, Boom. (You fu*kin' jerk) But, best wishes. Still my favorite player, (you as*hole). =)

WHAT THE FARK?!!!!!!!!!
This is horrible.

It does suck. Baron was the Warriors (although I did call this one on a thread a while back). My question is: Do you think the draft pick had anything to do with his opting out? Do you think he might have been looking for some help - either with a strong post-up game inside (to open him up), or another point to spell some minutes?

he took less money, wa wa wee wa...play in his hometown, play at the staples center celebs in attendance like denzel n jessica alba wat not. Good for Baron but as a fan of Baron this really sucks. GS horrible management caused this fiasco.

But IDK maybe this Eric Gordon and Baron Davis combo will be awesome, Out of the closet comes out those LA CLippers FAns, after 20 years in hibernation ...Only time will tell what happens in LA , but one thing for sure LA Lakers vs Clippers is going to be fun to watch for a change.

Mullin and Nelson should be fired. Why didn't they offer 13M a year like the Clips did?!

Cuz they needed to offer him like $24mil to sign and trade him or he could have optioned his $17m if he just wanted to stay outright. Neither were good bets, clearly because nobody would have taken him @24mil cuz that's more than Kobe makes, for god's sake... and he didn't think they were worthy enough to sign on for the $17m. Guess Nelly burned his last bridge with the Boom.

He's made his play. Lets see how it turns out. Ill definitely miss him =[

Ive had to use this twice today.

aww. sad panda.

ugh...who should we get for PG now?

shaun livingston? irony......

Boom didnt sell out but he did screw the warriors over. Thats said Baron Davis will always be one of my favorite players. I wish him the best and i wish the Warrios would be sold and operated by thinking human beings and not monkey's. I mean atleast we could have done a sign and trade. THE REIGN OF MONTA BEGINS!!!!!

i wonder what will happen to boom dizzle's blog on here?

b.diddy
e.gordon
a.thornton
e.brand
c.kaman

thats one of the top 5's in the NBA

has potential to be right now...still unproven play from gordon plus kaman and thornton havent showed me consistency although thornton looks promising at times

Clippers will always be the Clippers. No matter how much talent they have, they will always be horrible. They couldn't win anything with Cassell, Mobley, Maggette, Brand and Kaman, so why will a starting five of Baron, Gordon, Thornton, Brand and Kaman be any different.

wowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowow
im so sad :(

davis isnt a sell out, he stated from the beginning that he wanted a long term extension... and the dubs wouldnt budge, and called his bluff... looks like davis wasnt bluffing at all. best of luck to davis on the clippers, still one of my fav players sorry to see he wont be on golden state next year. now lets see how else mullen can f**K the warriors up.

WEAK!

Hey guys I hear there a Monta Ellis and Andres Bierdens for Kwame Brown and cash considerations trade in works. Pretty sure Mullin is salivating over that one. At least he didn't go to the Blazers. That line up by th0mas is pretty good but it pails to what BD would have added to my Zers.

B. Davis (we'll see how this Bayless kid plays out)
B. Roy
T.Outlaw
L. Aldridge
G. Oden

Sorry guys but the Warriors just got a LOT worse while the rest of the West is getting better. Have fun rebuilding!!!!

are u any way associated with the whatifsports.com person cuz ur line is a whatif lineup that wont happen and itss not even worth talking about cuz its not happening. I would have given you credit for a lineup that was a joke like last years Miami Heat lineup but you couldnt do that either. I give you credit for trying with optimism. so theres a plus 1..


Last Years Miami Starting Lineup

Chris Quinn
Daequann Cook
Ricky Davis
Stephan Lasme
Mark Blount

OFlArity wins the Optimist Award of Free Agency so Far... His Baron Davis to Clippers insites were really good.

Where exactly did you "hear" of this Monta / Kwame deal... ?

I actually heard from a very reputable source close that the Grizz are interested in Monta. Blows my mind, but that's the truth.

Why wouldn't the Grizzlies want Monta? He's a young player and is only going to get better. They do have lots of young guards though that's the only problem. I would be more surprised if the Warriors let him go.

The monta / griz angle I get. Anyone trading Monta + anyone for Kwame, I don't get.

Are the Warroirs Nuts!!!!

I mean Warriors, lol spelt it wrong

The Grizz have way too many points. Clearly Juan Carlos isn't coming back, and probably they'll have to dump either Lowry or Conley also.

As a Clipper fan, this is great news. It's not often - in fact, extremely rare - that the Clippers get something right. I really like this lineup: Davis-Gordon/Mobley-Thornton-Brand-Kaman. There's not much on the bench, though, besides Tim Thomas and Nick Fazekas, who played decent in limited minutes. This isn't a championship squad, but should be enough to challenge for the playoffs. We Clippers fans have to take these things in baby steps.

You're a Clippers fan, O?

Absolutely - It's Angels/Clippers/Chargers for O.

He also loves New Kids on the Block. He is asking for tickets to the new tour for his wedding gift

Tickets to NKOTB is reason enough to get married... right? No? Nevermind.

signing BD to a long term contract is crazy given his history. Doing that would hamstring the warriors ability to hand onto their talent and get any good free agents. Don't forget, the dubs did not make the playoffs even with a healthy BD for the year. I applaud Mullie for not caving into the pressure. The future is with the youngsters, Monte and Biedrins, and hopefully Wright and Randolph. Unfortunately, there aren't many quality PGs available as free agents, which is the big problem, and I don't think Monte is ready to play point yet.

sucks! He is no longer a warrior like leonidas, its a shame, he had the beard of a warrior, right?

FALSE, Leonidas was a Spartan...I believe he would take great offense in being called anything but a Spartan

it doesnt matter baron wont help the clippers, he is more woried about LA the town and the movie business, and he wil miss his usual 20-40 games next season. forget him

lol @ turning on him already.

Cheer up Golden State, you might still end up replacing Baron with Agent 0. I like Baron as a player a little more but that's about as good a replacement as you can hope for.

Dewey, you know Clipper fans are Lakers fans until something good happens to the red headed step child that is the LA Clippers.... LOL

Their called "Band-Wagon Laker Fans". LOL

ouch

Baron Davis must feel disrespected by GS to have such a change of heart... Well i would be too....not even restricting him as a free agent, they might as well tried to draft a PG in this years draft. Now they they get nothing for Baron talents, not even a sign and trade its Agent Zero all over again ironic the warriors are trying to pick him up right?. But as a life long warrior fan for id like to thank B.D and other former warrior J-Rich for the great playoff run they gave the Warriors. As a Baron Davis fan im happy hes in L.A his hometown making movies now haha and such. So sad to see him go though

First off as a die ahrd Warrior fan this post has made me sick to me stomach. The Warriors had a squad that can actually be a playoff contenion team in the west and now its just all f*cked up. Being a die hard warrior fan Im used to it though. We coudln't keep webber, arenas, jamison, j-rich, and now davis. If the Warriors dont resign Monta and Beans I dont know if I can watch another painful season.
To all the Die Hard Warriors fans whats the lineup goin to look like now?
Monta
Marco
Stephen
Wright
Beans
As for Baron Im not goin to stop being a fan but its gonna take a while for me to forgive you haha.

:(....no! :(

Its not the fact he left, its the matter in which he did it. He blatantly stabbed every fan and GS Warrior coach, administration, GM, etc straight in the back. He told his best friend, his coach, and mentor Don Nelson that he would be back for another year...and now hes screwed us over...not too worry though, karmas a bitch and what goes around really really goes around.

Monta's ready to be a true, dominant #1...

Don't doubt his skill-set... he's got all the absolute tools to be a GREAT #1 guard... just put some pieces around him.

Brandan Wright is going to be a beast... and we still got Stack Jack.

I'm kinda glad Baron is gone.. that gives the Dubs an extra $17 mill to work with this offseason. See how they attempted to make a move for Gilbert Arenas.... now they need to focus their attention on Elton Brand and get some payback on the Clips... offer him $20 mill a season...

Man lets not even talk about who the warriors lost over the years Do i have to mention his name?! ok ok ADONAL FOYLE! I feel like baron got dissed which a player of his caliber should not be treated that way but i still wouldn't pay him max money, but i would have cashed him out 65 mill for 5 years thats reasonable. To the warriors credit they let Jrich go and Jamison go for cap reasons but Boom Dizzle gone... i dont know what Mullin is thinking

It's an odd thing, you know, because I'm a Clippers fan and have been enthralled by the Warriors for the last couple years I've lived up here.
For the Clip Show, this is a bold move that puts them in the middle of the pack, and gives them a legit shot at making the Finals. Obviously, health's a factor, but imagine the Bdiddy from last year's playoffs with a 20 10 guy on the block, and a squad full of solid players. The Clippers need to shore up their bench, and hope the injury bug is done biting them.
Warriors fans, back off the ledge. I know it hurts. Davis was amazing to watch on the court, and his off the court work should be publicized more. But, the Warriors as a team had gone as far as Nellie ball and Davis could take them. There's a reason the run and gun style has never won a ring. Sure, it's fun to watch, but this does give the team a chance to rebuild. Monta will be an amazing player, and if you can put a big playmaker next to him, the backcourt should be set. Biendris is a good option at center, and this creates a salary cap space to sign a low post scorer and rebounder. Maybe one's not available or worth it this off season, but it's always good to have flexibility.
May as well say it: Trade Captain Jack and Al Harrington for young talent and draft picks. OR Jackson could go to Houston for Bobby Jackson, a player who could teach Monta a bit, and his contract's shorter than Jax.
It'll still be an exciting team to watch, although it probably won't win as much. But it also has a chance to build correctly. I know, that thought of another rebuild isn't fun, but a few pieces are in place already. All it takes is some shrewd management moves. Wait, is Mully still running the ship? Never mind Warriors fans, go ahead and jump.

you think the clippers have a legit chance to make the finals? They have Cuttino Mobley (whose older than a rock), maybe Elton Brand (injured), maybe Baron Davis (good for maybe 60 games), shaun livingston (who knee is pretty much completley reconstructed and instable), and oh ya i forgot, your superstar...Al Throton (aka the black hole)...please bro, if the clippers make the NBA finals, hell if they even make the 5 or 6 seed out in the west, i'll change my name to Dan Dickaeu.

I agree with you, the Clips won't be making the Finals, unless they hit some kind of perfect storm. But a 6 seed is certainly within reach. Here, you might want to bookmark this just in case: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/other/namechangeadult.htm

if the warriors dont get gilbert (which they probably won't because the wiz are offering him more money and he has said he wants to stay in DC) the starting lineup will probably be:

Monta
Kelenna
Stephen
Al
Biedrens

lol, i won't be needing it man, i'm confident you can't replicate what we did up here in the bay area just because you have baron. you don't have the tools to operate the run and gun style of play, the exciting new way to play the game...mostly you don't have the genius, the brain, don nelson...but hey best of luck, the 6th seed woul