The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting the Warriors have made a huge offer to Elton Brand.
The Warriors have offered free agent Elton Brand a five-year deal worth between $85 and $90 million, according to league sources.
Brand, like Baron Davis, opted out of the final year of his contract just before Monday’s deadline, giving up a guaranteed $16.4 million for next season.
At the time, Brand’s agent David Falk told reporters that the move was designed to create some cap flexibility for the Clippers to add another top-line player.
The most the Clippers can offer Brand is a five-year deal worth about $70 million due to salary-cap restrictions – about $20 million less than the Warriors.
Brand, who had been close to re-signing with the Clippers, is expected to make a decision today.
We’ll see what happens, if Brand, a Peekskill guy, gets other offers. This is far from a done deal, since Brand would be foolish to leave Baron Davis. I always wanted to see Brand in a Knicks uniform.
If Brand goes there, the Clippers could look into Zach Randolph hard. If we could get The draft rights to Eric Gordon and take on Tim Thomas’s (I hate him. DESPISE HIM!) contract, that would be a steal.
Randolph for Gordon, Thomas/ Mobley, 1st?
If they don’t bite, then
Randolph for Gordon, Thomas/ Mobley, Fazekas?
I hope that Walsh is keeping close (very close) tabs on this situation. He might be able to sucker the loser in those sweepstakes to take on Zach. If we trade Zach and end up with Eric Gordon, I would be ecstatic.