Elton is now a 76er and Baron is S.O.L.
At least Boozer only burned his owner while Brand burned his boy (and one of my favorite players) Baron Davis.
I guess when it comes to dealing with Dookies you better get it in writing and get it notarized!
Like Carlos Boozer, Elton Brand signs with another team after saying he was willing to take a pay cut to make Clippers competitive. 82,000,000 clams and a sure spot in the playoffs was enough for him to leave his good friend Baron and a young, talented Clippers team. Money and Championships talk in this business son.
Sorry, Baron Davis: Elton Brand apparently is heading east. Sources told Marc Stein on Tuesday the longtime Clipper informed the 76ers he will accept a five-year deal worth an estimated $82 million.
Said one source close to the process: "Elton wants to go East."
Will the Sixers be the next Utah and the Clippers the next Caveliers? Sure feels like it as the Sixers become a solid contender in the East with a bright future. A squad of Brand, Dalembert, Miller, AI, and Young will definately make make the playoffs, and even get out of the first round and do some damage. And the Clippers are stuck with a superstar in Baron Davis and no real supporting cast in the competitive West, much the way Lebron is in Cleveland. Livingston, Gordon, and Thorton are young, Mobley at the end of his career, and in the West, they will need to win at least 50 games to make the playoffs.
For those who do not remember the Boozer controversy, here is a summary:
Boozer could have been Cleveland's in the '04-'05 season for $695,000, but the Cavaliers did not pick up their option after, the club said, Boozer had committed to re-signing for the team's full midlevel exception -- somewhere around six years and $40 million. That allowed Utah to pick him up for 6 year at $68 million
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but the Cavaliers did not pick up their option after, the club said, Boozer had committed to re-signing for the team's full midlevel exception -- somewhere around six years and $40 million.
"Had committed" to an unenforceable contract that would have actually violated the NBA's CBA if there had been an actual contract or even an "understanding" with a quid pro quo. Just goes to show what happens when contracts are unenforceable.
But seriously, giving people the wrong impression in the NBA? Why, that would be like a team moving to Oklahoma City after promising to do everything possible to stay in Seattle but not really trying that hard and going with OK City's better offer.
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