OFFICIAL: Baron Davis "verbally agrees" to sign with the LA Clippers
"Sources told ESPN.com that Davis, 29, will receive a five-year deal worth an estimated $65 million" -- ESPN.com's Marc Stein
LINK: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3470016
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Now what do they Warriors do? Do they try to pull a "sneaky" and attempt for Elton Brand or Josh Smith? The team is running out of options and it seems like our chances for a championship within the next few years have pretty much left and gone. We're officially in rebuilding mode.
This FanPost is a submission from a member of the mighty Golden State of Mind community. While we're all here to throw up that W, these words do not necessarily reflect the views of the GSoM Crew. Still, chances are the preceding post is Unstoppable Baby!
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im depressed...somebody cheer me up plz
fack fack fack fack fack fack fack fack
by sarangc on Jul 1, 2008 5:46 PM PDT 0 recs
WTF, BARON!???!!???
Baron is teh suck
Does this mean we get Brand?
by Jeremy Belvins on Jul 1, 2008 5:46 PM PDT 0 recs
no
it means the clippers will sign brand and baron
by cantthinkofagoodname on
Jul 1, 2008 5:52 PM PDT
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Really
Really, you wanted a guy whose only had 1 full season and averaged 10 pts 3 assts and 2 rebs in the playoffs. Not to mention that he just came off of multiple surgeries on his knees.
by gunwing54 on
Jul 1, 2008 6:06 PM PDT
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Umm...
Baron played 82 games last year, recall??? The best predictor of next season is this season, anyway you slice it.
Facts:
1. Arenas is more likely to sign with the Wizards than the Dubs.
2. The Warriors brought this on themselves by only Boom offering two years. In fact, they invited this. Which suggests they might have a plan, though I can’t imagine what it might be.
3. If they drafted Randolph to keep him, the best strategy is probably to blow this team up and start anew in a few years. Otherwise, we wasted our first round pick.
4. The only way Monta is going to ever be a starting PG is if he gets the (painful) minutes as the starting point. Is that going to happen in a season we make the playoffs? I don’t think so….
Get ready for 2010-11, Warriors fans. Randolph will weigh more than 200lbs, Wright will be whoever he is going to be, and we’ll still have Monta and Biedrins. I wouldn’t bet on those guys forming a championship core, but it is not impossible.
by Mark Borgschulte on
Jul 1, 2008 9:17 PM PDT
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You sure? Cause you did say “I WANTED GILBERT ANYWAY”.
That guy i described? That was Gilbert Arenas.
by gunwing54 on
Jul 1, 2008 10:32 PM PDT
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Eh...
I think it’s safe to say that his supporting cast in GState would be much better than it was on that Washington team. No one can do it by themselves the way the top teams are built now.
by Gob on
Jul 1, 2008 10:03 PM PDT
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nope
it means we get nothing but 4 beatings by the clips next year
by JoshG831 on
Jul 1, 2008 11:36 PM PDT
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kill me now
My pictures never show up here, so this is my new Signature
by sloth11 on Jul 1, 2008 5:47 PM PDT 0 recs
Man, this stings!!!!!!
I didn’t see this coming. I mean, WTF!!
by Jeremy Belvins on Jul 1, 2008 5:47 PM PDT 0 recs
What a Traitor
U Should Stay in LA baron. BOOO
Listen to the wise, be patient.
by raypress23 on Jul 1, 2008 5:49 PM PDT 0 recs
its business...
i wouldnt boo baron cause he made a business decision. he didnt make a trade demand or go public with his issues. he knew that it would be a safe decision to go to LA. it stings but we need to move on. i hope noone boos baron when he comes to town.
aka GOLDENBOYWARRIOR
by gogomaplata on
Jul 1, 2008 7:49 PM PDT
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if he wasn't from LA
itd be fair to call him a traitor. given that fact, id say this is the opposite- a move based on loyalty to one’s roots. and mullah… lots more mullah than the dubs were offering.
by Mark Borgschulte on
Jul 1, 2008 9:20 PM PDT
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I can't call
him a traitor, but he’s in our division and now an enemy. I’d be real depressed if our team wasn’t so young. still feels like someone punched me in the stomach though.
by J.cob on
Jul 2, 2008 1:05 AM PDT
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blame mullin
baron is just getting his, just making a business decission because mullin and cohan low balled him and wouldnt repay him for his service with an extension
by JoshG831 on
Jul 1, 2008 11:38 PM PDT
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WE NEED Arenas
WE NEED AN AGENT ZERO MOVEMENT
Listen to the wise, be patient.
by raypress23 on Jul 1, 2008 5:50 PM PDT 0 recs
We don't need a
$20mm for one player and guarantee a first round exit movement.
by phiLthyphiL on
Jul 1, 2008 5:54 PM PDT
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we need to clean house
dump jackson and harrington, take our beatings for the next 2 years, than make a run at 1 or 2 of the top FA’s in 2010, kinda like what the nets are doing and what the knicks wish they could do
by JoshG831 on
Jul 1, 2008 11:40 PM PDT
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wow
interesting. I knew it most likely was leaving, but that was quick. Time for us to move on. The Baron chapter was great, but there’s plenty of good players out there. Plus, now we have some money to work with.
by bayareaballa on Jul 1, 2008 5:51 PM PDT 0 recs
so, like we don't need point gaurds, right?
if we get 30 wins i’ll eat chris cohen. actually i’ll eat him either way, as long as he’s dead.
I'm keen on the professional basketball club The Golden State Warriors. I don't fancy other clubs.
by The Bimbo Coles Experience on Jul 1, 2008 5:52 PM PDT 0 recs
damn.
this really, really blows. i say aim for josh smith – he’s 22, healthy and we still cant match what wizards can give agent zero.
by Monta fan on Jul 1, 2008 5:53 PM PDT 0 recs
no Brand
I’m sure Brand will be staying. Otherwise why would BD want to play with the Clippers. Brand will take less money to get Baron there.
Steve
by sswinburne on Jul 1, 2008 5:54 PM PDT 0 recs
we already have Josh Smith
We have two future Josh Smith players in Wright in Randolph. It would stunt their development and be a waste of money to sign him.
Steve
by sswinburne on Jul 1, 2008 5:56 PM PDT 0 recs
RFA
are RFA for a reason. Josh Smith. Andre Iguodala, etc.
You will not often see teams match players of those caliber.
Baron is playing with Brand. Get used to it. They’re both movie producers. They’re both LA guys. Clippers will be back in the playoffs. Time to rebuild.
We should start shopping Jackson and Al. Try to get some lottery picks/future picks out of them.
by phiLthyphiL on Jul 1, 2008 5:56 PM PDT 0 recs
wow
thanks baron for all u done. then again thanks for stabing us in the back these last 24 hours. wow. i mean just wow.
by GSwarrior on Jul 1, 2008 5:56 PM PDT 0 recs
Question
Does Baron become the most hated man in Warriors hoops history now or do we appreciate those 2 good years?
by GoldenStateDubtronic on Jul 1, 2008 5:58 PM PDT 0 recs
It'd be stupid
not to appreciate what the man did for us, gave his body every night. He took less money to play for the Clips for other reasons be it career, family, or going for the championship. Got to respect what he did for us.
by greala on
Jul 1, 2008 6:00 PM PDT
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F BD AND BRAND
BRAND WILL NEVER WIN BD BACK STABBED US IM GOING TO BE HATING ON BD AND CHEERING FOR J RICH WHEN HE COMES TO TOWN
BARON DAVIS
JASON RICHARDSON
STEPHEN JACKSON
by 61ixty on Jul 1, 2008 5:59 PM PDT 0 recs
Now we all know
how Hornets fans felt…..Good luck to Baron.
1. He wanted a longer term extension that the Warriors did not want to give him.
2. With Nelly’s proclamation of getting the young’ns more minutes, it signaled that maybe we weren’t really dedicated to winning anything more than regular season games.
3. With letting the TE expire, it just more than confirmed the aforementioned.
4. He wanted to go home.
Can’t fault Baron for making the decision to leave.
You can fault him for waiting so damn long to make the decision to opt-out and that’s what stings most.
We drafted with the notion we’d have him back…
Good luck Baron…and screw you at the same time.
by phiLthyphiL on Jul 1, 2008 5:59 PM PDT 0 recs
Hornets...hmmmm
Does this mean we have a bad year this year and end up signing the next Chris paul in the 2009 draft? I can live with that.
Warrior fan for life - where we are "always just a big man away" from total domination
by buttafingas on
Jul 1, 2008 6:08 PM PDT
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Barely a year removed from out magical playoff run....
who would’ve thought then that we’d be without Baron and JRich?
I am heartbroken. And trading JRich just bit us in the butt. We could afford him now. Imagine Monta, JRich, SJax, Big All and Beans….with Wright, Belli, Buike, and Randolph off the bench. I like it. jeez…I’m rambling because I don’t know what to say….I’m so sad right now.
by bradyk2 on Jul 1, 2008 6:00 PM PDT 1 recs
yup
kinda reminds me of when CWebb left, oh yea, and when Spree left, oh yea like when JRich left…WTF!!!how many times do we have to keep switching cornerstones…Don’t know, at this rate the Dubs are not playoff calibur, unless Mully pulls “Danny Ainge.” this summer…
The NBA, where Bipolar Warrior fans happen...
by RubberDubDubs on
Jul 1, 2008 10:10 PM PDT
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Don't even say goodbye to his teamates not even talking to the warriors
but talking to j.adana or something
BARON DAVIS
JASON RICHARDSON
STEPHEN JACKSON
by 61ixty on Jul 1, 2008 6:01 PM PDT 0 recs
so any draftniks here??
is there any good pg prospects out there in college now like deron williams and chris paul? i mean it looks like we’re back in the lottery for a while so it would seem best to know theres somethin to get at the end of this possible hell of a season
Fate is inexorable
by howcanilose on Jul 1, 2008 6:02 PM PDT 0 recs
ru-bi-o...
ru-bi-o…ru-bi-o… fucken baron knows how to throw me off!
aka GOLDENBOYWARRIOR
by gogomaplata on
Jul 1, 2008 7:52 PM PDT
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I'd go for Rubio over Jennings.
He just seems like he’s a 1:1 To/Ast waiting to happen, while at least Rubio is effective in the freakin’ Euroleague!
I’d be ecstatic to give Rubio a shot on the runnin’ Warriors in 09-10’.
Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.
by kenntoe on
Jul 1, 2008 10:15 PM PDT
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Out w/ Mullin!
he fuct us up! no jRich, no boom…just POB, Kosta and a bunch of skinny, tall lefties
by GoldenStateDubtronic on Jul 1, 2008 6:03 PM PDT 0 recs
I blame Cohan.
That cheapass never opened his wallet to field a competitive team.
Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.
by kenntoe on
Jul 1, 2008 10:16 PM PDT
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Okay
now we can move on to rebuild mode. Again.
Hopefully Mullin has something under his sleeves.
by semarubaka on Jul 1, 2008 6:03 PM PDT 0 recs
rebuild mode! yup like
the 12 season prior to that magnificent first round playoff upset…. =(... 2019 playoffs, here we come!!!
The NBA, where Bipolar Warrior fans happen...
by RubberDubDubs on
Jul 1, 2008 10:13 PM PDT
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Baron meant more to us than the hornets...
he ended a 12 year drought for the Bay Area and has brought Warriors basketball to life. Words cant express how i feel right now but what can you say, the Warriors were playing hard ball and Baron matched them.
check this vid if your feelin pissed off to lighten the mood.
by Spee-D on Jul 1, 2008 6:04 PM PDT 1 recs
Don't
think anything will lighten the mood right now….
Can’t even explain it. Feels worse than J-Rich leaving.
by phiLthyphiL on
Jul 1, 2008 6:06 PM PDT
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We should of kept jrich and get rid of bd
because j rich doesn’t care he just wants to win
J rich was true
BARON DAVIS
JASON RICHARDSON
STEPHEN JACKSON
by 61ixty on Jul 1, 2008 6:05 PM PDT 1 recs
OMG.
Please, just jump off the bridge now before you start that crap again.
Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.
by kenntoe on
Jul 1, 2008 10:17 PM PDT
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Now we can start playing some -.500 ball and...
Empty this wagon.
Still I’m pissed.
by bucknall20 on
Jul 1, 2008 6:07 PM PDT
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one good thing is
cheap seats and food!!!!
The NBA, where Bipolar Warrior fans happen...
by RubberDubDubs on
Jul 1, 2008 10:14 PM PDT
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woah
Worse than J-rich leaving? We kicked J-rich out. B-diddy is selfish, and wants guaranteed money, even though reportedly we offered him more than the Clips.
by bayareaballa on Jul 1, 2008 6:07 PM PDT 0 recs
Where
did you hear this?
even though reportedly we offered him more than the Clips
by centerre on
Jul 1, 2008 6:10 PM PDT
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Yep. probably not true.
Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.
by kenntoe on
Jul 1, 2008 10:17 PM PDT
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What I meant
was just Rich leaving the bay, doesn’t matter if it was via trade or signing elsewhere…
It just stings more just because we played hardball with BD and he played it back.
by phiLthyphiL on
Jul 1, 2008 6:13 PM PDT
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Baron's move was incredibly smart if you think about it.
Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.
by kenntoe on
Jul 1, 2008 10:18 PM PDT
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AND THE FRONTPAGE ON ESPN NBA
HURTS
BARON DAVIS
JASON RICHARDSON
STEPHEN JACKSON
by 61ixty on Jul 1, 2008 6:07 PM PDT 0 recs
i know bd was selfish
BARON DAVIS
JASON RICHARDSON
STEPHEN JACKSON
by 61ixty on Jul 1, 2008 6:08 PM PDT 0 recs
HURTS

ELTON BRAND U SUCK
BARON DAVIS
JASON RICHARDSON
STEPHEN JACKSON
by 61ixty on Jul 1, 2008 6:10 PM PDT 0 recs
Are they living together yet?
They make a cute couple.
by Colorado Fan on
Jul 1, 2008 11:06 PM PDT
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Cheer Up
Givin him more than $70 million would have been team suicide. Look at it this way: the Clips are self-destructing
by FHWANG007 on Jul 1, 2008 6:10 PM PDT 1 recs
I don't get one thing
Bd didn’t like our paycut so he did(speculation) settle for even a lower one. don’t worry felow GSOM-ers i have my voodooooooo doll of BD right here besides me.
by buky on Jul 1, 2008 6:11 PM PDT 0 recs
Not the per year paycut
He took an overall increase by about $20 mil. There was no way we were goin 5 years
by FHWANG007 on
Jul 1, 2008 6:12 PM PDT
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heard that
listening to knbr. we were offering in the area of 15 mil a year. But the difference is, we weren’t offering him a 5 year contract. He wanted to go to LA. Thats the jist of it.
by bayareaballa on Jul 1, 2008 6:12 PM PDT 0 recs
However....
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8303278/Report:-Davis-to-ditch-Warriors-for-Clippers
this is ridiculous. $50 million?
by FHWANG007 on Jul 1, 2008 6:14 PM PDT 0 recs
the figure seems to vary
I just read $65 million somewhere
by centerre on
Jul 1, 2008 6:15 PM PDT
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man
he has the look of a sellout in that picture with elton brand on ESPN. Welcome to the land of fake LA Baron!
by bayareaballa on Jul 1, 2008 6:14 PM PDT 0 recs
50 mil
is dumb, I have to think GS offered him something like 14 mil a year, if not I am mad.
by greala on Jul 1, 2008 6:15 PM PDT 0 recs
Stop the HATING
What’s wrong with giving him guaranteed money? The man wanted to win he just wanted job security! The front office didn’t want to give it to him and only wanted to milk what was left of him and then let him go. Whose more messed up?
A guy who wanted to stay and play long term or a team who just wanted to milk the guy and then throw him out?
by gunwing54 on Jul 1, 2008 6:16 PM PDT 0 recs
There is no way in hell he was gonna stay healthy and productive for five years. Better to let him go than to saddle the team for the next five years.
by joestar on
Jul 1, 2008 6:30 PM PDT
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nobody knows that. for all we know, he could stay healthy and productive for the next 10 years. there’s probably more of a chance of it happening on a team where he’s not a starter who plays 40 minutes a game because a bad trade deal sent a veteran packing and brought in a rookie that the coach refused to play.
by centerre on
Jul 1, 2008 6:34 PM PDT
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Ok
I’m going to take it that all the people posting “I H8TE U BAROM@$” has the same feeling as you. And that feeling is that we should throw out players that we perceive to be in the last legs of their productive years. Milk them and since we know he will not be able to provide for us anymore later just let him go, forget the things he did for us.
I’m sorry, I’m just not that cold-hearted.
Here are the things we DO know. The Warriors only thought of themselves fiscally speaking and didn’t think about a good compromise. For sure the Warriors were not going to give him anything beyond 2 years so lets just dispense with the bull that “He wanted a GAJILLION DOLLORS!!#$#?”. He wanted LONG term where money was never mentioned. He wanted to finish out his career with the franchise that rejuvenated his career and guess what the franchise didn’t reciprocate.
Here’s another thing we know. The front office never for a moment thought about the veterans that wallowed in their incompetence and then fought back for some glory. The moment they traded J Rich away for what was basically cash and a project was the moment that was proven true. It was all for some cap space. Now by not giving BD anything along the lines of “Long Term” they have shown that again they do not care about the past and will only look towards the fiscal future because lets be honest the whole Gilbert thing was a ruse. It was a way to tell BD “We don’t need you so we are definitely not going to give you long term”.
by gunwing54 on
Jul 1, 2008 7:04 PM PDT
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Gilbert Arenas....
with Monta on the court at the same time = disaster. Both will always want the ball in their hands and the shots. I say we get Maggette. I think both could do pretty well together on the court.
SHOOT THE J! SHOOT IT!
by slipnslide on Jul 1, 2008 6:17 PM PDT 0 recs
WHERE S JACK GO
HE COULD OF CALLED BD AND TALKED SOME SENSE INTO HIM. NOW HE’S ALL ABOUT HOLLYWOOD
BARON DAVIS
JASON RICHARDSON
STEPHEN JACKSON
by 61ixty on Jul 1, 2008 6:17 PM PDT 0 recs
Not all doom and gloom
Look, we lost a great player and a guy who brought bball back to the bay – I’ll always love him for that.
But, I’d


