Did Elton Brand "Boozer" the Clips?

If you scroll down this blog, you'll find an entry where I detailed the Elton Brand-Clippers/Baron Davis-Warriors saga.

My prediction, at that point in time, was that Brand would leave the Clippers for the Warriors (and for more money). After all, loyalty does not exist in the NBA anymore (except, again, for my favorite Argentinian, the manic Nocioni).

A few days ago, Brand sealed a deal with the Philadelphia Sixers, bringing the increasingly hostile and bitter media war between him and the Clippers to even greater heights.

The Clippers claim Brand agreed in principle to return to the Clips for a little less money (about 8Million less than the max amount) in return for Baron Davis. Brand doesn't deny it. His agent claims no negotiations should have occurred without him present. He's right too.

But at the end, greed wins over honor. Enjoy the East, Mr. Brand. May Kevin Garnett, Chris Bosh, Rasheed Wallace and Dwight Howard make you wish you stayed in the West.

SO YOU WANNA TAKE MY SUPERSTAR?

When you go after someone else's star player, you always say it's just business, nothing personal.

I'm guessing the Warriors won't be so believable saying this after they offered 90Million over 5 years to the Clippers' star forward (for now, anyway) Elton Brand.

This happened a little less than a day after the Clippers lured away the Warriors' (formerly, anyway) star point guard Baron Davis with an offer of 65Million dollars over 5 years. This puts the Clippers in a pickle as they can only offer Brand around 75Million over 5 years.

Of course, part of the Clippers' appeal to Davis was the fact that the LA star could play at home with 2 dominant big men, Brand and Magette plus a workman-like center in Kaman and a somewhat big guard in orehabbing Shaun Livingston.

Now, Brand has the option to play with high powered guards in Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson(instead of the oft injured Livingston), a legit inside-outside threat in Al Harrington and a Kaman-like white center in Andris Biedrins.

Makes more sense for Brand to go to the Warriors, without even talking about the extra 15million he'll be earning to change into the Warriors colors.

What do I think he will do? The last time an NBA player showed loyalty was when Andres Nocioni spurned the Grizzlies fatter contract offer to remain with the Bulls. A month later, the Bulls tried to trade him to the Grizzlies for Pau Gasol.

So I say Brand jumps ship. Aside from the manic Nocioni, there really isn't anyone else in today's NBA who can claim complete loyalty to the teams.