Wow! What an Offseason It Has Been for the Golden State Warriors!

Guruprasad  Ramprakash by Contributor Written on July 09, 2008
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In recent years, the Warriors have been known to do little or nothing during free agency.

Well, let me tell you something: The years in the past are no indication of what is happening this year.

Heart-break. Tears. Satisfaction. Remorse. This is what the Warriors and their fans have seen and felt this off-season. Lets go through the moves that they made so far... with my analysis.

 

1. Baron Davis agrees to a 5-year, $65 Million deal to leave the Warriors and head to the Clippers.

This was extremely hard for me to take. I was in India at the time and we were driving to some town when my dad went to ESPN.com on his I-Phone and found out that B-Diddy had left.

I was immediately heart-broken once i heard this news. I couldn't believe that Chris Mullin would just let him go after all the things that he has done for us that made Warrior Nation come alive once again. But the thing I was really mad about was that we never got anyone in return for him. This move just seemed to topple this team. Internally, tears were running through every inch of my body and I couldn't sleep that night.

But then, I looked at the bright side of things. Baron Davis wasn't going to be here forever. The organization knew it. The fans knew it. Everyone knew it. This was always going to be Monta Ellis' team, especially after his performance down the stretch last season. This would also be an excellent time for our young players to get some playing time. Brandan Wright, Marco Belinelli, and Anthony Randolph is just too much talent to keep on the bench. They all need to start playing extended minutes.

But now, as we speak, Baron Davis must be feeling extremely remorse about leaving the Warriors for the Clippers. Elton Brand, whom Baron expected to be his right-hand man, just signed a 5-year, $82 Million deal with the 76ers, while Corey Maggette, who was supposed to be an emergency signing if Brand left, just signed a 5-year, $50 Million deal with the Warriors (which I will get to in a minute). It almost seems as if the basketball Gods punished Baron Davis for betraying the Warriors, and deservedly so. But Baron, if you are reading that article written by my man Khalil Shakran about returning, we would "welcome you with open arms." Definitely.

 

2. Warriors sign Corey Maggette to a 5-year, $50 Million deal

Let's face it, the Warriors (at least in this off-season) aren't going to find a player that is going to replace Baron Davis. He was the heart and soul of the team, and was that "I am going to carry this team on my back" player. Unfortunately, none of those kinds of players are left this off-season.

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