Like my man T.O said: "If it talks like a duck, walk like a duck, then by golly it is a duck."
That about sums it up for the whole Elton Brand to the 76ers. I know all those people who believed Elton Brand was a stand up are disappointed. Well they should be! Because Elton turned out to be just as much a diva as the next guy.
I don't believe any of those words that came out of Brand's mouth yesterday after the signing and countless other radio interviews. The most telling fact was that his agent was the one speaking for him at the press conference. When was the last time you saw an agent speaking for a player after a major signing??
Then I did some research on his agent David Falk. I found out that he used to be a power agent who used to managed Michael Jordan. He also resented Mike Dunleavy for not picking Mike Bibby (his client at the time) during the draft. It looks like he used Elton Brand to get back at the Clippers, all the while helping his status as an agent.
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What broke the Camel's back you ask? Word out of Los Angeles is that Brand wanted a no-trade clause and an opt-out clause. I don't blame the Clippers for refusing to give out a no-trade clause, because after the Kobe Bryant saga, executives around the league took notice and vowed to never give out no trade clauses.
"Who the f*** is Elton Brand to demand a no-trade clause?" He's not a superstar, he's not a leader. He's a quiet dude that puts out good numbers. But he doesn't impact a team's win/lost record in anyway. Is it a coincidence that the Clippers only successful season was with a 35+ year old Cassel as its leader?
First he says it's not about the money. But they used the Warriors and Sixers offer for the Clippers to up their offer. Didn't Brand himself say that he'd take less money so that they could go after a top free-agent?
They did just that with Baron Davis. And Davis is the one who will have to pay for Brand's divaness. Ain't that a b**ch?
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about 1 month ago
You're spot on, except you underestimate the dignity of Elton Brand, and the stupidity, clinical cheapness and rudeness of Donald Sterling, who at one time wanted to be known as the "donald trump of the west coast"................. He's now surpassed Ted Stepian or whatever his name was, the guy who owned the Cavaliers and was trading away 1st round draft choices for 10th men on other teams, until the league stepped in and declared him mentally ill.
about 1 month ago
"Then I did some research on his agent David Falk. I found out that he used to be a power agent who used to managed Michael Jordan. "
Wow. Some really sharp investigative reporting here. If you needed to do research on Falk to notice that he is one of the biggest sports agents in history, well, you're not a basketball person. Laughable. You lost Elton. It's a business. Move on.
from about 1 month ago
first off, i aint no clipper fan. Second, Elton brand said if they got a top free agent, he'd take less money. yet he felt lowballed by the 71 million dollar offer. And David Falk hasn't been relevant since 99. he pretty much fell off since MJ retired. Not to mention Elton kinda look at David Falk as a father figure so its much easier to manipulate him than you think.
about 1 month ago
And why a player shouldn't have the right to a no-trade-clause? that's part of the nba rules in signing contracts and Brand gained that right. To start with the way teams trade players like merchandise seems modern slavery. Ok, it's what players agreed in order to get thouse huge salaries, but why you should blame somebody for trying to ask for what he has earned? You don't need to be the best player in order to use the nba rules if you please. You shouldn't feel betrayed by Brand, but by the Clippers for not doing enough timely... and I agree with Sean, if you didn't know who Falk was before this, you shouldn't be writing basketball topics.
from about 1 month ago
again, did you see what Kobe Bryant did to the Lakers? How he held them hostage when he demanded for a trade? The Lakers couldn't do any move without Kobe's approval, so what was suppose to be a 2 way talk between 2 organizations became 3 way talk between the Lakers, the other organization and Kobe Bryant. So every exec/owner took notice on what giving a no-trade clause can do to an organization.
And i am a die hard laker fan.
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