Marcus Thompson of the "Inside the Warriors" section of the Contra Costa Times reported late yesterday that Baron Davis "wouldn't mind being traded back to Golden State."
A trade that includes forward Corey Maggette and forgotten point guard Marcus Williams for Davis has previously existed only in the parallel universe that is the ESPN trade machine.
But why would the Clippers take Maggette back, and abandon the Davis experiment so early?
Davis hasn't exactly been best friends with his new coach Mike Dunleavy, and has made no secret of the fact that he had wanted to stay in Oakland. Maggette, on the other hand, is younger at 28 years of age, has three million fewer dollars per year, and provides more scoring.
The Clippers average less than 94 points per game, making it difficult to stay competitive with Western Conference teams. Maggette would be an aggressive scorer, something that isn't needed on a Warriors team full of scorers.
The article states that Maggette is a favorite of Donald Sterling, the Clippers' owner.
The benefits for the Warriors would be more obvious. Baron is averaging 8.2 assists per game, and would make Jamal Crawford expendable. The addition of Davis would also restore a fan favorite to the Oracle Arena.
When Baron is unhappy, he can ruin a team's chemistry, especially when they are 8-21 (half a game ahead of the Warriors, for the record).
Is this rumor likely to spur the Warriors' front office to action? Unlikely.
Stephen Jackson is starting to lobby for Baron's return.
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