Corey Maggette Verbally Agrees to Contract with Warriors

Recent reports from the Associated Press say that 6'6" swingman, Corey Maggette, has verbally agreed to a five year, 50 million dollar contract with the Golden State Warriors.

Maggette has been with the Clippers since 2000 and was the longest serving member of the current Clippers team. Maggette should fit in perfectly with the Warriors style of play and is also excited to be coached by Don Nelson.

The former Duke star turned down a $7 million deal with the Clippers so he could go to the Warriors for $10 million a year. An increase of $3 million, I would say that's a good move!

Maggette, the 13th overall pick by the Supersonics in 1999, has had a good career so far.  Here are his stats:

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1999-00	20	ORL	NBA	77	5	17.8	2.9	6.1	.478	0.0	0.1	.182	2.5	3.4	.751	1.6	2.3	3.9	0.8	0.3	0.3	1.8	2.2	8.4
2000-01	21	LAC	NBA	69	9	19.7	3.3	7.1	.462	0.2	0.8	.304	3.2	4.2	.774	1.3	2.9	4.2	1.2	0.5	0.1	1.5	2.0	10.0
2001-02	22	LAC	NBA	63	52	25.6	3.7	8.4	.443	0.7	2.2	.331	3.2	4.0	.801	0.9	2.8	3.7	1.8	0.7	0.3	1.8	2.5	11.4
2002-03	23	LAC	NBA	64	57	31.3	5.4	12.1	.444	1.0	2.8	.350	5.1	6.3	.802	1.2	3.8	5.0	1.9	0.9	0.3	2.3	3.0	16.8
2003-04	24	LAC	NBA	73	72	36.0	6.2	13.9	.447	1.0	3.2	.329	7.2	8.5	.848	1.3	4.6	5.9	3.1	0.9	0.2	2.8	3.0	20.7
2004-05	25	LAC	NBA	66	60	36.9	6.4	14.9	.431	0.8	2.5	.304	8.5	10.0	.857	1.1	4.9	6.0	3.4	1.1	0.1	3.0	2.9	22.2
2005-06	26	LAC	NBA	32	13	29.5	5.2	11.7	.445	0.8	2.2	.338	6.6	8.0	.828	0.9	4.4	5.3	2.1	0.6	0.1	2.4	3.0	17.8
2006-07	27	LAC	NBA	75	31	30.5	4.9	10.8	.454	0.2	0.9	.200	6.9	8.4	.820	1.2	4.7	5.9	2.8	0.9	0.2	2.7	3.3	16.9
2007-08	28	LAC	NBA	70	65	35.7	6.5	14.3	.458	1.1	2.9	.384	7.9	9.7	.812	1.1	4.5	5.6	2.7	1.0	0.1	2.8	3.0	22.1
Career			NBA	589	364	29.1	4.9	10.9	.450	0.6	1.9	.329	5.6	6.9	.819	1.2	3.9	5.1	2.2	0.8	0.2	2.3	2.7	16.1

(Stats provided by basketball-reference.com)

Will this signing turn out well for the Warriors? Only time will tell, but I would say it is going to turn out well for Maggette considering he is making $10 million a year with an up and coming team.