Comments on: Elton Brand To Join The Sixers http://www.bustedplay.com/nba/elton-brand-to-join-the-sixers/ Sports Blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:15:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: J Ross http://www.bustedplay.com/nba/elton-brand-to-join-the-sixers/#comment-5875 J Ross Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:48:46 +0000 http://www.bustedplay.com/nba/elton-brand-to-join-the-sixers/#comment-5875 A lot of people have said it's just business that Brand bailed on the Clips like this, but I think he's just as guilty as Carlos Boozer was a number of years ago when he backed out on his word to the Cavs. Brand DID have a verbal agreement in place with Donald Sterling (owner of Cavs) and coach Mike Dunleavy. He said if they got a star player, he would sign again. They signed Baron Davis for 80 million +, then Brand backed out and bolted town. Pretty scummy move. That being said he probably does have a better shot of winning in Philly. A lot of people have said it’s just business that Brand bailed on the Clips like this, but I think he’s just as guilty as Carlos Boozer was a number of years ago when he backed out on his word to the Cavs.

Brand DID have a verbal agreement in place with Donald Sterling (owner of Cavs) and coach Mike Dunleavy. He said if they got a star player, he would sign again. They signed Baron Davis for 80 million +, then Brand backed out and bolted town.

Pretty scummy move. That being said he probably does have a better shot of winning in Philly.

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