Elton Brand isn't expected to opt out of his current deal with the Clippers at the end of the season, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

"I see myself as the face of the organization," he said. "When I went down the record spoke for itself. We haven't been that bad in a long time. I just don't want to lose what we have established."

"We have another high draft pick, Al Thornton had an amazing rookie year, and Chris Kaman had a great first half," Brand added. "We have a chance to rebuild quickly. Things just didn't go the way we wanted to this year because of the injuries. I know other teams got better, but we would have improved also."

Via The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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