Sam Cassell is signaling he'd take $5 million a season and Vlade Radmanovic might accept the veteran's exception of $5.5 million, they then can give Chris Kaman an extension that doesn't kick in until 2007-08 and next season's payroll would go up only $4 million.
"The first thing that is very, very positive for us, we can improve by doing nothing," Dunleavy said. "We've got guys here that are young enough that they're just going to get better. They can take us to another level on that alone."
Corey Maggette could become the odd man out though and a trade is a possibility. He accepted his role as sixth man this spring, but is likely to express reluctance in the future.
"I'm just letting my agent [Rob Pelinka] handle it, that's not for me to do," Maggette said. " … The biggest thing now is to be professional about it."
Via Los Angeles Times
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May 23, 2006 12:26 PM EST
Sam Cassell provided just the right mix of steady play and veteran leadership to a Clippers team that was in need of a leader. Now he is a free agent and would like to continue what he started.
"I want to come back, and I know for sure Mike Dunleavy wants me back, so that's up to [owner] Donald Sterling," Cassell said. "He's the guy who signs the checks."
Via L.A. Times
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May 23, 2006 10:08 AM EST
Suns coach Mike D’Antoni admitted floating the idea of Thomas playing for the first time since suffering a stress fracture in his right foot in a game of such magnitude was more gamesmanship than game-time decision, according to a report in the East Valley Tribune.
“That just wasn’t going to happen,” D’Antoni said. “But it was a fun thing to talk about.”
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Clippers May 2006 Archive
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RealGM.com | May 23, 2006
Steve Nash will lead the Phoenix Suns, his current team versus the Dallas Mavericks, his former team in the Western Conference finals.
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LA Daily News | May 22, 2006
The Clippers are ready for their Game 7 matchup at Phoenix and they are clearly not merely happy to be present.
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SI.com | May 20, 2006
Kurt Thomas has not played since breaking his right foot against Boston on Feb.
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Graham Flashner/RealGM | May 19, 2006
The Phoenix Suns will host a Los Angeles club again in a Game 7. Mike Dunleavy and the Clippers are confident that a different result will occur.
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aol.com | May 19, 2006
With their backs against the wall, the Los Angeles Clippers came out fighting.
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Orange County Register | May 18, 2006
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Press Release | May 17, 2006
Los Angeles Clippers Vice President of Basketball Operations Elgin Baylor was today named NBA Executive of the Year by the Sporting News.
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AP | May 17, 2006
Shawn Marion and Elton Brand each played 54 minutes of a grueling double-overtime Game 5, which ended with the Suns miraculously defeating the Clippers by a final score of 125-118.
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Orlando Sentinel | May 16, 2006
The Associated Press is reporting that Clippers center Chris Kaman is hopeful of being available for Game 5 as the series with the Suns, tied at 2-2, moves back to Phoenix.
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Arizona Republic | May 15, 2006
When asked how Steve Nash was feeling after Game 4, his reply was ominous.
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KFAN | May 15, 2006
Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kaman missed the team's 114-107 win over the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 with a bad right shoulder.
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Houston Chronicle | May 14, 2006
The Clippers evened their playoff series versus Phoenix on Sunday behind a near triple-double performance from Sam Cassell, who finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.
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MSNBC | May 13, 2006
General manager Elgin Baylor will be named NBA executive of the year this week, the Los Angeles Times and Sporting News reported.
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ESPN | May 11, 2006
Elton Brand and the Los Angeles Clippers pushed the smaller Phoenix Suns around on their home court Wednesday night, dominating the boards 57-26, in a 122-97 rout that evened the best-of-seven series at 1-1.
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RealGM | May 9, 2006
Elton Brand scored 40 points for the Clippers on Monday in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals, but it wasn't enough to keep up with the Suns, who knocked off the 'other' team from Los Angeles by a final score of 130-123.
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LA Daily News | May 8, 2006
Elgin Baylor's 20-year tenure with the Clippers as their general manager is the longest in the NBA and the club is finally meeting his expectations.
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LA Times | May 7, 2006
Elton Brand knows that longtime GM Elgin Baylor is still in charge, but he would like Sam Cassell and Vladimir Radmanovic, two Clipper free agents, to return next season.
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ESPN | May 4, 2006
Marc Stein of ESPN is reporting that sources have informed him the Clippers are likely to seek a trade involving Corey Maggette for the best draft selection they can acquire in return, most likely from a team such as Chicago or Atlanta, who will have a lottery pick, as well as salary cap space.
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Denver Post | May 2, 2006
During the summer of 2004, Kobe Bryant was a free agent and gave very serious consideration to signing with the Los Angeles Clippers.
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AP | May 2, 2006
The Los Angeles Clippers won their first playoff series since 1976 on Monday night, defeating the Denver Nuggets, 101-83, in Game #5.
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ESPN | May 1, 2006
Reggie Evans was fined $10,000 and assessed a flagrant foul penalty two for his actions on Chris Kaman in Game 4
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Denver Post | May 1, 2006
The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers are both up 3-1 in their respective series' and the whole city is beginning to gear up for their potential showdown in the semifinals of the Western Conference Playoffs.
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Denver Post | May 1, 2006
The league is currently investigating a situation involving Reggie Evans and Chris Kaman which may leave the Nuggets short another power forward.
