Will Elton Brand and Corey Maggette Opt Out?
As much as the Clippers have improved the last few years, they’ve still only had one winning season in the last 15 years. They came close last year but failed, finishing two games under .500 and one spot out of the playoffs. Will the team’s current core make the playoffs again before being broken up? If they do, it may have to happen this year. As the Los Angeles Times points out, both Elton Brand and Corey Maggette can opt-out of their contracts at the end of the year, and while the Clippers can pay them more money than anyone else, it’s not a lock that they return. For one, both players tried to leave in the past, signing offer sheets with other teams as restricted free agents: Brand was hoping to land with the Heat; Maggette, the Jazz. I have to imagine Maggette is gone for sure, especially after putting up with so many trade rumors the last couple of years. (Ironically, the fact that he now has a chance to leave at the end of the season may make it more likely he’ll finally be deal
