Talks between <u><font color="#000000">Baron Davis</font></u> and the <u><font color="#666666">Golden State Warriors</font></u> on a contract extension have been officially shelved by the Warriors until next summer, according to NBA front-office sources.</p> Sources told ESPN.com that Davis' agent, Todd Ramasar, was informed in a meeting with the Warriors this week that the club prefers to wait until after the coming season to sign Davis to an extension, even though that opens up Golden State to the possibility of losing its point guard and leader in the 2008 free-agency market.</p> Davis can opt out of the final year of his contract and become a free agent July 1 if he's willing to sacrifice his 2008-09 salary of $17.8 million. But Golden State, sources say, is confident that it won't lose Davis even if he does opt out, believing that the former UCLA star won't want to leave his native California or the franchise that helped him resurrect his career.</p> Sources say Davis was seeking the maximum allowable extension from the Warriors, which in his case would have totaled nearly $65 million over three years. Davis announced recently that he has slimmed down to his lowest weight in years (213 pounds) and had been hoping to secure a new deal before Monday, when the Warriors convene for the annual media day that precedes the first day of training camp.</p> http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3041720</p>
It is a risky move by Mullin but, the alternative is more horrendus i rather take a chance with getting a free agent like arenas back to Oakland than commit to Baron now and have him get injured and get stuck with his bloated contract.</p>
