<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I'm going to say Nellie first, then Biedrins, then Baron -- if the Warriors extend Baron at all. Obviously, locking up Nelson is the top priority (which is perhaps the problem. Maybe if the Warriors start moving on without him, he'll lose some leverage and stop holding the team hostage). After that, Biedrins will get done because his deal is easy. Andris' agent, Bill Duffy, is one of the best in the business and he has a great relationship with Mullin. It will be amicable and smooth. About $50 million over six years. Then there's Baron. I read somewhere that the Warriors put three years, $50 million on the table. But a source who hasn't steered me wrong yet told me the two teams talked, but money wasn't part of the conversation. I was told Baron knows the Warriors have to tie up some other loose ends, so he's willing to be patient, especially since the Warriors showed they want to talk extension.</div></p> Source: Blog Hoop Junkies Contra Costa Times</p> Hilarious article by Marcus Thompson (back from vacation).</p> </p>
It all depends on Baron's health. If he shows a committment to staying in shape, and each year, not just his contract year, then they might resign him for another three, four years? What would that put his tenure with the team at? Seven or eight? That's long enough to consider him our franchise player for that stretch of time...</p> Honestly, best news in that article is on Biedrins. Everything Mullin's done with Andris has been aces from the start, from having the committment to scouting him overseas, to promising him he'd take him if he were availible, to stand behind him even when he looked like an early bust, to having a good relationship with his agent. If there was ever a scenario where I'd imagine a player might feel a desire to devote his services to a particular organization over others, I think Andris' might be it.</p>
