The Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs are locked in a battle for the services of former All-Star Danny Granger after the Philadelphia 76ers and Granger completed a contract buyout Wednesday, according to sources close to the process.
I think that he goes to the Clippers since they can offer him a spot as their starting small forward, plus Danny already has a mansion in LA....
Granger is going to pick the Clippers for a couple reasons: 1. He lives in LA. Because he's throwing away his Bird Rights, he may as well save some money and live in his own home during the NBA season. 2. Doc Rivers is the Barrack Obama of NBA coaches. Most young players look for someone for more than just basketball advice and, as a black player, there's no coach in the NBA more respected than Doc right now. 3. Familiarity with Clippers. As he is one of the many NBA players that figured out that you can still live in LA even though you don't play for the Lakers, Granger works out in LA with the UCLA crew and that means Collison, Hollins, and Barnes. He also works out in the Clippers state of the art practice facility in the off season. 4. Clippers have a hole in his natural position. With Jared Dudley being a total flop this season, the Clippers have a hole at the 3 spot. Granger would love to be a starting 3 with plenty of minutes. As long as he plays well, Rivers will have no problem giving him starter minutes at 3. That said, the Spurs are always a team that seems to get players to move there even though they are a small market. Houston should steer clear of Granger because they shouldn't mess with the Parsons' minutes. He may just bolt if offered the right price. I'm sure Morey thinks that he will match Parsons offers, but if it comes too high, he might check his calculator and then incorrectly change his mind.
