March 25th, 2008
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If you’re a Los Angeles Clippers fan, it was a sight for sore eyes: Elton Brand, out since last summer after rupturing his Achilles tendon, played in a scrimmage for about 20 minutes Monday.
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And for the first time, coach Mike Dunleavy was willing to put down a specific timetable for Brand’s return to game action, eyeing the last five or six games of the season. It is the latest twist in the Brand recovery story, a side element of which is Brand’s contract status. He can opt out of the last season of his contract this summer, becoming a free agent.
So making his return sooner rather than later would give other teams a chance to take a look at him. Brand has insisted that is not the case, however. This would just be a good story for Brand, after getting very badly hurt and just actually coming back and playing. But even though he says that his little comback is not about getting other teams to look at him, I am not sure if I fully believe that.
Everyone has a price and if the right price is out there I think that he will be there right next to it! But if he does stay which I think that he should, then the Clippers and there fans have something to look forward to next season. With Brand out there he is an MVP canindate and can carry his team to the playoffs but he needs to be 100% healthy!