Elton Brand and Corey Maggette opted out of the final season of their contracts with the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, the first day they were allowed to do so, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Both will become among the most attractive free agents on the market.
Brand, 29, played only eight games last season after suffering a ruptured Achilles' tendon, but he has averaged 20.3 points and 10.2 rebounds in nine NBA seasons. He was owed $16.4 million had he stayed in the final year of his Clippers contract.
Maggette, 28, averaged 22.1 points last season.
Author: Fox Sports Author's Website: http://www.foxsports.com Added: July 1, 2008
