Baron Davis, who surprisingly opted out of his $17.8 million contract with Golden State, is on his way to signing with the Los Angeles Clippers, a person with knowledge of the situation told Newsday.
(UPDATED 9:45 p.m.) Now the L.A. Times reports that Davis' agent, Todd Ramasar, says there is a verbal agreement in place with the Clips.
Though the person cautioned that the deal was not completed and that Davis' camp had not yet closed the door on returning to the Warriors, there are strong indications that he'll be returning to his native Los Angeles.
If the deal goes through, the question shifts to whether Elton Brand will see the addition of Davis as reason enough to re-sign with the Clippers. Brand also opted out last night on the eve of NBA free agency, but his camp told the Clippers he intended to re-sign with L.A.