Hooped Up

By deciding to opt out, Maggette would become an unrestricted free agent and would be walking away from a guaranteed $7 million for the final year of his six-year contract. The Clippers, however, seem confident that they can sign Maggette to a new multiyear deal. “My answer is the same as it was in the fall,” team president Andy Roeser said. “We expect to be able to re-sign him, when the time comes.”

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