CLIPPERS GET CAMBY FROM NUGGETS

Not sure this deal is what is gonna my Clippers a contender but tonight the Clippers swung a trade to import Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby as our Brand replacement for the small cost of giving Denver the option to swap second-round picks in 2010, capitalizing on the Nuggets' need to shed salary to create their own financial flexibility. Using the salary-cap space for re-signing Brand before his free-agent departure to the Philadelphia 76ers, my clippers were able to absorb Camby's contract ($10 million for each of the next two seasons).