Elton Brand and Corey Maggette have told the Los Angeles Clippers they will opt of the final year of their contracts and become free agents.

Sneak peek
It doesn’t even a have a name yet, but our mouths are already watering. The soon-to-open spot (ETA: summer) from the team behind Blackbird has released a sample menu. Two words that caught our attention: Pork rinds. We’re not sure how final this menu is, but some of the mentioned items we’d love to make the final cut: Jarred rillete with rhubarb jam ($6) Watermelon, heirloom tomato and cilantro boudin blanc with roasted cherries, frisée, summer truffles and hash browns ($15) Vidalia and heirloom tomato salad with lemon aïoli and thyme ($6) Casco Bay Buchot mussels with Gueuze (a lambic), fresh bay, celery leaves and butter ($14) The early word is the bar is going to be well-stocked: Look for more than 100 ales, porters, lagers and ciders available by the bottle and another 12 on tap.

Rose may be more impressive as a person
Jay Mariotti: A healthy, long-stemmed rose was placed on every seat. None, from what we could tell, had a thorn. Other than the girls who hound him incessantly — news that prompted new boss John Paxson to crack Monday, “And that’s not gonna change. We’ll be keeping an eye on that,” — Derrick Rose has managed a nice, smooth, pleasant entry into a situation so pressurized, I think even the Jordan statue is perspiring.

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