Warriors find Arenas' replacement in Claxton

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The Golden State Warriors wasted no time in finding a replacement for Gilbert Arenas.

ESPN.com's Marc Stein reports that the Warriors will sign free-agent point guard Speedy Claxton to a three-year contract believed to be worth $10 million.

Arenas, 21, the Warriors' starting point guard and the NBA's Most Improved Player last season, signed an offer sheet believed to be worth $65 million with the Washington Wizards on Monday night. Golden State had 15 days to match the contract, but the addition of Claxton serves as an unofficial concession that the Warriors won't match.

Claxton, 25, became a hot commodity after helping the San Antonio Spurs to the NBA championship. He averaged 6.2 points and shot 56 percent from the field in the six-game series victory over the New Jersey Nets, coming up big in the title-clinching win in Game 6 with 13 points and four assists off the bench in place of slumping starter Tony Parker.

Claxton will step right in as the Warriors' starting point guard. The team's backup, Earl Boykins, is also a free agent, and the point guards currently on the roster are second-round pick Derrick Zimmerman and Steve Logan, a second-round pick last year who did not reach contract terms with the team.

Marc Stein is the senior NBA writer for ESPN.com. To e-mail him, click here. Also, send Stein a question for possible use on ESPNEWS.

[one long blue sock]

I think he will do well, but how good would he already be if he hadn't torn his ACL?

[MavsFanFinley]

Excellent pickup for the Warriors. He will have no problem fitting in with the team and he won't cause problems like Arenas did about playing time, etc...

[SAFaninHouston]

The San Antonio Express News is reporting that Claxton has told Popovich that he will return to the Spurs if they match the GS offer.

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[one long blue sock]

I really hope that he doesn't stay a Spur, he has alot of talent, and deserves to be more then Tony Parkers little bitch. If he gets the chance(Golden State), he will show that he deserves to start in this league. And maybe even be a second option.

[Mavs_Rule2003]

I think we could offer him same deal and then trade NVE and AJ for some biggie in the market for sign and trade. Claxton will sure become a thing in this league. this guy is a nice decent backup PG in all respect. MAVs can use sign and trade scenario using NVE and AJ and may be Esch too!!

It looks like cubans is taking so many sleep tablets to sleep at night that he forgot to wake up. Man wake up, do something!!!