With Davis Gone, Ellis Is the Face of the Warriors

2008/07/31 20:00:53 @NBA.com: News

In the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Rusty Simmons writes "Warriors guard Monta Ellis provided a variety of camera-ready facial expressions but insisted he's not the new face of the franchise Tuesday in his first public statements since signing a lucrative deal five days earlier. Ellis, a 6-foot-3, 177-pound fourth-year player, signed a six-year, $67 million deal Thursday. Whether he likes it or not, he's the highest-paid and most-featured player on the Golden State roster since Baron Davis bolted for the Los Angeles Clippers. Still, Ellis spent the majority of a 13-minute news conference juking eight variations of a question about being "the man," offering dramatic pauses and playing with verbiage.”
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