Baron Davis wants to stay in Los Angeles

It's no secret the Clippers wouldn't mind trading Baron Davis and the two years and $28.8 million left on his contract after this season. It's no secret that, with Davis' production way down, Eric Bledsoe is the Clippers' point guard of the future. But what could be considered a surprise is how gung-ho Davis is about wanting to remain with the team. "It's tough because it's the nature of the business,'' Davis said in an interview with FanHouse before the Clippers' 108-103 win over Phoenix on Sunday about the trade rumors surrounding him. "But it's tough because I don't want to leave. I'm here. I came here for a reason. If I were to be traded, I just think that I just never really got a chance to do what I was signed here to do.''
Del Negro didn't rule out that Davis could be moved if it helped the Clippers. "Of all the things that are out there, how many really come true?'' Del Negro told FanHouse about trade rumors surrounding Davis. "There's always going to be trade rumors. Just be happy you're wanted. You only can play for one team. So, if there's a situation out there that we feel can better our team, obviously we're going to look at it. ... Baron's been through this. He's a veteran guy. He's been traded a few times. So he knows what the deal is, and I'm sure he'll handle it the right way. "There's nothing that I know about right away (about Davis being traded). I'm just saying there's a lot of talk out there, not only with Baron, but Phoenix just made a trade, Orlando just made a trade. There's things out there all the time that are going to happen. But we're no different than anybody else. We're going to look at things, whether it's Baron or anybody else, that we think helps our team long term. But I like our young players. We just got to mature.''