After throwing double figures at Tyson Chandler and DeAndre Jordan, the Warriors have settled on Kwame Brown.

The journeyman center who has established himself as a quality back-up in recent years, signed a one-year deal for $7 million, a team source confirmed. He will arrive in Oakland tonight. Yahoo! Sports first reported the deal.

Brown will be paired with center Andris Biedrins, bringing physicality and rebounding to the front line. At 28, the former No. 1 overall pick is a solid one-on-one defender. He averaged 7.9 points and 6.8 rebounds in 26 minutes with the Bobcats, for whom he started 50 games last season.

Warriors beat writer Marcus Thompson II will field your questions about signing DeAndre Jordan to an offer and other Golden State roster possibilities during a live chat at 7 p.m. Monday night.

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Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan received and signed the Warriors offer sheet, which totaled four years for $42.7 million.

Now the Warriors wait. The Clippers have three days to match.

JERRY WEST: “He’s a young, active player, just probably coming into his own. Those are the kind of players people are willing to take chances on, in terms of paying a lot of money for. At the end of the day, you have to find out what’s in store for anyone. I’m just really not sure about him.”

“I think by Wednesday, we’ll know where things are. Then you go to Plan B.”

The Warriors had to amnesty Charlie Bell to make cap space. Scuttle from Los Angeles is that the Clippers will match. One source said the Clippers are prepared to pay $10 million per year.

Guess who wins?

According to team sources, the Warriors are going to offer Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan a four-year, $40 million contract on Sunday, as first reported by Matt Steinmetz at CSNBA.

If Jordan signs the offer sheet, the Clippers will have three days to decide whether they will match the offer since Jordan is a restricted free agent. If they don’t match, the 6-foot-11, 23-year-old center prospect will be a Warrior.

The Clippers reportedly offered Jordan a five-year deal worth $40 million. They reportedly were hesitant to offer too much to Jordan because the Clippers have plans to go after Orlando center Dwight Howard. But one league source said with Howard primarily interested in Orlando, the Clippers will be more inclined to match (and try to deal center Chris Kaman to create salary cap space). Another incentive for the Clippers to match: Jordan is best friends with Clippers’ franchise star Blake Griffin.

One source said Jordan was fourth on the Warriors’ list of desired big men. But the other three proved too expensive. Tyson Chandler, their top choice, signed with New York for four years, $58 million. Nene, an unrestricted free agent, is asking for $15 million per year, which one team source said is at least what it would take to pry restricted free agent center Marc Gasol away from Memphis.

Jordan is the least proven on the Warriors’ wish list. The fourth-year center — who last season averaged 7.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 25.6 minutes — is much more potential than production. But he has the best price and arguably the most upside. He’s  known for his athleticism and length, which allows him to run the floor well, finish at the rim and block shots.

The Warriors have waived guard Jeremy Lin, a local product and fan favorite, and held off on signing rookies Klay Thompson and Jeremy Tyler so they can have enough cap space to make an offer to Jordan. The Warriors will also have to use the amnesty clause to waive guard Charlie Bell in order to create enough room under the salary cap to sign Jordan.

If Jordan signs the offer sheet Sunday, and the Clippers take the full three days to make a decision, that means Thompson and Tyler wouldn’t join sign and join training camp until Wednesday.

If the Clippers match, the Warriors will likely go after a journeyman big and bench help and take another crack at a difference maker before the March trade deadline.

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He looks stronger. Said he added 15 pounds.
He sounds better. Has a sense of purpose and maturity in his town.
Apparently, he played well, too.

STEPHEN CURRY: “He looked awesome today. He was moving well, physical, changing shots at the basket, rebounding well. It’s only day one and you can see his face. He’s checked in. I think he had a great offseason, in his personal life and getting ready for the season. Nice to see him mobile like he is and being a game-changer for us.”
Amnesty who?

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Waiving guard Jeremy Lin. Holding off on the signing of draft picks Klay Thompson and Jeremy Tyler. It’s all about accruing salary cap space. Why?

The Warriors are preparing an offer sheet for Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, according to a team source. The Warriors must have the space under the cap to cover the first year of the deal in order to make the offer. Don’t yet know how much the offer will be. But …

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