The Warriors defeated the Clippers on Sunday night, moving coach Don Nelson closer to becoming the NBA's all-time winningest coach.

Nelson needs two more victories to tie Lenny Wilkins on the all-time list and three to surpass him.

Golden State has nine games remaining this season. They'll have to win all of them to surpass their record last season (29-53), which was Nelson's worst mark over an 82-game season.

Mark Mastrov, a native of Oakland and successful businessman, is looking to enter the race to buy the Warriors.

The franchise went on the market last Monday and Mastrov is aware of the several potential buyers, including Oracle's Larry Ellison.

"I don't worry too much about that; there's going to be a lot of Larry Ellisons looking at this opportunity," Mastrov said. "If I sit back and say money wins championships "... when you look around the league, there are a lot of very wealthy owners, like (Mavericks owner) Mark Cuban. So it's not just about having deep pocketbooks.

"You have to understand the process and you have to put the right team together. If we decide we can get into the bidding process, I think I've put together a phenomenal team that can execute plans to bring the Warriors to the level of a winning program."

Mastrov founded 24 Hour Nautilus health club in 1983. It grew into the 24 Hour Fitness chain. He sold the franchise for $1.68 billion in 2005.

When asked about a recent Rolling Stone article, which declared Kevin Durant better than Kobe Bryant, Monta Ellis raised eyebrows with comments of his own.

"I'm going to say LeBron James," Ellis said when asked about the league's three best players. "He can do it all, pass, score, defend, block shots. No. 2, I would have to say, me. I can do a whole lot of things: defend, score, make passes, do whatever I need to do.

"No. 1, I'd say Kobe Bryant. There isn't one player that can stop Kobe one-on-one. He has a lot of stuff. He can defend. And of course, he won four championships."

The Warriors signed Reggie Williams through next season on Monday and reiterated their desire to re-sign Raja Bell, though both play the same position as restricted free agent Anthony Morrow.

"You know me. I'm not going to have an attitude about something like this," Morrow said before going scoreless in 2:22 of playing time. "I'm competitive so I want to be out there helping, but coaches have their plans. I'm not going to go against a coach or his plans."

Coach Don Nelson and general manager Larry Riley each said the Williams move and the Bell statement don't exclude Morrow from remaining a Warrior.

"It would be good to have them all," Nelson said. "It's good to have a deep bench. When you're going through a year like we're having now, you realize how important it is to have good backup players."

O.J. Mayo said his agent informed him about a potential deal to the Warriors before the deadline, and he credited veteran teammates for keeping the ordeal in perspective.

"It's part of the business," Mayo said. "I can't imagine not being here (with Memphis). But it is what it is. I guess the team thought maybe Monta Ellis would be a better fit. I don't know."

Mayo said he remains unaffected by having his name in trade discussions.

"I'm always going to go out on the court and compete and try to help my team win," Mayo said. "It happens. Look at Zach Randolph. As great as he is, he's been traded three or four times. It's the business."

Warriors owner Chris Cohan was previously looking to sell the team for $400 million, sources told Sports Illustrated.

However, the economy has changed. The Bobcats just sold to Michael Jordan for $275 million, while the Suns were purchased by Robert Sarver for $401 million back in 2004.

The economy has changed, "but not as much as you might think," Sarver said on Monday night before Phoenix played Golden State.

"Obviously, it is a great market here. They have great fans here. I think they have one of the best fans bases in the league. It is a big market. There is a lot of wealth in this market. If [Cohan] chooses to sell the team, that is his business. But I'm sure there will be plenty of demand for it. I think this will trade at a hefty number."

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is believed to be the frontrunner to purchase the Warriors.

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison remains at "the top of the list" of suitors for the Warriors, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

It was announced on Monday that Golden State is officially for sale.

"He's at the top of the list," one league source said of Ellison. "Everyone else is two, three, four and five. If he wants to buy it, he's going to buy it."

Magic Johnson also could have some interest in becoming involved in an ownership group, a source said, provided he sells his minority stake in the Lakers.

George Postolos, who had hoped to buy the Bobcats, also could surface as a potential buyer.

The Golden State Warriors have signed forward Reggie Williams for the remainder of the season, the team announced on Monday.

Williams, 23, has appeared in 11 games with Golden State, averaging 12.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 24.1 minutes per contest, while shooting 53.0% (53-100 FG) from the field, 48.6% (17-35 3FG) from long range and 90.0% (18-20 FT) from the line. He registered a career-high 28 points in 34 minutes at New Orleans on March 8, and scored 18 fourth quarter points ? including 4-of-5 three-pointers ? en route to a 22-point performance in the Warriors victory over New Orleans on March 17. A 6-6, 210-pound forward, Williams signed his first 10-day with the Warriors on March 2 as a free agent call-up from the NBA Development League?s Sioux Falls Skyforce, and signed a second 10-day on March 12.

In a related move, the Warriors have waived guard Raja Bell. The Warriors roster now stands at 15 players.

The Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) have retained Galatioto Sports Partners (?GSP?) to conduct a sale of the Team, it was announced today.  GSP, acting as the Club?s exclusive financial advisor, will manage all aspects of the sales process.  As such, all related inquiries should be made directly to GSP.

Neither the Warriors nor GSP anticipate making any further public comments regarding the sales process until and unless a definitive agreement on a transaction is reached.

The Warriors, currently majority-owned by Christopher Cohan, are a premier NBA franchise located in the San Francisco Bay Area, the fifth-largest market in the NBA.  The team plays its home games in Oakland, California, at Oracle Arena.

Galatioto Sports Partners, the leading sports advisory and finance firm, specializes in providing investment banking and innovative financing solutions to the global professional sports market.  GSP was established in early 2005 by Salvatore Galatioto.  The principals of the GSP have acted in a variety of capacities on more than 70 transactions in the major North American and European sports leagues.

Chris Cohan, owner of the Golden State Warriors, has retained Galatioto Sports Partners to sell the franchise, according to a report from Sports Business Journal.

Oracle's Larry Ellison has long been rumored to be interested in purchasing the Warriors as soon as they were to become available.