Corey Maggette's agent requested a trade several weeks ago and the Clippers tried to oblige, but after his 21 point performance on Wednesday in Minnesota, there are many on the club who hope he stays.

"All the speculation and all the trade talk aside, when Corey Maggette plays like that, that's our unit right there," Brand said. "Down the stretch, he played great minutes ?. He's been so professional with all these rumors and all this talk.

"I don't make the decisions. I don't know how pressing the situation is, what's going on behind the scenes and if [a trade is] going to happen. But when he plays like that ? work it out."