At he begins life as a Clipper, Baron Davis talks about the Warriors

He looked at his wrist.

So what if he wasn't wearing a watch?

Good one. That got the point across on what was the opening day of Clippers' training camp at Playa Vista. But if this was the first practice in his new Clipper life, there had to be a bit of housekeeping to deal with shades of his Warrior past.

That was only fair, really, to give Davis a shot at responding to his old friends. Especially given that his buddy and former Clipper and current Warrior Corey Maggette (yes, still bitter) was offering some provocative quotes from Northern California, saying Davis was in for "a rude awakening" in Los Angeles.

Presumably, Maggette wasn't referring to Westside traffic.

Then there was Monday's San Jose Mercury News report saying that Davis and Warriors executive Chris Mullin had reached a tentative agreement for a three-year, $39-million contract extension in June, according to league sources. Apparently the deal unraveled when Warriors President Robert Rowell refused approval, and the rest is history.

First, the money.

"Chris Mullin was always, like I say, as general manager, he was always in my corner," Davis said. "From the time I got there to our playoff run, he told me that he wanted me there as the future of the franchise and he wanted to keep me.

"I don't think that was his decision."

As for Maggette's comments, it sounded as though he wasn't telling the Bay Area media anything he hadn't already shared with Davis.

Davis said he had spoken to other Clippers before making his decision to sign with the team as a free agent and didn't want to dwell on Maggette's influence or lack thereof.

"I really don't want to comment on that," Davis said. "We just kind of want to focus in on the positive. Whatever is said about me or to me, or directed to me ... me and Corey, we're good friends. Whatever he said is what is in his brain or on his heart. I'm here. This is my focus."

lisa.dillman@latimes.com