"The Warriors completed their mission of retaining their top two young players by reaching an agreement with Andris Biedrins on a six-year, $63 million deal Sunday.

The Warriors had signed Monta Ellis, 22, on Thursday to a six-year, $67 million deal, and now they have come to terms with Biedrins, 22, avoiding a negotiations competition with some European clubs that showed interest in the 6-foot-11 center.

Biedrins flew to the Bay Area on Sunday night, according to his agent Bill Duffy, and plans to sign the contract today.

"This shows the Warriors following through on their commitment to Monta and Andris," Duffy said. "Andris is absolutely thrilled."

The contract includes an option for Biedrins to become a free agent after five seasons if he so chooses.

The Warriors' busy offseason has included the signing of Corey Maggette and Ronny Turiaf and the re-signing of Kelenna Azubuike. The Warriors acquired Marcus Williams from the Nets. The club lost free agent Baron Davis to the Clippers, but Warriors management has said for some time that re-signing Ellis and Biedrins was its top priority.

The Warriors' chief competition for Biedrins might have come from overseas. Former Stanford swingman Josh Childress, who spent the last four seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, recently signed a lucrative contract to play in Greece next season, and Duffy said the interest in Biedrins outside the NBA was substantial.

He said Rade Filipovich, Duffy's main international representative, "was inundated with calls" from European clubs.

"It was to the point where we were going to begin negotiating with them," Duffy said.

He said preliminary offers in the neighborhood of $10 million a year were being mentioned by overseas clubs, although no serious talks had begun with teams other than the Warriors."