Sixers offseason

[Drunkmasterflex]

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Round 1: Rodney Carney, SF, Memphis (No. 16 pick, acquired from Chicago)

Round 2: Bobby Jones, SF, Washington (No. 37, acquired from Minnesota)

Edin Bavcic, C, Bosnia (No. 56, acquired from Toronto)

Analysis: The Sixers had a good draft.


They added a superathletic swingman in Carney who can shoot the ball and run the floor. Carney is also an excellent defender when he wants to be.

Bobby Jones doesn't know offense, but he's one of the best on-the-ball defenders in the draft.

They still need a point guard and some help at the four, but the Sixers couldn't accomplish everything with just two draft picks.

Don't be surprised if they address their other needs via trade. There's a lot of talk that they're trading Allen Iverson to the Celtics soon. Boston exec Danny Ainge has denied it, but a lot of people in the league are saying otherwise. Word is that Sebastian Telfair and possibly Al Jefferson or Theo Ratliff might be coming Philly's way.


Grade: B+

AI for Telfair and Jefferson I would do in a heartbeat, if it were Ratliff something else better be included.  Has there been any news on possible destinations for Sammy?

[phattymatty]

Telfair, Jefferson, Green, Webber, Dalembert, Iggy, Carney, Jones, Korver

thats not a bad start.

[reese125]

now count the total offensive points up there and tell me if you still like it

[Drunkmasterflex]

now count the total offensive points up there and tell me if you still like it

He said not a bad start, they aren't going to cure all of their ailments overnight.

[reese125]

absolutely I agree they wont cure their ailments flex. and i also think its an awful start because if Billy King trades away Iverson for Telfair and Jefferson, Ill be more pissed off than a one-legged waiter at IHOP

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Ill be more pissed off than a one-legged waiter at IHOP

C.  Averagish effort there.

[reese125]

bottom line is thats not even close to getting value for value. Ratliff is a throw in to play 20 minutes tops because he cant even sniff the word healthy anymore

[hunt]

telfair & jefferson combine to make around $4 mill per year...iverson makes around $17-18 mill next year.

that trade cannot happen....a high salary guy must be included, whether it be ratliff, wallyworld, or somebody else.

[SunMo]

this is probably completely made up, but i found it on a message board, so it must be true!

Friend of mine out here in Cali told me just 10 minutes ago that the
Ivy to Boston rumor is on the back-burner. He said that Charlotte and
Philly are in some serious talks for Iverson who Charlotte, and MJ want
bad. The rumor goes that Charlotte will draft Adam Morrison at # 3,
there by making their SF Wallace available, and that after July 1st
they
would send a package of Wallace & Felton and next years # 1 pick..(
Top-3 protected )
to Philly for Ivy and perhaps Willie Green.



That's what he told me. But either way he assurd me that Philly and
Charlotte are talking.

[BigEd76]

Traded players can't be traded again within a certain amount of time, so Telfair, Ratliff and Grant can't be included in any deals this summer.

[reese125]

well definitely not Grant because he just retired yesterday

[BigEd76]

Salaries don't match on that Charlotte one

[reese125]

Ed, you think Jordan will let Morrison and Felton play in the Appletree Red Cedar Classic this summer?

[hunt]

Salaries don't match on that Charlotte one

does charlotte have cap room to assume some of a1's salary?

anyway, i don' t like that deal...but maybe if the lottery pick were unprotected (oden).

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Wallace & Felton?  Yuck.