2006 - 2007 Sixers Season Thread

[DH]

From ESPN Insider

Iverson A Laker?
Dec 11 - What matters is that at least nine teams from the Eastern Conference called the Sixers yesterday. What matters is that Dallas, Chicago and the Clippers have potential deals the Sixers should want.

Said one Sixers source: "There was a time when Billy King cared about sending Allen Iverson to a contender, just out of gratitude for all he's meant to this franchise. That time has passed. He ain't thinking about A.I. anymore. At least not on that level." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

# "I told Billy he should've done this during the summer," former Sixers star Charles Barkley said yesterday in a telephone interview. "This was only going to get worse.

"I tried to tell him, 'You're not going to be any good and the pressure is just going to get worse as the season goes on.' They're not a very good team. They should have known this team was not going to be very good." -- Philadelphia Daily News

Around the NBA ...

# Maybe he was looking to give the media something to write about, but Phil Jackson did not discount the possibility of the Lakers' trading for the Philadelphia 76ers guard.

"The owner that has been here with the Lakers has always been a person that has looked at All-Star talent as something that he can accommodate, and that he is willing to accommodate," Jackson said. "I wouldn't just say outright we have no interest."

Lakers sources, however, emphatically said the team was not interested in acquiring Iverson. -- Los Angeles Times

# A league source said Boston is on the short list of possible Iverson destinations along with Minnesota, Golden State, Indiana, Denver and the Los Angeles Clippers. Another league source said one Celtics trade scenario was Theo Ratliff, Sebastian Telfair, Delonte West, and Al Jefferson for Iverson. -- Boston Globe

# On Sunday, a league source confirmed to The Bee that the Kings are involved, though it is not known whether they are pursuing Iverson or perhaps part of a deal involving more than two teams, or what they are offering.

Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie would not say if he was in discussions involving Iverson. "As a matter of rule, we do not discuss possible trades," he said. -- Sacramento Bee

# If you ask Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace, embattled All-Star Allen Iverson won't solve the problems his team is having.

"I don't think Iverson is going to do any good for us right now," Wallace said. "No one player is going to solve our problems. We?ve got to play as a team and get that unity we had the past two years. I think everybody wants to win as an individual right now and nobody wants to win as a Bobcat." -- Gaston Gazette

# The Timberwolves' size bothered the Bulls. Even though they are more erratic, the Timberwolves by far had the best player on the court in Kevin Garnett. That's why it makes a lot of sense for Minnesota to take a shot at Allen Iverson, a move it appears the Timberwolves seriously are considering and Garnett clearly is embracing. -- Chicago Tribune

# Yes, LeBron James said all the right things. He likes Iverson. And yes, he could play with Iverson. All of that is true, and James would try to make it work. James never will say anything critical about one of the league's great players. He's too smart and too respectful. But Iverson is the wrong guy at the wrong time for the Cavs. -- Akron Beacon-Journal

# The Pacers are not likely to be a player for Iverson. They would have to come up with a combination of salaries that match Iverson's $17.1 million figure within 25 percent.

They aren't going to trade Jermaine O'Neal straight-up for him, and they aren't going to gut the team, either. They have few options that make sense for either side. Besides, after dealing with all the drama surrounding Ron Artest, they aren't likely to have the stomach for Iverson. -- Indianapolis Star

# Wolves vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale reportedly has acknowledged that the club is in talks with Philadelphia regarding Iverson. -- St. Paul Pioneer Press

# Proceed with caution. Because whatever you think of Kevin McHale and his track record as Wolves vice president of basketball operations, one thing McHale is not is a leaker. Certainly not to the media.

So unless some of the purported insiders are tapping phone lines when McHale is talking with Philadelphia President and GM Billy King, it's sheer folly to predict what he's going to do in an hour, much less tomorrow in a multimillion-dollar transaction. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

# Spurs coach Gregg Popovich knows one team that won't be pursuing Philadelphia guard Allen Iverson. His own.

Asked if it was safe to eliminate the Spurs from the Iverson sweepstakes, Popovich paused for effect, pulled on his chin, looked at the ceiling as if in deep thought, then said, "Yes." -- San Antonio Express-News

# You can scratch off the Hornets from the list of teams interested in entering the Allen Iverson sweepstakes.

When asked about the possibility of adding Iverson, Hornets coach Byron Scott said: "I think we'll stay with what we've got. I think we're OK." -- The Oklahoman

[MDS]

Getting expiring contracts is what they need. That will enable them to start fresh next year, sign someone and also get a high draft pick. Unless they dont have one this year. I cant remember.

Also, CWebb will be gone by the middle of next year.

[The BIGSTUD]

Until Webber is gone they still may not have enough room to go out and get a big name free agent. So it will likely be two years until they can hit free agency head on.

[PhillyPhreak54]

And Billy King better not be the one signing those players when they do have money. Although with the way the NBA is set up, zesty players get crazy deals every year.

My requirement for getting a return on AI would be three things;

1. An expiring big contract
2. A young promising player to go along with Carney and Igoudala
3. A #1 pick

[ice grillin you]

i dont think they can get #1 and a promising player phreak...iverson has little to no value now and its strictly a salary dump at this point

iverson for a semi promising pt guard and multiple expiring contracts is my hope

id love rondo and some garbage from the celts

telfair im mixed on...some days i think hes a complete waste and other days i can see him becoming a chauncy billups late bloomer type

[Eaglez]

Yeah, it had to be that Charlotte got scared about Allen's grumblings and backed out. They probably realized he isn't worth the headache and worth corrupting the young core they have down there.

Boston probably seems like the best deal so far. The Sixers will pretty much get all young players in return and an expiring contract (at least after '08). And who knows, maybe if C-Webb shows some life late in the year a team in the playoff hunt or division hunt will offer the Sixers a trade for him. And at that point, I'm hoping that if a team does offer a deal for C-Webb it is to the tune of a bunch of expiring contracts and maybe a solid young bench player.

[hunt]

the charlotte trade would've been perfect if a1 hadn't a-holed his way out of it....a couple short contracts, cap relief, & a 1st round pick with a good chance of being top 5.

screamin a was on espn radio this morning & said golden state is the favorite with boston 2nd.

the sticking point with golden state is monta ellis...sixers want him but gs doesn't want to give him up...sixers would have to take some combo of baron davis, dunleavy jr, murphy, j-rich, or foyle for salaries to work.

and the sticking point with boston is al jefferson...if boston decides to give him up, sixers do the deal.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Could the Sixers still get IGY's boy Rondo?

[hunt]

Could the Sixers still get IGY's boy Rondo?

sure...boston would have too many small guards if they acquired a1.  telfair or rondo would have to go, imo.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

If that trade happens, how long does it take dook to get himself a Rondo jersey made?  5 minutes?  10?

[Seabiscuit36]

im bettin dook gets that johnson in 3 minutes

[Mad-Lad]

i love how much mis-information is out there

Chris Sheridan just said on the radio that the deal would have been done yesterday with Boston had they been willing to part with Jefferson and that he now thinks Indiana will be the team Iverson winds up with.

[phattymatty]

as stupid as BK is, i don't even think he could turn down Theo Ratliff, Sebastian Telfair, Delonte West, and Al Jefferson for AI.  you can't ask for much more.

[phattymatty]

i don't want either ricky davis or stephen jackon anywhere near philly.  which means king will defiitely get one of them.

[ice grillin you]

the sixers need a point guard in the worst way...which is why boston if the best fir...of course id rather have rondo but id be happy with seeing if mo can mold telfair into a stud one....the sixers have monster athletic young talent on the wings with iggy and carney...dalembert can really get up and down the court for a big guy...willie green even...

the problem is you have friggin kevin ollie trying to push it with them...which is why an ultra fast point like telfair or rondo would be a perfect fit here....screw al jefferson....i mean make a push for him to be included but dont let him be a deal breaker...come off jefferson ask for rondo instead of telfair in the deal and pull the trigger