76ers acquire G Giricek from Utah for F Korver

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76ers acquire G Giricek from Utah for F Korver

By DAN GELSTON, AP Sports Writer
December 29, 2007

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Philadelphia 76ers acquired guard Gordan Giricek and a first-round draft pick from the Utah Jazz for guard Kyle Korver on Saturday.

Giricek, 6-foot-5, averaged 4.3 points in 22 games for the Jazz this season and has career average of 9.8 in six seasons.

"We are excited about acquiring a player of Gordan's ability, as well as an additional asset in the form of a first-round draft pick," 76ers general manager Ed Stefanski said. "This move will provide us with increased salary cap flexibility this offseason and also allows us to continue our evaluation and development of the young talent we have on this team."

Korver averaged 10.0 points in 25 games with the 76ers and was their top 3-point threat. Korver played four seasons with Philadelphia, averaging 10.5 points and shooting 42 percent.

"I want to thank Kyle for the positive impact he has made on this team and the city of Philadelphia through his play on the court and, even more importantly, his philanthropic efforts off of it," Stefanski said.

[ShoogarBear]

Good deal for the Jazz. Korver is a much better shooter and not a head case. Not much of a defender, but neither was Giricek.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

:tu for Jazz.

[BacktoBasics]

I agree. Solid move for the Jazz.

[lefty]

Good stuff.

Korver has the most beautiful jump shot in the NBA

[ChumpDumper]

Good deal for both teams.

[iminlakerland]

Well atleast the sixers got a first round draft pick out of this...

[sendman]

Well atleast the sixers got a first round draft pick out of this...
No! They are stupid. They had a chance to get themselves a conditional second rounder.
They just blew it!

[timvp]

Damn, Korver on the Jazz is pretty scary. He can shoot with the best of them. He does have a bad contract but still, he makes the Jazz better. Giricek is an underrated defender but other than that he pretty much sucks.

And the West gets stronger . . .

[Girasuck]

Good deal for us. We get rid of a team cancer and the draft pick starts in 2009 and is protected up to 7 years. I like Korver and can't wait to see him in a Jazz uniform.

Can I change my ID now?

[Medvedenko]

Yeah, good pick up for the Jazz....I would of liked the Lakers to pick up Korver....oh well.

[baseline bum]

WTF? I thought Billy King got fired from there last month. Quick, call RC and have him see if we can get Iguodala for Finley.

[Mr. Body]

Nice for the Jazz. Korver is a great shooter and should be good off the bench, and they have no need for draft picks anymore - win for now.

[jacobdrj]

Good deal for us. We get rid of a team cancer
Where did it say they got rid of Jerry Slone?

[Girasuck]

Where did it say they got rid of Jerry Slone?

Are you saying you'd rather have Giricek as a player then Sloan as a coach?

[jacobdrj]

As far as I am concerned, both can take a pink slip. Problem is, Slone is more often part of the problem than the solution... Unless mediocrity is the goal.

I don't think very highly of him as a coach.

[lefty]

WTF? I thought Billy King got fired from there last month. Quick, call RC and have him see if we can get Iguodala for Finley.
:p:

[JamStone]

Good deal for the Jazz. Korver is a much better shooter and not a head case. Not much of a defender, but neither was Giricek.

Giricek is not a good defender but he's an average defender. Korver does not know how to play defense and does not play defense.

[Cry Havoc]

Anyone know why the 6ers are keeping around Andre Miller? He is a solid point guard and there are several teams who would become instantly better with him.

Either way, great deal for the Jazz. They have another option to use. Scary.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Good grab for Utah...but what's going on w/ Morris Almond? I thought he would be the outside shooter they needed. Guess he's not coming along too quickly.

[Shank]

Good grab for Utah...but what's going on w/ Morris Almond? I thought he would be the outside shooter they needed. Guess he's not coming along too quickly.

He sounds like a delicious candybar, though.

[ShoogarBear]

Good grab for Utah...but what's going on w/ Morris Almond? I thought he would be the outside shooter they needed. Guess he's not coming along too quickly.D-League. He put up 51 on the Austin Toros last week.

[mikejones99]

goddam mormons got another good whitey, them fans will be filling the salt palace

[timvp]

Good grab for Utah...but what's going on w/ Morris Almond? I thought he would be the outside shooter they needed. Guess he's not coming along too quickly.Right now, Almond is an even worse defender than Korver. And Korver might be a top five worst defender in the league.

[exstatic]

So, Utah traded a player Sloan hated for one he's going to hate? Kudos.

[VaSpursFan]

sloan...wow. i respect his gangsta for real...LOL

[Supergirl]

I can't believe the 76ers let Korver go for a scrub like Giricek.

[BacktoBasics]

So what exactly happened with Sloan and Giricek, I heard there was quite the scuffle.

[dallaskd]

3 in a row

[LakeShow]

:lol Korver playing for Sloan? I don't think he'll have a breakdown like Kirilenko did when the playing time diminishes. So I guess that was a good move.

[manufor3]

look what giricek is doing 4 the suns now.

[Buddy Holly]

look what giricek is doing 4 the suns now.

7.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. :dramaquee

[mojorizen7]

7.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. :dramaquee
Robert "No shot" Horry
2.5 points, 1 big assist , 2.4 reb. :lol

[Xylus]

In Giri's last 4 games with us:

28.3 min
13 pts
2.5 rebs
2.3 ast

The guy just joined the team, so it's going to take a little time before he starts producing consistently for us, but he's been a great addition. Since he joined, the Suns have all of a sudden clicked, and their offense is looking as unstoppable as ever. Not saying that's because of Giricek, but he's definitely helped.

[Brutalis]

sorta lost how gordon ended up on the suns

[Xylus]

sorta lost how gordon ended up on the suns
76ers waived him and the Suns signed him.

[Brutalis]

thats good. another non-defensive player to embarrass.

[Xylus]

thats good. another non-defensive player to embarrass.
His defense has been great since he arrived.

[Brutalis]

you bit regardless

[Xylus]

you bit regardless
Right.

So is your apparent ignorance an act?

[Brutalis]

Right.

So is your apparent ignorance an act?
Yeah you caught me, here's a championship.. mm not.

:rolleyes relax kid

[JMarkJohns]

I have been pleasently surprised by Giricek's hustle and defense. He does a good job of staying in front of his player on defense, he isn't afraid to mix it up in traffic and dive for the loose ball. When given the minutes and shots, he's put up very good numbers. He should be getting a minimum of 20 minutes per night.

All of a sudden the Suns nine-man rotation looks pretty damn good.

PG: Nash... Barbosa
SG: Bell... Giricek, Barbosa
SF: Hill... Diaw, Giricek
PF: Amare... Diaw
C: Shaq... Amare, Skinner

You have just enough of everything. Minutes are an issue, as I'd like to see Skinner receive closer to 15-to-18 minutes a game, but at least Skinner has been played lately. I never thought I'd see D'Antoni extend his rotation to include nine players consistantly.

[ChuckD]

Robert "No shot" Horry
2.5 points, 1 big assist , 2.4 reb. :lol
You do understand what Horry's value is, don't you? It's never been about regular season numbers, and it never will be. Robert Horry is one of the biggest cutthroat assassins in the history of NBA post-season play. He'll leave your team for dead with a big 3 in the last seconds of a pivotal or deciding game, and you'll never know what happened until they show next year's Horry's best career daggers.

Don't sleep on Horry. He's especially dangerous to a team like PHO who has lazy defenders at the 4 and 5 spot who don't have a hope (or the desire) to close out on him outside the arc.