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If he gets traded to the Celtics, I don't think that'll make the Celtics any better. Bulls don't need him, they have Kirk Heinrich who is a great young prospective PG.
Chicago Or Boston Iverson's Top Choices?
9th December, 2006 - 11:54 am
San Antonio Express-News -
Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News reports that Allen Iverson told the Sixers he would prefer to be traded to either the Bulls or Celtics.
He also reports that the Nuggets and Pacers are interested in becomming involved with the talks.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b...n.c9e9661.html
If he gets traded to the Celtics, I don't think that'll make the Celtics any better. Bulls don't need him, they have Kirk Heinrich who is a great young prospective PG.
I would think Philly would want to trade him to a Western Conference team.
Chicago sort of makes sense...don't they have a similar physique (sp?) to the team that Iverson led to the Finals? Not sure about the coaching though. They need a scorer bad too. But they'd have to give up too much young talent for him.
I knew he'd want to stay in the east. I see him going to Atlanta though, like that rumor that was around before the season. Celtics makes sense though, Chicago would NOT. Skiles has enough trouble with Wallace.
Who wouldn't want to go to the east?
Seriously.... every ing team can improve with whatever type of movement... all the teams suck in the east... He'd be a difference maker either way, making him an mvp kind of candidate.
I could easily see him in Boston as that is where I have him predicted to go but never in Chicago.
I could see Iverson with Indianapolis ; nothing is working for the Pacers
Memphis is interesting too ; trade Eddie Jones+Damon for Iverson
Miami could trade some role players for A.I ; but I don't think Riley is going to mess up their chemistry (hey they won the le last season ; why would they change anything?
Last edited by lefty; 12-10-2006 at 02:33 AM.
Chicago? No way. AI would have to take off the headband.
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There's no way he's goin to Chicago.
My prediction is Denver.
They've got the pieces to make the trade, but they've got their undersized two guard already in Ben Gordon. They're biggest need is still a legit post player.
Apparantly this deal will be done very soon, either tomorrow night or Tuesday at the latest, according to ESPN.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2693389
Allen Iverson's 11-year tenure in Philadelphia is on track to end as soon as Monday night.
A source close to Iverson has told ESPN.com that Sixers brass met Sunday to go over the various trade proposals that have come in over the past few days. One or two three-team trade proposals were expected to be explored Monday, and the source said the Sixers were inclined to pull the trigger shortly thereafter -- either Monday night or Tuesday.
Allen Iverson's steep contract is one reason why a trade for him is not for everyone. But the Celtics, Mavs and Knicks may have the assets to get a deal done.
While the Sixers are apparently looking to pull the plug on the trade quickly, Iverson will be inactive for Monday's game against Portland.
The source indicated the Minnesota Timberwolves were not seriously in the running, and the attention being paid to Denver and Boston was being overblown.
"The offers are better than what was out there last summer," the source said.
The source said the Sixers seemed determined to avoid having the Iverson divorce linger anywhere near as long as last year's protracted Ron Artest trade saga in Indiana, which dragged on for nearly seven weeks before he was dealt to Sacramento for Peja Stojakovic.
"The best offers are the ones that come at the beginning," a well-placed Pacers source told ESPN.com on Saturday, looking back on that drama and comparing it to what's happening in Philadelphia with Iverson.
Sixers chairman Ed Snider has already said definitively that Iverson will be granted his wish and be traded, something Iverson asked for last Monday -- a day after the Sixers lost by 11 at home to Minnesota as Ricky Davis jawed with front-row spectators while scoring 14 fourth-quarter points to lock up the win.
Amid speculation that Davis, or Mike James, and rookie Randy Foye might be the centerpieces of a deal that would send Iverson to Minnesota, Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor on Friday night told the St. Paul Pioneer-Press: "There's no trade. It isn't that I don't like him, just money-wise it wouldn't work out."
And although Taylor backed off those comments somewhat on Saturday, ESPN.com's source, who because of his closeness to Iverson was being kept abreast of all developments, indicated the 76ers weren't enamored of either Davis or the additional pieces they'd have to take back from Minnesota to make the salaries match.
Unlike last year's Artest saga, when his relatively small salary ($6.8 million) gave the Pacers a myriad of options to consider, the Sixers have a limited number of proposals to sift through due to the number of players it would take, in most cases, to have salaries that add up within the range ($13.75 million to $21.5 million) of what is needed to match Iverson's salary (he makes $17.2 million this season, $19.1M in 2007-08 and $21.1M in 2008-9) for the trade to work under NBA rules.
The Celtics have the advantage of being able to add Theo Ratliff's $11.7 million contract into the mix, while the Memphis Grizzlies would be one of the few teams able to offer Philadelphia cap relief for next summer through Eddie Jones' expiring $15.7 million contract -- if not for the inconvenient fact that team president Jerry West's hands are tied because of the pending sale of the team, precluding him from making trades.
Dallas also could offer a package starting with two expiring contracts (Jerry Stackhouse and Austin Croshere), as could New Orleans (Desmond Mason and Mark Jackson add up to almost $13 million), while the Charlotte Bobcats are far enough under the salary cap to take back Iverson in a trade in which the salaries would not have to even come close to matching.
Another team that can't be totally dismissed is the New York Knicks, who are in the unique position of being able to take back both Iverson and Chris Webber in a trade. Because the salaries of Iverson and Webber add up to nearly $38 million, the Knicks would have to offer at least $30.4 million worth of contracts back -- a total that could be reached with a package of Steve Francis, Quentin Richardson, Malik Rose and Channing Frye.
And although the Sixers would prefer to trade Iverson to a Western Conference team, they're going to take the best offer that's out there, East or West, even in their own division -- and they're going to do it soon.
Chris Sheridan covers the NBA for ESPN Insider.
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