Faced with a major rebuilding project, Sixers president and GM Billy King is believed to be asking for expiring contracts, draft picks and young players, in unknown order, in exchange for Allen Iverson. King said the Sixers have received calls from every NBA team but two.
-- Philadelphia Inquirer
I am guessing the Spurs make one team
who would you guess would be the other?
Utah?
There is no reason for the Spurs to stay out of the talks. They would never take Iverson back in a trade but to stay out of the talks completely isn't smart. There is an opportunity for the Spurs to send some players to Philly in a 3-team trade. They could send several expiring contracts to Philly and take on a player from a third party who takes Iverson. If they haven't called to at least express that much then they aren't doing their job.
Thats a very good point. Buford is a good enough GM though to know that, and I promise you that he has been actively involved...probably looking for that long SF hopefully to swap out for Williams/Bonner. Udrih could be involved in discussions too...
why would spurs want ai
If the Spurs can manage to peel away a Rodney Carnery or even a Bobby Jones, or get involved in some other way, no doubt they would.
I doubt 27 teams would want Allen Iverson, but most of them might want to get involved in this similar ways, like gangsters tossing in their weaponry while standing around a table.
a lot of teams admitted no interest (mavs) other than 2.
I want Carney.
I think the other is philadelphia
I think the other is philadelphia
nice
Carney apparently has the worst Per 48min RPG of any player over 6'3.I want Carney.
Just what the Spurs need.
Its a pretty big assumption that Spurs are one of the 2 that havnt called in on this.....
This is the same Spurs front office that managed to deal Danny Ferry, after he announced his retirement, to Indiana. Of course, that deal netted them Hedo Turkoglu and Ron Mercer, but they're certainly a creative group -- Presti in particular -- and have found ways in the past to accommodate trades that wouldn't have seemed possible before-hand.
I doubt that there's a direct interest in Iverson (though I think they'd be crazy to not at least ask) but the possibility of being the third team, if the right deal is put together, is there.
there likely was no need to call, it might have been the Spurs who have been contacted. (no not about taking AI, just to be part of a multiple players deal)King said the Sixers have received calls from every NBA team but two.
it was said that the Nuggets called every team in this league that has expiring contracts, to check the options for somehow getting this contracts into the deal with the Sixers.
so they for sure have called the Spurs what it would take to somehow get Williams and/or Bonner.
Spurs are for sure not the ideal third party, but they are an option.
I can't think of much what the Nuggets would have of interest for the Spurs (maybe Najera?, he makes exactly as much as E.Williams. maybe Kleiza? he is a nice prospect who fills some of the Spurs future needs)
from the Sixers side Carney would of course be very interesting, no matter if he isn't the best rebounder of all SFs. (the numbers of Bruce he should still be able to board). he would have so many other qualities, that he would make an impact on this team. but i doubt that the Sixers will try to move him and what would they want from the Spurs? (maybe Beno, this was once rumored in the summer)
Backup TD and starts when Manu is injured, oh ... I forgot SuperStar never start from the bench, my fault
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