Guest N4S Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 The 76ers are trying very hard to trade forward Elton Brand, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Brand is owed $66 million over the remaining four years of his large contract and sources added that it will be difficult for Philadelphia to deal him. A number of teams are looking for low-post scorers, like Charlotte and Golden State, but neither team appears willing to take on Brand's contract. http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/63197/20091204/sources_76ers_trying_to_unload_brand/ Good luck with that. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Sort of reminds me of the Gasol situation. If they eat some of his contract they could deal him, or have his unhappy attitude on the bench. Smh Eddie Jordan is pretty dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted December 5, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Philly needs to run, like Atlanta is doing. If they want to keep Brand, they need to stick him at the five and go small, instead of worrying who's getting open in the Princeton offense. Adelman is running the same thing in Houston, and it's working well...because they are going small and they have guys that can knock down shots (ex. Brooks, Battier). When you stick a big in the five, and you still want to run an offense that relies heavily on its shooters, you need him to command doubles. Yao did it. Brand doesn't get that attention on defense. In the end, you have the Sixers going down low to Elton, and then everyone is standing around waiting for something to happen...and they end up playing a slow half-court game that lacks ball movement, which is why they are one of the worst teams in the league at 5-14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I think they need to fire Jordan instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N4S Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 ^ so right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Heard there wasn't any truth to this at all(according to one of the Philly sports writers that posts on RealGM). Plus, the only way we'd able to get a decent trade for Brand at this point is if we include Thad and a first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Heard there wasn't any truth to this at all(according to one of the Philly sports writers that posts on RealGM). Plus, the only way we'd able to get a decent trade for Brand at this point is if we include Thad and a first. Brand, Thad, and a first for Tracy and it is a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 lol if we we're talking Magic era McGrady, then sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 lol if we we're talking Magic era McGrady, then sure. Damn it. Well it was worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Why would anyone want Thad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Well you don't always seem to open up your mind so why not.. Youth Not even in his prime yet Will more than likely thrive again under an actual good coach Great athlete. And well..fans usually love those types(ie dunks) , gets the crowd excited..puts at least some extra butts in the seats if it's a primarily featured player too. Youth Potential Youth Potential Youth Potential I'm not saying I WANT him to be traded, but you're sounding a bit foolish right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamerGuy Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Why would anyone want Thad? Young is a good player, he's young and only getting better. He's playing really well this year for the 76ers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted December 5, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Yeah, Thad or Williams would have to be included in the deal. I doubt a team would take anyone else with Brand (and Iggy won't be included, so that's out of the question). Gonna be hard to deal him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 A lot of players have youth and potential.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 A lot of players have youth and potential.... So...what was the point of your previous post, then? I mean..they're ALWAYS going to be an attractive piece in any transaction. Better yet, answer your own question....So why would anyone want Thad, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I dont know but if a team isnt financially equipped to take on Brands contract I dont see how taking the contract is ok as long as you get a player whos young and has potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted December 5, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I dont know but if a team isnt financially equipped to take on Brands contract I dont see how taking the contract is ok as long as you get a player whos young and has potential.Does Shannon Brown (potential) and Adam Morrison (contract) ring a bell? Nearly the same, as the Lakers had to dip into the luxury tax to pay Morrison's $5 million or whatever (actually costing Buss $10 mill). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N4S Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Why would anyone want Thad? Thad is better than Iggy IMO. If not then he will be soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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