Green's knee delays trade with Hornets
Darius Songaila and Craig Brackins did not practice with the Sixers this morning in the first session of training camp because their trade from the New Orleans Hornets had not been officially completed.
Green's knee delays trade with Hornets
Bob Cooney
Darius Songaila and Craig Brackins did not practice with the Sixers this morning in the first session of training camp because their trade from the New Orleans Hornets had not been officially completed.
The two big men were acquired for Willie Green and Jason Smith. The holdup was Green's physical with the Hornets, which raised red flags about a knee injury.
A source told the Daily News that the teams have since agreed to the option to exchange second-round picks in 2011, which cemented the trade.
Songaila and Brackins are expected to practice in tonight's evening session.
More to come ...
I thought they should have thrown in Big Meech or Larry Hoover to sweeten the pot and avoid any back alley wrangling of second round picks— CrayzeeGuy
Comment removed.- Man, got me scared Green was coming back...— JSaq
Blame Obama..- phillypete When teams make a trade . . all players involved are required to take physicals . . by the team doctors of the team they got traded to . Am sure th e Hornets asked sixers if both green and jason smith / remember he was out all last year w / a knee injury / so hornets asked sixers if they were both ' healthy ' an sixers said yes . . which means . . nothing . . until you get that physical clearance from hornets team doc 's . . . qand ' pete ' how do you know Green's knee was ' fine . . the last couple years ' ????? Are you a doctor ?????— ingy9
Cleaning up Billy King's mess- Cleaning up Billy King's mess
Bob Cooney has been at the Daily News for more than 20 years, working in the sports department for the past 15. This is his third season on the Sixers beat. He has covered just about everything, but mostly college basketball, where he was the La Salle beat writer for six seasons. E-mail Bob at cooneyb@phillynews.com and follow him on Twitter.
