Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 2:29 PM | 85 comments |
 

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The 76ers have acquired shooting forward Jason Kapono from Toronto in return for power forward Reggie Evans.

The deal was announced at 2:30 this afternoon, although it cannot be finalized until both players pass physical examinations with their new teams. That might not happen until sometime next week.

Raptors president/general manager Bryan Colangelo said in a statement: "Reggie Evans will certainly add an element of toughness to our team. He has very good rebounding and defensive instincts, addressing two areas where we have underperformed.''

At the same time, the Sixers addressed a huge need for perimeter scoring. Kapono won the NBA All-Star Weekend three-point contest in 2006 and 2007 and is tied with Steve Kerr for the highest three-point percentage in league history at 45.4.

"We are very excited to add one of the league's most prolific three-point shooters in Jason Kapono,'' Sixers president/general manager Ed Stefanski said in a statement.

Kapono averaged 7.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and a career-best 1.3 assists this season, shooting 43.2 percent from the floor, 42.8 from three-point distance and 81.0 from the foul line for the Raptors this season. He joined them July 11, 2007 as a free agent.

Both players have two seasons remaining on their contracts.

Evans is a seven-season veteran who will provide phsyicality. He was caught in an overload at power forward with the Sixers, where Elton Brand and Jason Smith are returning from injuries and both Marreese Speights and Thaddeus Young have already logged minutes.

Evans averaged 3.3 points and 4.6 rebounds in 79 games this season. He has ranked in the top 10 in rebounds per 48 minutes played in each of the last six seasons.
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:38 PM, 06/09/2009
    well he can shoot better then reggie! lmao
    — low tide
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:40 PM, 06/09/2009
    Start planning the parade !!!!!
    — majorgas
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:41 PM, 06/09/2009
    A steal! Nice work.
    — CMI
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:41 PM, 06/09/2009
    Championship 2010!!!!!
    — phillyPHANaddict
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:41 PM, 06/09/2009
    Reggie did a nice job for the Sixers. Granted, he wasn't an impact player, but he did bring a nice spark off the bench.
    — mr.maxrobinson
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:41 PM, 06/09/2009
    So we trade away Korver, and now we get him back in the form of Kapono except he has a 6.2 million contract this year and 6.6 million next year.
    — asv
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:41 PM, 06/09/2009
    What kind of dollars do they make?
    — Hammer859
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:42 PM, 06/09/2009
    one team's used sweat socks for another team's soiled jockstrap...way to go ed!!!
    — lanzascat
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:42 PM, 06/09/2009
    Good move, keep on building
    — Aash-philly
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:46 PM, 06/09/2009
    We needed a shooter and got a shooter. I'm ok with this.
    — gatchman
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:48 PM, 06/09/2009
    Yippee, now we can beat the Lakers for the NBA Championship !!!!! Can we get Korver back, too. I hear he loves the Princeton offense .....
    — RJM16
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:53 PM, 06/09/2009
    Who are we going to get for Dalembert?
    — Hammer859
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:55 PM, 06/09/2009
    Relax people. Nobody is expecting them to win the title in 2010. Kapono can come off the bench and hit shots. His defense isn't great but unlike Korver he can at least guard his grandmother. Evans was a stiff. Decent move.
    — Gigs1777
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:57 PM, 06/09/2009
    The Sixers needed a shooter and got a shooter. Not every move involves a superstar.
    — ktdb05


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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.

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