Ivey Officially Signs
Guard Royal Ivey has re-signed with the 76ers.
Ivey Officially Signs
Royal Ivey is officially back with the 76ers. The 6-4 guard, who agreed to terms last week, passed his physical examination this afternoon and signed a contract.
The deal is believed to be for one year, for slightly more than the minimum. In Ivey's case, that should bring him within shouting distance of $1 million.
Ivey had opted out of the second leg of his original contract, but remained interested in returning.
"We're very, very happy to be back in Philadelphia,'' said Keith Glass, Ivey's agent. ''When we opted out, it wasn't a reflection on the Sixers, it was a belief than Royal was worth more than the minimum, and that's been born out.''
Ivey appeared in 71 games last season, averaging 3.0 points in 12.1 minutes.
poison!!!— xrajux- who the hell is royal....phillyownzall is a tart...you don't even know who ur defending.....moron— xrajux
- *YAWN— shnuggleshnee
Ivey is a good addition, all things considered. I can't think of a move they could make right now that would make them automatic contenders.- bring back iverson just get some fans in the stands. but i really dont think they will be brutal but they will be alot worse then last year the east is still bad enough for the sixers to get the 7th or 8th seed in he playoffs.— phillyguy93
- He's here to distribute the ball and play defense... not score. I am sure they could do better. there is still the offensive hole that andre miller left. but ivey is what he is— BBAX
- PhillyOwnzAll, I agree Ivey is a solid role player, decent defender, can hit some threes. But Sixers fans are just frustrated because we are on such a lower level than the contenders. It gets old just hoping to be around .500 and maybe compete one round in the playoffs. Nothing against Ivey but geez this team is so average.— JonKap
- PhillyOwnzAll, I agree Ivey is a solid role player, decent defender, can hit some threes. But Sixers fans are just frustrated because we are on such a lower level than the contenders. It gets old just hoping to be around .500 and maybe compete one round in the playoffs. Nothing against Ivey but geez this team is so average.— JonKap
- PhillyOwnzAll, I agree Ivey is a solid role player, decent defender, can hit some threes. But Sixers fans are just frustrated because we are on such a lower level than the contenders. It gets old just hoping to be around .500 and maybe compete one round in the playoffs. Nothing against Ivey but geez this team is so average.— JonKap
- why would they give this scrub any more than minumum, and why would they bring him back when he turned them down at first? I saw him play a few times filling in for Andre Miller and he was AWFUL.— scars73
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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.
