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.
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What happened to the Chinese guy Lakers cut/waived ? He was supposed to be a player ?— rntcar- I agree with most of you that this is a boring team. Other than the Iggy breakaway dunk what else is there to watch ? Who cares if we make the 8 seed. I'd rather get some lottery balls.— gwite
- Yea Stefanski! Theres no way that A.I. could do any better than Ivey! Headlining that group of players is Allen Iverson, who played with Detroit last year after being traded from Denver. Currently, Iverson is an unrestricted free agent; but dont look for the Answer in a Sixers uniform this fall. Allen Iverson is a very good basketball player, Stefanski said.But we dont see him in our plans with the age of our kids. We are going to go with youth at the point guard position and I am sure Allen will hook on with someone. http://csnphilly.com/pages/landing?NBA-Notebook-Elton-Brands-New-Attitude=1&blockID=68535&feedID=2260— tha2nddunn
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.
