Report: Sixers in talks about Iguodala trade
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Report: Sixers in talks about Iguodala trade
Will Andrew Bynum, Andre Iguodala, and Dwight Howard all be moved as part of the same trade? (AP Photos)
The 76ers are involved in talks that could send Andre Iguodala to the Nuggets as part of a four-team blockbuster trade, according to Yahoo! Sports.
The website reports that sources say the deal would send Orlando’s Dwight Howard and Denver forward Al Harrington to the Lakers, Lakers center Andrew Bynum to the Sixers, and Lakers forward Pau Gasol and Denver guard Arron Affalo going to Orlando.
Talks have grown serious “over the course of the week,” according to the report, but a deal is not considered imminent. Yahoo! also said there are moving parts to the deal to be resolved.
Yahoo! said the Magic would have a better chance of moving Gasol in another deal and eliminate the risk of Bynum leaving as a free agent in 2013. In one of the scenarios, either Gasol or Bynum would come to the Sixers.
Comments (114)
There is a GOD. I am glad to see a player go (Iggy) that I have loathed since the day he was drafted. I, for one, will not miss him. Good F**king riddance!— Xavier19
As I said earlier there's no way the Lakers are giving up both Gasol & Bynum in this deal. Funny, I proposed Iggy & Vuc for Gasol when the season ended but I'll take Bynum.— mtairy1- To all the so called SIXERS fans who say this trade is somehow unfair or giving up to much.Let me remind you that SIXERS havn't had a big man this good since Moses. Also to the posters that are sad to see Iggy go, where were they going with him? This trade give them a low post presense they havn't had in 30 years! Let me repeat 30 years! The great thing about this trade is that it frees up Jure,ET and Thad to not have to worry about a defacto #1(Iggy).Its great to see the sixers make amove that makes complete sense for once.
Starting Lineup
Jure,ET,Thad,Allen/Brown,Bynum
— doombox - ESPN confirms deal is done; Sixers as noted above get Bynum and Jason Richardson, lose Harkless, Vucevic, Iguodala and a protected first round pick. WOW!!— chuckw
Thought Ig would be enough for a guy who spends more time healing than blocking— Zeru- No. Way.— Reality Speaks
- Done deal. Sixers get Bynum and G Jason Richardson from Orlando...gone are Iggy, Vuc and from what I read, Maurice Harkless. Wow!
- The deal is done.. Looks like we gave up Moe Harkless, Vuc and Ig for Bynum— Zeru
- By Saturday night every NBA city will be sucked whole into the vortex of depravity that is Dwight Howard. League-wide, free throw shooting will top out at 61%. Assistant coaches will want to make meaningless dunks during pre-game warmups. Superman will swallow kryptonite laced egg rolls in a courageous act of social protest. Head coaches will unconsciously lobby to get all their fellow coaches fired, then deny doing so.
It's gonna be great.
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— Quixote II - don't do it. bynum is immature and a head case. don't let his height and spotty play fool you. he's also injury-prone. not sure the lakers are ever going to part with both bynum and gasol. even for howard and harrington. don't hold your breath on this one.— esesjay
- As has been the case all along, Orlando needs to pull the trigger on any deal, a number of which have already fallen through as they twiddle their thumbs. Looking at numerous blogs and other sites, including the L.A. Times, the general feeling (other than the mouth that roared, Stephen A. Smith, who insists the trade will be done tomorrow) is that no deal is imminent, but their are reportedly several constants: 1. the Lakers want Howard; 2. the Nuggets want Iguodala and 3. if Iguodala gets moved, the Sixers want Bynum. Bynum's agent swears he has heard nothing thus far, and Gasol's agent insists that Gasol is NOT involved in the deal. Obviously, adding Bynum to the Sixers would be a significant move and change the pessimistic tone of the off-season. Let us pray!!— chuckw
- Yep, trade Iggy and a few picks for someone leaving after the season; that's how you build a championship team! Yeah, right.— JBinPA
- Yeah,the Sixers give away another player for nothing of equal value in return again like many other times in the past.— Andrew Grier
- i say get bynum in philly anyway you can, keep the young guards in place,send kwame brown to denver and let bynum see the young core work, with him in the middle WOW!!! doug collins will finally get whats due to him that ring probably in the second year because bynum will sign long term because this town will love him. bring moses malone back to teach him FO FO FO— sube
- Well in the NBA you need a Thug in the middle. Moses Malone was a country boy Thug?— Dexter
- why is iggy's picture on the article and he's not mentioned in the transaction any where?— Dexter
- Lakers need to lower their salary cap. That's the sole reason for getting rid of Gasol (get it?). They are $100+ million when including luxury tax with Nash-Kobe-Metta World Peace-Gasol and Bynum. Taking on Dwight's salary in exchange for Bynum (well we'd get Bynum but basically that's the deal) alone would put them even high luxury tax payers which is why they would want to trade Gasol and get back a lesser player on the cheaper side in Al Harrington.
Denver gets Iguodala.
Orlando gets Gasol and probably some young players (Afflalo) and draft picks from Denver & Philly (Vucevic would be nice since they'd need a center and he's already expendable before getting Bynum with Bynum-Hawes-Kwame and Moultrie and throw in LaVoy you really don't need Vucevic).
76ers get Bynum.
It might sound uneven player-wise and I expect young players, rookies and draft picks to be the enticement for Orlando. Orlando can then trade Gasol to the Rockets for an even better deal. The need for the Lakers to lower their luxury tax level is there. I also wouldn't be surprised if the Lakers included Metta World Peace, the Magic included Turkoglu and Jason Richardson (to do away with their saleries). 76ers and Denver might have to include more players but it's the stars that get mentioned in these rumors. Nobody will be quick to say Hawes or Kwame or even Thad, but any players could be included to get this deal done. Iguodala is the name that will get mentioned. Don't be surprised if the 76ers require Bynum to sign an extension to make this deal go through. It depends on what they give up....
— joecooler2u - Hayes might also be moved as we ll. I would be surpris Ed if he goes to the lakers to match salaries. Plus that would help with the loss of gasol. If he isn't inc,used I wells move him. If not now then at the trade deadline some one would take him, brown at worse would be on 1 year and would be fine as a 3 rd. big man for 1 year. Who cares if Bynum is around for on,y 1 year Iggy was as well. But you are in position to sign Bynum for a max contract. There is no downside to the trade— sportsgenius99
- Bynum can play WHEN he wants to play. IGGY sux. Always has and always will......Later IGGY!!!— number4not5
- Chill wit the Bynum injury concertns. Kobe took him to gremany this summer to get that special surgery done that Kobe had done last summer.— johnGiam
- if this deal goes down and you count all the players on the sixers who have one year deals(including jrue) the sixers are almost $30 mil in freed up cash.
on the other side of the coin bynum comes into EASTern conference and howard going out. bynum is playing for max contract too.
the bad thing is what are the fillers in this trade?— stl6er 
Comment removed.- I would take either Gasol or Bynum. Both have upsides. Both have downsides, but to get Iguodala OUTSIDE the organization would be extremely welcome, especially for real value. And I believe Bynum would sign the extension with the 76ers. http://www.fanland.com/team/57— avfl
- I like that scenario of a 4 team trade it will benefit the sixers. sixers lacks inside presence and a legit center who can be a driving force in the post. Pls RT do whatever it takes to make this deal done. Trade also hawes for it so this so it will be done. so potential starters will be.
Jrue-pg
N. Young -SG
Turner -Sf
Allen - Pf
Bynum - c
if that will be the starting line up we will see the progress of evan turner if he is a bust or not.— Wolverine42 - I don't like the words "Not considered imminent". Several Dwight Howard "proposals" have already fallen by the wayside. I would really like the 76ers to stay involved in this, because, frankly, acquiring a big man is the ONLY thing that will give this offseason some real direction. Bynum is a handful, and he has bad knees, but I hope the 76ers can get him in this type of deal. As for Holiday, if he wants big money, the 76ers should be willing to deal him too this summer.— 76erfn
- This is BS!! The Magic want to get younger, what do they want with Gasol? The Lakers are not giving up 2 all-star big men for Howard. Howard will not sign for more than a year or 2, Kobe's getting old and Nash is already old. In 2 years he'd be carrying a team just like the Magic. This is fantasy basketball nonsense.— OG
- @ Outoftownphillyfan,Emphatically no to Gasol for Iguodola. A much more balanced deal for who? If the trade ain't for Bynum,then I don't think they should do it.— nycsixerfan
- Good luck depending on Evan Turner to be the 2 guard and carry this team.— indaknow
- All dbags were trashing the Sixers earlier this offseason. You don't deserve anything good.— road515
- Mr. 76ers in 2076...I read all three of your comments and have one thing to say...DEAD ON!— topchef47
- It's just talk.— Tyrone Biggums
- Pros: Bynum or Gasol ..legit big man who can score in the post..better low post defense & rebounding
Cons: Bynum's health....will he do a long term deal...can he handle being the face of the team...will he give the effort every night.
Gasol..will N.Young be the guard to make opponents pay for doubleteam on Pau?— AL722 - Why would the Sixers want Bynum, a one year free agent in waiting, when they are obviously using 12-13 as a building year. All the talk has been pointing towards the FA market after next season. Smart teams don't take Bynum unless he signs a new contract BEFORE the trade...which he has said he will not do. Are the Sixers that dumb!— gentian
- The Magic's CEO, Alex Martins, has been jerking every team in the NBA around where Howard is concerned, so this trade is no more credible than all the other multiple-team deals that have been rumored over the last few months. Sounds like a fantasy league wet dream.— chuckw
- That trade would be dope for the Sixers!!!— MrBigDizzle
- If they could somehow pull off a deal like this, it would make them the darlings of the summer. Bynum make this team highly respectful, one of the top tier teams in the East. Also heard that he ( Bynum ) was willing to extend with the Cavs. If that's accurate, be a Jersey native i am sure we could convince him to sign long term here. I also think that with Kobe being the first option in LA he would relish the opportunity to be the center piece ( no pun intended ) for this team. what the heck, he already has a couple of rings so it's not like he feels that he wants to contend for a title right away. Great move for the Sixers if they can pull it off. another bonus is it clears the way for the kids to develope and still contend for the playoffs. Get Bynum, and you have a better chance to attract free agents too. keeping my fingers and toes crossed— kerryt
- Let's say that the trade happens "as is". What would your starting lineup and bench look like? For me: Holiday, Nick Young, Turner, Hawes, Bynum. Off the bench: Thad, Allen, Vuce, Ivey, Wright. Not seeing it. If they have to take JRich back, my guess is the Sixers will include Thad, to make the money work this year and next, if Holiday and Bynum require max contracts.— beegal99
- Personally, I want no part of ET starting at SF. He's simply not a good enough player without the ball and his defense is indifferent. Start Thad or throw Harkless into the fire at the 3, and put ET into Lou Williams' old role as the guy who is the focal point of your 2nd unit. He functions best with the ball in his hands, so why not make him your "instant offense" guy? That way, you already know what kind of a scorer you want if the rumors about Jrue's (delusional) contract demands are true. — JLB
- The lakers arent getting too bad of a deal they have to give up Pau for Harrington so that Denver can send picks to Orlando since LAs picks went to the Suns for Nash. Harrington is on th last year of his deal so they can sign someone in the offseason. As for the sixers I dont think they will have much cap space next year to get a big name guy since they will have to take on the big contracts of either Richardson or Hedu and pay Jrue.— rohara
- The deal at its current state will be a no go for the Lakers. They would want more than Howard if they are going to give up both Gasol and Bynum. The Sixers would have to give up more than Iggy to get Bynum. They would have to include first round picks and either Jrue (which ORL/LAL probably prefer), ET, Thad or LaVoy. The deal makes no sense for LAL talent-wise and ORL (they want only young talent, no bad/long term contracts).— Manok
- The Lakers are way over the luxury tax. They'd happily give up Bynum and Gasol's contracts for Howard who fills the need for NOW competing with Kobe, controlling the money problem, and gives them their future as well.
— scmona - Not necessarily - Gasol's looked like a player on a pretty steep decline over the last 6 months (end of the regular season, playoffs and even the Olympics), and the rules in the new CBA about how the luxury tax is calculated are putting a lot of pressure on teams like the Lakers and Knicks to get their fiscal house in order. The Lakers might feel like the upgrade they already got in Nash (basically for nothing) is worth getting some financial sanity restored and getting Howard. — JLB
- Two things; 1. who is negotiating for the Sixers? DC is in London, Rod Thorn is the lamest of ducks. 2. According to the latest on ESPN, this whole scenario is not going to happen. The Magic keep kicking the tires, but have shown no real desire to actually consummate any deal for Howard. Hard to believe the Sixers would take Bynum instead of going with Kwame Brown!! Just kidding, of course. At least this woke up Bob Cooney from his summer slumber.— chuckw
- @GeeOhWiz - They won't have the cap space to sign Bynum this off-season. The Hawes and Brown deals are both two-year deals. Dorrell Wright and Nick Young are 1-year deals, but that only clears about $10 million off the payroll, which isn't even close to being enough to sign Bynum.— JLB
- Yeah, I forgot to factor in the timing of the contract expirations. The Kwame Brown deal is a real killer...two years for that slug, but would still only get us to $13M. What do you think it will cost for Bynum? North of $16M a year?
- Max deal to re-sign will be somewhere north of $16M - max re-sign deal this year (Brook Lopez) was $61M over 4 years. But there will be much stricter rules about sign-and-trades and players signing with new teams that will limit what they can pay him - max for a non re-sign might be closer to $15M for 4. — JLB
- This really makes no sense from the Magic's standpoint. Pau Gasol and Aaron Afflalo for Dwight Howard hardly makes sense. Gasol's 32, been in the league 13 years, and is on the downside of his career. Howard is 27, an 8 year player, and in his prime.
While I'd love to get Bynum, I'm not sure I like giving up Iggy. Iggy's still only 29 this season, and if we wait a year we can sign Bynum as a FA and put him alongside Iggy. I'd really like a starting five of Jrue, ET, Iggy, Bynum, and Allen with a bench of Hawes, Vuc, T. Young, Wright/N. Young, Lavoy, Moultrie and Harkless, give me a backup PG and let's lace 'em up! - who needs Bynum when we have Kwame Brown?— kevwalton
- @johnGiam - Sorry to burst your bubble, but even if the trade does go down, there's no way it happens until AFTER the Olympics are over. Denver and Orlando would be out of their minds to make this deal while there's still a chance that Iguodala and/or Gasol suffer some sort of serious injury in Olympic play.— JLB
- JLB: Actually, any deal would not be announced until after the Olympics, not necessarily because of fear of injuries (which can happen in the off-season in pick-up games, heavy workouts &c), but because David Stern wants nothing to get in the way of a gold medal and all the positive vibes arising from it.
johnGiam: hopefully a deal for Bynum would work out much better than the signing of Michael Vick has done thus far.— chuckw - I guess we were both wrong, huh chuck? johnGiam, I'm going to have to ask that you keep me posted whenever you're going to the flight deck in the future so that I can keep my phone handy for when the big stories happen. — JLB
- Bynum is the ultimate tease. He has the potential to be a stud big man, but always fail to stay healthy. I don't mind having his expiring contract to play with us for a contract year. But beyond that, I would hesitate to pay this guy any long term deal given his health history (oden light).— penncrow19
- Tried again, and the deal does work with the Sixers taking back J-Rich along with Bynum - they'd have to send Dorrell Wright to Orlando to make it work. They can't deal Brown, Hawes or Young until 12/15/12, so Wright becomes the only reasonable piece they can move. Deal would be:
ORL gets Gasol, Afflalo and Wright (and likely draft picks); LAL get Howard and Harrington (useful both as a potential bench player and his contract is only 50% guaranteed over the next 2 seasons); DEN gets Iguodala; Sixers get Bynum and Richardson.
It could work, BUT: The Sixers would have to hope pretty hard that it works out right away and Bynum wants to stay, because the only team with any kind of attractive draft picks to give up in the deal is US. So we'd probably be promising at least one, if not two future 1sts to Orlando, and probably without much protection on the picks. If things don't work out quickly and Bynum walks at the end of the season, we'd be SOL.
I also don't see how Orlando would/should be all that interested in the deal - Gasol's contract is a MONSTER for another two seasons, and Afflalo's locked in (at a fairly reasonable price) for FOUR more seasons. Just getting Richardson (and then Dorrell Wright at the end of the year) off the books doesn't seem like enough to seal the deal to me.— JLB - I'm hoping not, but maybe one Harkless is involved, as rookies can be dealt 30 days after they sign,correct?...Of the Sixer's lottery protected pick could be used...I really thought Orlando would seek out the Rockets, as that team has legitimate young,cheap, and talented assets....although the Asik contract sort of makes no sense for the Rockets. — bearsfriend
- #s don't work (at least not with J-Rich in the deal) with Harkless in place of Wright. I'm still more than a little dubious about this deal - it doesn't seem to make sense for Orlando, unless they've abandoned the idea of putting together a whole bunch of young talent and are just looking to line up all of their expiring contracts for the end of the 2013/2014 season (which this deal would do - they'd have close to $40 million coming off the books all at once).
It also doesn't seem to make a lot of sense for Denver, either - the Harrington contract is bad, but not super-terrible, especially given that he's only 50% guaranteed over the remainder of the contract. Is getting rid of that contract really worth paying an additional $9 million a year to Iguodala in place of Afflalo, who gives you about 85% of Iggy's defense and is a better scorer?— JLB - This would be an absolute no-brainer. Pull the trigger!— MrMiles1
- A few years ago I was at the 1st eagles preseason game against the patriots, sitting in the flight deck when midway thru the 2nd quarter it was announced that the EaLGES had just aquired micheal Vick! Tonight I will be sitting in the flight deck again...any chance that midway thru the 2nd quarter its announced that Bynum is a sixer? a man can dream right?— johnGiam
- I don't get it. What is LA giving up to get all that? Seems the NBA does everything possible to bolster that organization.— schnitzelboy
- actually, the deal really isn't that great for them. they're giving up an all star in gasol and the 2nd best center in the league for one guy in the tail end of his career and a center who happens to be coming off of back surgery. not to burst everyone's bubble but rick buecher was on espn giving this trade no shot. — 76ers in 2076
- i take back Richardsonms contract if I had to..however I would try to pawn it off to Denver. I would not take back Hedo and Richardson, especially what we would have to give up to make the money work...but hey we gave Nocioni 6 mil, so Richardson at 6 mil, isnt the end of the world. He can still shoot!— johnGiam
- Tried a couple of permutations of this trade out on ESPN's trade machine (which isn't always definitive because they do a lousy job of keeping the information updated), and it can work. Magic would have to throw Quentin Richardson (not Jason) into the deal and send him to Denver to make it work. If Orlando really wants additional cap relief (somebody taking on Hedo or J-Rich), then more pieces have to be involved. Good thing we've got several relatively affordable, short-term deals to throw in as filler...— JLB
- Nobody cared about basketball anyway. Tell it to the 5 people who are watching Team USA play basketball. Lets face it, most people want them to lose.— neddyflanders
- so you're one of the five fans and consider yourself to be a loser or you're not one of the five fans and had nothing better to do with your day than post on an article about a sport you don't like. either way, one thing is clear....you're a loser looking for attention. — 76ers in 2076
- Make this happen immediately. Though Andrew Bynum is a selfish, Terrell Ownens-type punk, this would give us a great return for Iggy and finally be able to get his contract off the books. Even if Bynum only stayed a year, we'd still be able to let Iggy go. Bynum actually has potential to stay since NY and NJ already blew their loads on a ton of crappy players. He's from the area and the Sixers can certainly afford him if he's comfortable playing here. Bynum and Lavoy could be a formidable force.— Two1Five
- I'd do this yesterday. Bynum gives the 76 the best C in the East Conf. hands down and may even propel them to the 3rd best team in the EC as well (Miami and Indy are 1-2). Also they can offer him a max contract if he pans out and maybe even have enough left over with all the expiring contracts to grab CP3 after the season. And if he doesnt pan out? You are off the hook and still have a boatload of cap space to work with. Win-win— ESFjellin
- I would have traded Iggy for anything...this would be amazing.
I'll take Hedo and Richardson to get Bynum!
I'm definitely exaggerating but come on....you get a year of Bynum AT THE LEAST with Turner and Jrue getting to play freely...how anyone could be against this is amazing.— The Villain ET - I'm with you man. I'd send Iggy for a batman sticker, a starter jacket from the 80's and a super squeezer from 7 11. Glad to see we arent really going to keep him here to stagnate other people's growth. — Zeru
- beats having Kwame in the middle— alwaysphil1
- And if any little 5'7" guards start to score on us in the post season.... Bynum will blind side them and put them to the ground!!!— FetchDixon
- If this happens it would mark the end of our "deep recession" that King and Stefanski put this team in. Front office leadership or there lack of, buried this team for the last 10 years or so. Just like the decisions our past President made around the same time....Boom!— bigphillydad
- Sign on the dotted line before teams come to their senses!!— FetchDixon
- Definitely get Bynum and put Moses on the payroll. Go with a small lineup of Bynum, T. Young, Turner, Wright and Holiday and use Allen, N. Young, Brown and Hawes when needed. 50 wins!— joeyc444
- Definitely get Bynum and put Moses on the payroll. Go with a small lineup of Bynum, T. Young, Turner, Wright and Holiday and use Allen, N. Young, Brown and Hawes when needed. 50 wins!— joeyc444
- well either the sixers or denver will have to take back Jason richardson, so the magic will also be getting some cap relief, and they believe they will be able to move gasol and get some more assets for him down the line... Read this extremely interesting tweet:
Ryan Wolstat: If Iguodala goes in rumoured Howard deal, there will be a lot of cursing coming out of Toronto's war room. Many backers in organization ............ If Toronto loves Iggy so much, then give us Terrance ROSS!!!! If we cant get our hands on Bynum, I beg this franchise to go and get me terrance Ross!!!— johnGiam - great, Im a philly fan living in Denver. I like the Nugs as my second team, now I cant get rid of Iggy no matter what ha.— peteike
- I like the Nuggets as my second team too...Iggy would make them a flying circus...but I'd believe Galinari would have to exit...Anyway, this is just talks, as like John Giam states, there are MANY teams in these talks concerning Howard...thus Bynum...Iggy is a straw though that could stir the drink to make a move possible. — bearsfriend
- Zzzzzz— PhillyExcitement
- No way Orlando takes "just" Pau and Affalo for Dwight - gotta be some draft picks in there— bsmart
- Bynum also might be going to Dallas, Cavs, or Rockets.....so who knows whats going to happen— johnGiam
- With Iggy gone, who would be our guy to wear those black thick rimmed glass's for the press? Collins? lol— bigphillydad
- Do the trade! It puts us in the top 3 of the Eastern Conference with Miami and Chicago.— nmlawyer
- chicago won't even be in the top 3 b/c rose is out til march. it's us the celtics and the heat if the deal goes through. the nets become an afterthought. — 76ers in 2076
- You're right about Chicago. I think the Bynum trade makes us better than the Celtics, who are fading. — nmlawyer
- Its not as simple as Iggy for Bynum. We have to take on Jason Roichardson and his 3yr 18million deal. I would still do it in a heartbeat. When it looked like Bynum was goin to be traded to Cleveland, Bynum said he would def sign an extension with them. If the New Jersey Native would sign with Cleveland then once he gets here and gets a taste of the philly love and starts to enjoy being the number 1 option on this team, putting up numbers like 24pts and 12rbds. We would be able to offer him the extra year and 10mil over anyone else, so he would def re-sign with us. vHe would INSTANTLY become the BEST center in the EAST! You also sell him on the fact, that we will have crazy cap flexabillity next summer even after we sign him, so you can pitch him to try and get one of his superstar buddies around the league to come to Philly! Listen, its a no brainer...go get Bynum if you can!— johnGiam
- Yeah right. This is bullsh#t.— Corey301
- Do it! Get 'er done! Iguodala may be a high-character guy, an Olympian and an all-star, but after all these years does he put fans in the seats? Give me the low-character other A.I. any day.— mariemilo
- @owatagoofiam, did you read the part about giving up both Gasol & Bynum?
Orlando was willing to accept Bynum alone so why would they give up both of them? I get Bynum will not sign an extension but according to this Orlando's willing to accept the older Gasol. So essentially the Lakers are trading an all-star level, young, double-double big for Al Harrington. Like I said makes no sense for the Lakers.— mtairy1 - Holliday, Turner, Thad, Hawes and Bynam as starting 5? Do this trade before anyone changes their minds.— Bobby V
no snse for the lakers? Did you miss the part about getting Howard?- Yeah, who needs an All-Star big that averages 19 and 12 when you can have 9 wing players?? Easiest sign and trade ever for the Sixers
- There would be more meat to this if Cooney himself posted it.— phils_tnj1
- Iggy's my FAVORITE SIXER, but enable to acquire "Drew", I HOPE it gets done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As we currently are, we are no way near in contention of winning a championship, Bynum INSTANTLY makes us contenders!— Anguilla Al
- Need more details, the info in this article is limited and frankly makes no sense. It has LA giving up both Gasol & Bynum and only getting Howard & Harrington, that makes no sense.
I've advocated an Iggy for Gasol trade so I'm all for this. Bynum is younger but Gasol fits DC system, I'd take either but I'm not buying this trade as written because it makes no sense for the Lakers.— mtairy1 - Bynum is a punk and a cancer to any locker room. anybody foolish enough in the sixers front office to trade the high character, defensive OLYMPIAN Iguodala for a 7-foot allen iverson should be fired immediately.— astroqueen0
- this league is full of babies and premadonnas. in fact three of them just won a title and the one we're trying to get has two. if you want character you're following the wrong sport. lack of character is why this league has been so tough to watch. if you want to be more than a 6-8 seed bounced every year after 6 games...you do this deal and don't think twice. — 76ers in 2076
- I vote for the 7-foot Allen Iverson — The Pink Floyd
- I'd do it in a NY minute... what have you got to lose?— HAROLD Eskin
- BobbyV- considering where our draft picks have been and what they would be if we got bynum and he stayed healthy i'm more than willing to give up as many role playing bench warming draft picks as it takes to see what this team will be like with a legit center...even if it's for one year. it's not like we haven't spent our entire offseason acquiring pieces that could be packaged to get our #1s back if everything fell apart.— 76ers in 2076
- Where is the dotted line... Where do I sign ...— Mberky
- what a perfect story to follow lunch!— Lunchboy
- Bynam for Iggy sounds too good to be true. I'm sure the Sixers would also have to part with a couple #1 picks that would go to Orlando. Then Bynam walks after one year? Hmmmm.....where is Bear and Chuck to clue me on this?— Bobby V
- I would say it's more of a Gasol for Iggy, Bynum for Howard...except the Magic aren't as interested in Bynum because they would want him to commit long term. Gasol for Iggy is a much more balanced deal, and the role players from Denver would even out the trade....wouldn't be shocked if we ended up throwing in Vuc or somebody similar though. — OutofTownPhillyFan
- @RG: It may be ideal that Bynum's contract runs out. If it goes really well, we may have a chance to keep him because we'll have cap space and he'll be comfortable here. If it falls apart, it's just more money off the books to build a more cap-flexible future for the Sixers.— OutofTownPhillyFan
- Do you know if they'd have cap space left over if they resigned Bynum and let some of the role players walk?
I'd think a Bynum-Holiday-Turner-Young core could conceivably convince another top tier guy to sign here.— RG - I'm not enough of a capologist to know if they would have cap space left over, especially since they also have to give Holiday a new contract soon and rumors are he want to get paid big time. But they would at least have the young pieces to make a trade for a disgruntled star somewhere if that star ends up wanting to come to Philly. — OutofTownPhillyFan
- Not really - they'd probably have to find somebody desperate for some big man help and move either Hawes (maybe) or Brown (doubtful) for expiring contracts. They've got about $11M coming off at the end of this season (Young, Wright & Ivey), but with the escalators in the rookie deals and Thad's deal, that # is closer to $8.5/9M. Bynum's salary wouldn't go down significantly if you re-signed him, so you'd really only have about $8.5M to play with, and you're also staring at Jrue's final year of his rookie contract next season. — JLB
- Thetechnician- please tell me that's sarcasm right? as if anyone but doug was really leading this team. honestly have no expectations of this going through but if it does it will literally be the best move this franchise made since 82 when they brought in mo.— 76ers in 2076
- Bynum over Pau please. Bynum will if pushed the best center in the NBA ...eventually. Gasol is old now and looks it as he plays.— Koons
- They need a big man and Iggy is expendable, but is Bynum that guy? He never stays healthy and his contract is up after this year.— RG
- Most big men in the league are injury prone. It just goes with the territory. The fact that you also have Hawes and Brown on the roster helps alleviate that burden. — beegal99
- Then what do the Sixers do for leadership once Iggy is gone? Sad....— Thetechnician
- this sounds too good to be true. Someone pinch me— phillyfan880123
- This could end up being the best way to maximize Iguodala's value, but don't expect anything to happen until all of these pieces come out of the olympics healthy enough to be ready for the next season. Iggy would make the Nuggets ludicrously athletic.— OutofTownPhillyFan
- Show Ya Love!— StewieLavin27
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