Sixers add Stromile Swift
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Sixers add Stromile Swift
The Sixers signed former No. 2 overall pick Stromile Swift to their roster in advance of tomorrow's start to training camp.
The 6-10 Swift, the second overall pick by Vancouver in 2000, appeared in a total of 19 games last season for New Jersey and Phoenix. He played six games with the Nets last season before being waived in early March. Three days later, he signed with the Sun and remained on their roster for the rest of the season.
In 547 career games with 97 starts, he has averaged 8.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.25 blocks in 19.8 minutes per game while shooting 47.3 percent from the floor and 69.9 percent from the line. He played in 21 games for the Nets in the 2007-08 season.
The Sixers also announced the signings of Temple product Dionte Christmas, Penn Charter grad Sean Singletary and Brandon Bowman, a rookie from Georgetown.
The team has 17 players in camp at Saint Joseph's University.
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A warning shot has just been fired over the bows of every NBA team.— cuso20- Comment removed.
- I am a Knicks fan , so I happy for the Sixers to make that move, I think it's great.— criddick01#comcast.net
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- The Philadelphia Seventy Stinkers— biggie99
- This might be the year I finally watch ZERO Sixers games. I think I have it in me.— bark
Rather see them sign Taylor Swift. At least she's hot.— RAS- Comment removed.
- I feel bad for the Sixers. They play in a league that is basically dominated by 6 or so players. None of them will be wearing the latest "new" old uniforms with red, white, and blue. Such is the life of an NBA team.— MVKrum
- Stro Show... it is unreal how bad he is..— coryreedmiller
- No u didnt say Marcus Fizer LMAO!!! from the Iowa State Cyclones— shnuggleshnee
- I was just like to say F you clowns hating on the sixers, I'm a die hard fan and I support all 4 teams in philly, period. regardless if their good or not. on another not DRAFT PICK THIS YEAR WOOOOOO!!!— LuCdoGG
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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.
