Will the Sixers trade Iguodala?
Although they were on the floor together for much of the end of the regular season and throughout the playoffs, it appears hard for Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner to coexist on the floor for a significant amount of minutes.
Will the Sixers trade Iguodala?
Bob Cooney
This is one of the most frequently asked questions, so we figured we would take some elements of it here.
Although they were on the floor together for much of the end of the regular season and throughout the playoffs, it appears hard for Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner to coexist on the floor for a significant amount of minutes.
Therefore, you would expect to see Iguodala to be dealt during this offseason. But, the Sixers are so hard to play against because of their defense, and that all starts with Iguodala, so you wonder if Doug Collins wants to give up on that. The Sixers were at or near the top of the league defensively all season.
The latest rumblings comes from ESPN.com's Chris Broussard who reports the Sixers are "looking to move" Iguodala. The Warriors again have been mentioned as a possible destination in a report from the Contra Costa Times this week, and Broussard mentions the possibility of a deal with Memphis for Rudy Gay, another trade that was mentioned last year.
After a strong showing in the playoffs, Iguodala’s status might never be higher. For his part, Iguodala says he will prepare to return to the Sixers -- a better answer than he providing at the end of the playoffs last season. He has been through the trade rumors before and says he knows how it works.
But with two aching knees and a bothersome Achilles’, you have to wonder how much is left in him. He also potentially has an exhausting summer ahead of him. Iguodala is among the players who have been invited to training camp with the U.S. National Team for a spot on the Olympic team. The team begins camp during the first week in July in Las Vegas. After a weeklong camp, Team USA will take part in some exhibition games before the Olympics begin.
Right now, I would say, 60-40 he stays.
- Your right you probably are. as i said earlier it doesnt make sense to move turner with so small a sample size he hasnt even been given a full yr to start (even collins said he should have been the starter out of camp) gotta give'em a full shot first jrue has had it so should turner, plus you move turner and stay wit iggy iggy gets to opt out after next yr and if not his contract is up the following yr and believe me he's gone so now ur back at nothing iggy gonna get you more than turner anyway. give dude a shot! iggy's had 8yrs and you wanna quit on turner after 2 up and down yrs... he'll be better than iggy
— Phillyphan@27 - Iggy is better than Turner hands down. Turner can score in spurts but adds little to nothing when he isn't scoring. Iggy contributes in every facet of the game and picks up his defensive and rebounding game when he's struggling offensively. Fro those who say besides the defense Turner is as good, you are missing the entire point. He's really not consistantly better than Iggy on offense and needs the ball in his hands too much, which takes other team members out of the game. Iggy's defense is excellent and very valuable to this team which thrives in transition and needs to hold down the score because they lack a high scoring super star and are not nearly able to get one. Again, trade Turner.— BLUEBELLION
- Iggy is better than Turner- Yes. Evan Turner, the best rebounding guard in the league not named Rondo (actually better on a per minute basis) only contributes scoring in spurts- dead wrong. In fact when Iggy has been hurt, Turner has turned in very Iggy like numbers (even better scoring) when Iggy has been out, So if the franchise was only going to be in existence one more season, then by all means trade Turner before Iggy. But since we hope to have some kind of future, you might want to go with youth. Now if you want to trade Turner for a promising young big and a draft pick then it makes more sense. — ericthered1
- your gonna compare 8 yrs to 2yrs ? seriously? it aint even about being an evan supporter or anything its just common sense you don't give up on ur #2 draft pick after 2yrs and he hasnt even had time to grow. come on bro — Phillyphan@27
- Trade Iggy. Draft Kevin Jones.— ghostofozark
- Trade Iggy. Draft Kevin Jones.— ghostofozark
- Iggy plus what gets you Dwight Howard?
Iggy, Young and 2 firsts? Iggy and Jrue + picks?
I would prefer to think big.— blah - If you say right now it's 60-40 he stays, then I confidently say 60-40 we get no further next year, and this year was not as great as a few ppl made it out to be. Stab me with a 10 inch knife pull it out 7 inches and call that progress,,,, NOT if the goal is to get to the Championship Game.— Lyrra
- Please identify the GM that is willing to absorb Iggy or Brand at any price. I would love to trade them both, but there is nobody to trade to.— Relocator
- Difficult to compare Turner and Iguodala, the former having played two seasons in the league and the latter nine seasons. Right now, Iguodala is better and Turner needs to spend this offseason honing his game and getting in top shape. But Iguodala is also playing on knees which last year were described as having the same deterioration as those of Chase Utley, and Iguodala plays hard every minute and 35+ minutes every game and my play in the Olympics. Best to move him now. What does trouble me, however, is the assumption that Holiday and Turner are potentially a great backcourt. With work on his handle and 18-20 foot jumper, Turner can still be, in my estimation (and I know many disagree) a point guard (as noted by Doug Collins) but I just don't see him as a two and, since Collins is asking him to lose weight, I don't see him as a three. His strengths right now are defending, boarding, getting out on the break and passing, but he lacks the explosive lift to score at the rim and is a mediocre jump shooter. Being in top shape may help the former and working again with Magee should help the latter. I don't think he plays well with Holiday who also demands control of the ball and overdribbles incessantly, and I actually think he plays better with Iguodala particularly on the break. Thus, a conundrum: Collins says that he wants Holiday at the point, Turner is not a two or three, and Iguodala is at the peak of his trade value. Hmm! Hate to say it, but both Turner and Iguodala might need to go, keep Brand and Allen at the four, get a starting veteran center, keeping Vucevic as a backup, a small forward, and a seriously good scorer at the two, the first two through trade or free agency and the last through the draft. No matter what, however, move Iguodala now!!— chuckw
- Nice Post Chuck. Maybe we can move Turner for a good young big, (maybe Favors?) and Iggy for a proven scorer. What do you think of filling the 3 spot with a slimmed down Thad? — ericthered1
- Good post chuck...concerning ET, he is stronger at defending guards than he was in dealing with longer,athletic 3's,which Iggy can handle...And while ET's a beast of a guard as a rebounder, he didn't matchup nearly as well as a rebounder when dealing on the frontline...If ET had NEARLY the value of Iggy, he'd be the one going. Believing he's going to BLOSSOM with the departure of Iggy is hoping at best...ET can be a decent player, with plusses and minuses replacing Iggy, but his value just isn't there right now...An ET for Derrick Favors deal is purely a thing of the past. — bearsfriend
- If there is a dance partner out there, one would hope so. But what will he bring with that anchor of a contract? Not much. I'd do it in a NY minute. And amnesty Brand with our thanks for at least trying his best. Bad signings with no shot at getting the guy they really need, a superstar.— PhillySubsMac
- Do people understand in the NBA when you trade players the salaries have to match. SO if you trade Iggy you have to bring in a player or players that match the money he is making.there is no such thing as a salary dump in the NBA. So most likely will need to take on a bad contract. Trading Iggy is a bad move.— eisfresh
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.
