76ers trade Evans for Kapono
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76ers trade Evans for Kapono
The 76ers have confirmed that they have traded power forward Reggie Evans to the Toronto Raptors for sharp-shooting guard-forward Jason Kapono.
The Sixers issued a press release at 2:43 p.m. Here's what Sixers General Manager Ed Stefanski said:
“We are very excited to add one of the league’s most prolific three-point shooters in Jason Kapono,” Stefanski said. “We feel that this move addresses our goal of improving our shooting from the perimeter.
“I want to thank Reggie Evans for his contributions to the team for the past two seasons and we wish him only the best.”
The deal appears to be financial for Toronto: Evans will make $4.6 million this upcoming season and $5 million in 2010-2011. Kapono will make $6.2 million this coming season and $6.6 the season after. The deal will be finalized when both players pass their physicals.
Evans played sparingly this past season, but is one of the league’s most physical players and usually makes a big impact on the defensive end. Evans averaged 3.3 points a game last season.
In Kapono, the Sixers get one of the top three-point shooters in the league, which is the area in which they have struggled the most for the past two seasons – finishing last in the NBA both those years.
Kapono shot 42.8 percent from three last season, averaging 8.2 points a game.
--Kate
Comments (79)
I like getting Kapono ,but would have rather given up Willie Green if they would have taken him;nonetheless,upgrades our outside shooting..— scotty_one- Cheesesteak with fried onions..extra mayo..salt, pepper and ketchup. This is all you should ask for in return for Samuel Dalembert. If the team can throw in a Frank's Soda...it's equivalent to hitting the Powerball. Sammy get ready pal...1st thing smoking!!! your outta here— rodney517
- Good pick up. Jason's 3pt FG% is down from prior years but still better than we've had. OK Ed, first move is a good one. Let's see what else you have up your sleeve. Get Smarmy Dummybert out of here and I'll say you're on your way....
- I may have to change my username if more deals like this are made. Good job big Ed— stefanskimakesmesick
- This is a steal to me. Don't think Evans was going to play much next year with Elton Brand and Jason Smith returning from injuries and the development of Speights.— EL Zorro
- Too good to be true, though keeping it in perspective it's just a piece of the puzzle. Feel a little better about Ed right now. If he can move Sam I'd feel great. Point guard in the coming draft? Gonna miss you Reggie. Your a Philly kind of guy!— Trifecta
- This was the only 3 point player that I saw fitting into our system. He is a specialist in the line of Korver. But I think he has more overall talent. Evans as mentioned by others was a liability on the offensive end and was only standing in the way of the development of Speights and Young. With Jason Williams coming back we would have had to many bigs and not enough minutes. This would not be a problem if it wasn't for the fact that we have young guys still developing and need as much PT as they can get. I see Speights, Brand, Thad and Jason thriving under Jordan's style of offense. Sammy????? Bye Bye Sammy!— Tejayanie
- While this does liven up the afternoon let's keep things in perspective. He's a bench player. Drafting 17th should land us a nice player, nice being the key word. However we still don't have a stud super star, and that's what you need in this league to win it all.— Trifecta
that was such a good move, too bad we cannot afford to throw in sammy. I hope he likes the bench playing behind Jason. I can't believe we could have had hibbert last year!! Still sammys money continues to be problem. Good agent, I guess. Thanks billy king.- There has to be another shoe to drop here.— stunod
Comment removed.- Basketball reference . com lists the leaders in career 3 pt %. Kapono is 1st at .454 .20 higher than Nash. Ray Allen is .398. Great move.— jonnyB
- It's always a smart move to sacrifice youre leading soldier 4 one of the best assasins in the business.— Phillyfan10
- fman - speak for yourself. i think most of the city only really follows the flyers during the playoffs. with the exception of a few "cult-like" fans, hockey takes a backseat to bball which doesn't say much about either sport— Front Man11
- More to come...?— psuwelsh
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