Sources: Iguodala a no-show for Sixers' exit interview

When asked (again) yesterday whether he saw himself coming back to the 76ers next season, forward Andre Iguodala responded by saying: "I don't control that, so that's not a concern of mine. I just know I'm always going to be prepared. My No. 1 goal is to want to compete for a championship."

That neutral answer, given during the Sixers' final media session of the season, followed similar ones he gave the night before in Miami, when Iguodala said he expected to be back in the NBA next year, not specifying that it would be with the Sixers.

Yesterday, without comment, he made perhaps his biggest statement about his future in Philadelphia when he did not show up for his exit meeting with coach Doug Collins, president Rod Thorn and general manager Ed Stefanski, according to multiple sources. The absence was not excused, a source said.

After arriving from Miami around 2 a.m. yesterday, the entire team gathered at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and met as a group with Collins around noon. Shortly after, Collins and the players met with the media for a final time this season. Players were then scheduled for their individual meetings.

Thorn said last night: "He had a doctor's appointment, which all players who have played with injury do. They always go to see the appropriate doctor. He did not come to [his] exit interview. We did not know he wasn't coming, but it's not a big deal."

Thorn then went on to say, "I haven't talked to him since we were getting on the bus on Wednesday night after the game."

Iguodala still has 3 years left on his contract, which will pay him $13.5 million next season, $14.7 million the next season and $15.9 million in 2013-14.

Iguodala was bothered much of the season by injuries, which included a sprained wrist, a sore Achilles' tendon and tendinitis in his right knee. He played a career-low 67 games, averaging 14.1 points, 6.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds. In his seven seasons with the Sixers, he has averaged 15.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists.

- Bob Cooney