Monday, September 10, 2007

Apparently Bill King wasn't on vacation

Well shiver me timbers....the Sixers made not a minor trade when they essentially traded Steven Hunter for Reggie Evans. They also signed Calvin Booth.

You've heard of Reggie Evans but don't know much about him? Basically, he rebounds. A lot. More than anyone the Sixers have in their frontcourt now. Offense you ask? Not his forte. About a 1.5 turnovers in 17 minutes a night last year.

Calvin Booth blocks shots and that's it.

"He is an accomplished rebounder that we feel will make an immediate impact and will exemplify our commitment to hard work, rebounding and defense," 76ers general manager Billy King told AP. Sanchez's rights were acquired by the Nuggets along with the draft rights to Linas Kleiza in exchange for the draft rights to Jarrett Jack in a draft-day deal in 2005. "At 6-11, Ricky Sanchez is a young prospect that has potential and we will continue to monitor his development as he plays overseas," King told AP. The Sixers weren't finished, agreeing to terms with free agent Calvin Booth. The 6-foot-11 center played in 44 games with Washington last season, averaging 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds. Booth has a career average of 3.5 points and 2.9 rebounds in eight seasons.



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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

we all like this trade, seems !!

I hope Willie Green is next !

I don't get the Booth signing though... he's also damn ugly :-)

osuphan96 said...

Chill on Willie Green - he's either going to get better or get cut.

Booth signing is for one reason - #1! He's not healthy. He played 8 games in 9 nights in Vegas for Canada.