<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Ideally, Philly would obtain a couple of good young players and a high draft pick, but as the summer goes on, it is becoming apparent that King may have trouble finding the deal he wants. The fact is, Iverson isn't nearly as attractive to teams as King had hoped, and he simply doesn't fit into most teams' plans ? financially and otherwise. Here are the reasons why: 1. He's not your prototypical superstar. This is not Charles Barkley or Shaquille O'Neal being shopped ? a physical specimen who can dominate games and change the course of a franchise. Iverson is tiny ? a ferocious competitor, yes, but a slightly built, high-volume, low-percentage shooter. (He has shot 42 percent for his career.) Yes, he's a brilliant scorer ? he poured in 33 points a night for the Sixers this past season ? but he needs a lot of attempts to score his points. He dominates the ball and would dramatically alter the look of any team he joins. So any team that has a plan in place and is making progress would be very wary of threatening its blueprint by adding Iverson. ADVERTISEMENT 2. His contract. Iverson has $60 million and three years remaining on his deal. These days, almost every team in the NBA this side of New York is intent on staying below the luxury tax threshold. Taking on his contract is a huge gamble for most franchises, since Iverson can't make enough of an impact to guarantee a club a playoff spot. 3. His durability. At some point, Iverson can't continue to throw his body all over the floor and still stay healthy. He weighs about 165 pounds soaking wet, and he's played so many minutes in his career that it would seem he's ready to begin the inevitable decline that every athlete experiences. If a team is going to trade away several key assets for Iverson, it would want to know that it is getting several good years out of him. That's questionable. 4. "Practice." Iverson's famous tirade back in 2002 regarding the insignificance of actually practicing the game is something that will stay with him forever. NBA coaches have almost no job security whatsoever already, so to be in charge of a team that is led by a guy who doesn't want to practice is not the most tempting thought on earth. Despite those issues, of course, we are talking about one of the most explosive, high-scoring guards in the history of the NBA and a guy who has always been a popular draw with fans. So, undoubtedly, there are some teams interested in Iverson. The trick is to figure out which teams make sense and which don't. It's a little like putting a very expensive but quirky house on the market. Not everyone will be interested, and it will take a special buyer to come in and make an offer. </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"></div> http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ap8B...=yhoo&type=lgns
This article is already posted. If you have any news regarding AI being traded or staying, please post it in the Official Allen Iverson Trade Thread. It is stickied.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Brian:</div><div class="quote_post">This article is already posted. If you have any news regarding AI being traded or staying, please post it in the Official Allen Iverson Trade Thread. It is stickied.</div> On that note. Thread Locked.
