<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Iverson A Laker? Dec 11 - What matters is that at least nine teams from the Eastern Conference called the Sixers yesterday. What matters is that Dallas, Chicago and the Clippers have potential deals the Sixers should want. Said one Sixers source: "There was a time when Billy King cared about sending Allen Iverson to a contender, just out of gratitude for all he's meant to this franchise. That time has passed. He ain't thinking about A.I. anymore. At least not on that level." -- Philadelphia Inquirer # "I told Billy he should've done this during the summer," former Sixers star Charles Barkley said yesterday in a telephone interview. "This was only going to get worse. "I tried to tell him, 'You're not going to be any good and the pressure is just going to get worse as the season goes on.' They're not a very good team. They should have known this team was not going to be very good." -- Philadelphia Daily News Around the NBA ... # Maybe he was looking to give the media something to write about, but Phil Jackson did not discount the possibility of the Lakers' trading for the Philadelphia 76ers guard. "The owner that has been here with the Lakers has always been a person that has looked at All-Star talent as something that he can accommodate, and that he is willing to accommodate," Jackson said. "I wouldn't just say outright we have no interest." Lakers sources, however, emphatically said the team was not interested in acquiring Iverson. -- Los Angeles Times # A league source said Boston is on the short list of possible Iverson destinations along with Minnesota, Golden State, Indiana, Denver and the Los Angeles Clippers. Another league source said one Celtics trade scenario was Theo Ratliff, Sebastian Telfair, Delonte West, and Al Jefferson for Iverson. -- Boston Globe # On Sunday, a league source confirmed to The Bee that the Kings are involved, though it is not known whether they are pursuing Iverson or perhaps part of a deal involving more than two teams, or what they are offering. Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie would not say if he was in discussions involving Iverson. "As a matter of rule, we do not discuss possible trades," he said. -- Sacramento Bee # If you ask Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace, embattled All-Star Allen Iverson won't solve the problems his team is having. "I don't think Iverson is going to do any good for us right now," Wallace said. "No one player is going to solve our problems. We?ve got to play as a team and get that unity we had the past two years. I think everybody wants to win as an individual right now and nobody wants to win as a Bobcat." -- Gaston Gazette # The Timberwolves' size bothered the Bulls. Even though they are more erratic, the Timberwolves by far had the best player on the court in Kevin Garnett. That's why it makes a lot of sense for Minnesota to take a shot at Allen Iverson, a move it appears the Timberwolves seriously are considering and Garnett clearly is embracing. -- Chicago Tribune # Yes, LeBron James said all the right things. He likes Iverson. And yes, he could play with Iverson. All of that is true, and James would try to make it work. James never will say anything critical about one of the league's great players. He's too smart and too respectful. But Iverson is the wrong guy at the wrong time for the Cavs. -- Akron Beacon-Journal # The Pacers are not likely to be a player for Iverson. They would have to come up with a combination of salaries that match Iverson's $17.1 million figure within 25 percent. They aren't going to trade Jermaine O'Neal straight-up for him, and they aren't going to gut the team, either. They have few options that make sense for either side. Besides, after dealing with all the drama surrounding Ron Artest, they aren't likely to have the stomach for Iverson. -- Indianapolis Star # Wolves vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale reportedly has acknowledged that the club is in talks with Philadelphia regarding Iverson. -- St. Paul Pioneer Press # Proceed with caution. Because whatever you think of Kevin McHale and his track record as Wolves vice president of basketball operations, one thing McHale is not is a leaker. Certainly not to the media. So unless some of the purported insiders are tapping phone lines when McHale is talking with Philadelphia President and GM Billy King, it's sheer folly to predict what he's going to do in an hour, much less tomorrow in a multimillion-dollar transaction. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune # Spurs coach Gregg Popovich knows one team that won't be pursuing Philadelphia guard Allen Iverson. His own. Asked if it was safe to eliminate the Spurs from the Iverson sweepstakes, Popovich paused for effect, pulled on his chin, looked at the ceiling as if in deep thought, then said, "Yes." -- San Antonio Express-News # You can scratch off the Hornets from the list of teams interested in entering the Allen Iverson sweepstakes. When asked about the possibility of adding Iverson, Hornets coach Byron Scott said: "I think we'll stay with what we've got. I think we're OK." -- The Oklahoman</div> I guess the Hornets are not interested, too bad, because it would have been exciting backcourt. Bobcats don't sound confident about a deal either. On ESPN today they listed Denver, Minnesota, and Boston as the emerging front-runners for AI.
<div class="quote_poster">Answer_AI03 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">God im sick of waiting for something to happen!</div> Ditto.
Philly shouldn't keep him in the East, let alone the Atlantic division. Anyway, I really don't care where he ends up... as long as it's out west.
If he comes to the West, then Minnesota or Denver would be nice. And the East would suck that much more. It's hard to trade a player like AI. GMs have there hopes along with there doubts on AI. I really think AI wants to win and will take a less role on another team if they tell him to.
Bobcats won't give up young talent for Iverson. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Charlotte Observer - The Charlotte Bobcats have been named as a potential landing spot for Allen Iverson, but Bernie Bickerstaff doesn't see it happening. "We're not interested in mortgaging the future,'' Bernie Bickerstaff said Monday, when asked if the team will make an offer for Iverson. "We're pleased with our young players and we don't want to part with any of them. "We will not mortgage our future.''</div> Source Guess that rules Charlotte out.
Heard that Iverson could well be heading to Sacramento. Bibby and maybe Williamson for AI Not sure on if there are any picks involved.
My best bet is Boston right now, even though it's the same division. They get a lot of nice young talent in that deal with Telfair, West, and Jefferson, and also get Theo Ratliff who would be a nice mentor for Dalembert and comes off the books here soon if I'm correct. I also think I heard on Cold Pizza this morning that the Celts are willing to throw in Gerald Green, but I'm not quite positive on that.
Interesting to hear that there aren't any RJ or VC for Iverson trade ideas. Not that it would happen, but at least one idiot writer would propose it. Guess not.
I was reading an article that said Boston is willing to give anyone except Pierce, including Green to get Iverson.
I also heard on Comcast Sportsnet after the Sixers game maybe AI to Sacrament for Bibby. Not confirming anything, just saying what I heard.
I would love for the Celtics to get Iverson, and it would take a nice big deal to do so. But if they are going to deal for him let Green OR Jefferson be the center piece of the deal, not both of them. Then they can add in West, Telfair and/or Ratliff.
