<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">In the least surprising story of the year, the Sixers have discovered that trading Allen Iverson isn't as easy as it used to be. Iverson has made it clear he will refuse to report to any rebuilding or struggling club hoping to use him as a short-term ATM to fill up the seats and, somewhat less importantly, the basket. The 31-year-old Iverson doesn't have a no-trade clause in his contract, but has the power to scotch any deal because no one doubts that he would sit out rather than lose control of his fate. Iverson, understandably, wants to go to a contender. Certain contenders, understandably, have interest, but few of them have sufficient cap room to take Iverson's contract. And fewer still would be willing to part with their core players to trade for him. They are already contenders, drawing decent crowds and unsure of the chemical reaction that would take place by adding Iverson to the formula. So the list of compatible teams is a short one, and the packages of players that would be coming back to the Sixers are, thus far, not very attractive. At some point, Billy King is going to have to decide that picking at this situation isn't going to make it better. He will have to take the best of a bad lot and move on. It was reported this week that Larry Brown has returned to the scene to advise King on his options. This is a little like bringing Charles Keating back to Lincoln Savings & Loan - Brown left the team in dire shape when he departed - but King clearly can use whatever help he can find. Regrettably, the entire league knows that Iverson must be traded and that the Sixers are without much leverage. Ed Snider's "We're trading him" pronouncement might have felt good at the time, but didn't do much for King's bargaining position. Miami, Minnesota, Boston, the L.A. Clippers? Anyone, Billy, anyone. And the sooner the better. </div> Link That should eliminate some potential teams........
Yea, that only will make it harder for the 76ers to trade him. Boston is currently a losing team, but he must be willing to play for them, wouldn't he?
Denver seems really possible right now... But I'm seriously wondering who we can get from them. They stated that Camby is untouchable. So that leaves Andre Miller, Nene, and maybe a few other mediocre players. Plus, if they trade Miller away, I doubt the team would be playing at the level they are at now...
The NBA has a new rule about players not reporting. Unless he wants to throw away the rest of his career he will report to any team the 76ers end up trading him to. This says something about Iverson and/or his agent. Making this statement tells me Iverson and/or his agent no longer feel Iverson is good enough to make a difference on a team, no matter where he ends up.
That's pretty damn annoying, IMO. Not only does he force his team to trade him, but he forces them to trade them to a team that fits his narrow criteria. It's like he thinks he's a free agent again or something. They should just send him to the D-League.
