<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Billy King tried to acquire Joe Smith for the 76ers from the Milwaukee Bucks after the 2005-06 season. King did acquire Smith from the Denver Nuggets as part of the trade for Allen Iverson in December. Now, the Sixers president/general manager is trying again.King placed phone calls to the representatives of both Smith, an unrestricted free agent, and Andre Iguodala, who has one season remaining on his rookie contract. By league rule, the Sixers have a July-to-October window in which to sign Iguodala to an extension, for a maximum of five seasons.Smith and Iguodala, for the moment, are King's priorities. He seems unlikely to use his available $5.6 million average salary exception for a free agent from another team, in part because it does not seem to be a particularly strong group, and because he is reluctant to push the Sixers' payroll back into luxury-tax territory."We'll focus on Joe first," King said before the Sixers gathered their draft choices and selected veterans and fringe free agents last night for the start of a mini-camp that precedes their entry into the Las Vegas summer league. "I thought Joe played well when he was in Milwaukee, and tried to get him before he was traded to Denver. He didn't play in Denver, but I still wanted him."Houston also appears interested in Smith.</div>http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/468...ies_for_sixers/Both would be solid moves IMO.
Umm Iggy nice, but Smith he can go.And looks like he has gone 2 year 10 mill with the Bulls maybe I am wrong.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigMo763 @ Jul 15 2007, 02:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Looks like Iggy will be getting a max deal from Billy King... :no1:</div>MAX? Umm wow were did you see this? Billy has deff got to go I am really tired of this. He good, but max yikes not sure there.I rather give Iverson/KG Max at 40 then Iggy at his young age right now. LOL
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Serge @ Jul 15 2007, 02:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>MAX? Umm wow were did you see this? Billy has deff got to go I am really tired of this. He good, but max yikes not sure there.I rather give Iverson/KG Max at 40 then Iggy at his young age right now. LOL</div>Looking at the RealGM board... He's trying to get an extension done, but if he can't get one done then he might have to offer him the max after the season in order to keep him, or just wait and see what other teams will offer him and match that.Iggy wants a Josh Howard, Gerald Wallace, Luol Deng type contract...Billy King sucks at re-signing his own players, so I'm guessing we'll overpay Iggy, but at least he isn't a bust.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigMo763 @ Jul 15 2007, 03:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Looking at the RealGM board... He's trying to get an extension done, but if he can't get one done then he might have to offer him the max after the season in order to keep him, or just wait and see what other teams will offer him and match that.Iggy wants a Josh Howard, Gerald Wallace, Luol Deng type contract...Billy King sucks at re-signing his own players, so I'm guessing we'll overpay Iggy, but at least he isn't a bust.</div>Yeah he not bust really good player triple double threat every night, but not so sure about max. EhWe need money for free agency a lot's of it great free agents next season looks like probably. Arenas is opting out also so we really should go after him.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Serge @ Jul 15 2007, 03:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah he not bust really good player triple double threat every night, but not so sure about max. EhWe need money for free agency a lot's of it great free agents next season looks like probably. Arenas is opting out also so we really should go after him.</div>Unless Arenas drops 15 PPG (which is not happening and would burn any reason to go after him), our chances of landing Arenas is 0:100.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (His Greatness @ Jul 15 2007, 04:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Unless Arenas drops 15 PPG (which is not happening and would burn any reason to go after him), our chances of landing Arenas is 0:100.</div>Umm and why is that we will have lot's of cap space after this coming season is done. We will be one of few teams with big cap space.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Serge @ Jul 15 2007, 04:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Umm and why is that we will have lot's of cap space after this coming season is done. We will be one of few teams with big cap space.</div>I think it's the season after this, but I'm not sure...EDIT: Never mind, it is after this season... we should be around $9 or 10 million under the cap after re-signing Iggy, first round pick, Louis Williams and/or Shav.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigMo763 @ Jul 15 2007, 05:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think it's the season after this, but I'm not sure...EDIT: Never mind, it is after this season... we should be around $9 or 10 million under the cap after re-signing Iggy, first round pick, Louis Williams and/or Shav.</div>Yep so we can go after big time free agent's.And not many team will have lot's of cap. Magic's lot's cap this of season, but signed Shard Lewis.