<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Now that Dikembe Mutombo has been given his walking papers by the New Jersey Nets, will he be walking down the New Jersey Turnpike toward, say, the Wachovia Center? Billy King, the 76ers' president and general manager, confirmed yesterday that he had talked with David Falk, the agent for Mutombo, a former Sixer who has agreed to have the Nets buy out his contract. Mutombo, 37, was owed $37.6 million for the next two seasons, the end of a deal he signed with the Sixers in August 2001. An NBA source said he agreed to a buyout with the Nets worth more than $26 million.</div> Full Story... I was just talking about this last night, it would actually do some good. I don't know if we have the money for it though. The Knicks are eeying him as well. Thoughts?
He'd be good for us. We need depth in the front court and we need a shot blocker. He bring both. We still have our MLE, so if he agrees to get minimal playing time, and take the MLE, we could get him. Plus, he said he'd like to come back because his family lives here.
If he does decide to come back, and with his families status, that would be great. If I was him, I would take the MLE, who else wants him, the Knicks, where is the better option for him, the Sixers. It's quite easy, let's just hope he does take it.
