<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div> <span style="font-style: italic">Oct 23</span> - The Sixers got down to the NBA maximum of 15 players by waiving rookie Derrick Byars yesterday. The Sixers would have liked Byars to play a season overseas, but he came to camp, suffered a lower-back injury, and appeared in just one preseason game.</p> </p> The move bodes well for rookie center Herbert Hill, who, barring a trade, likely has made the team. -- <font color="#000000">Philadelphia Inquirer</font></p> </p> </p> [*]Billy King said that negotiations with agent Rob Pelinka on a contract extension for Andre Iguodala remain ongoing and will continue to the Oct. 31 deadline. "There have been a lot of situations where guys have gone into a contract year and had their best seasons," King said. </p> Agent Mike Conley Sr. said he would know more about Derrick Byars' next destination by tomorrow, once he clears waivers. "He's been frustrated a little not being to showcase his talent," Conley said. "We're hoping that, from this point forward, he'll get a chance and that he can be back on an NBA roster this year or next." -- <font color="#000000">Philadelphia Daily News</font></p> </p> [*]"I definitely want to be here," Iguodala said. "That's the goal -- to get that security. I'm going to be the guy that's going to lead the team for the next five years. I understand that it's a business and I try not to let that side affect me at all." -- <font color="#000000">Delaware County Daily Times</font></div> </div>
