Reported on local Sport Radio 610, The Sixer have signed SF Lee Nailon, contract amount was mentioned.
Nice acquisition..I've always liked Nailon for his offensive ability...he's a great scorer and should give the Sixers some help with inside scoring...
That is exactly what the sixers needed! A big guy with some offinsive skills. It looks like philly is putting together a pretty impressive team. I honostly dont think anyone else in the Atlantic has a chance with the sixers. If they can stay healthy throughout the year and into the playoffs i say the sixers have a pretty good shot at getting to the eastern conference finals. who knows? maybe a little further...
Well without getting too excited, he is quite a good addition. Not spectacular and not one that will win us a championship but definitely a step in the right direction. Could turn out to be a very serviceable backup with an inside presence. Good work Billy!!
I like Nailon, but would have preferred to keep Rogers if Nailon was the best we could get. Nailon averaged a pretty hefty amount of points last year, but we have to remember he was playing in a Hornets system that was left in complete disarray as it entered the rebuilding stage. He will probably be a cheaper version of Marc Jackson he will chip in a few points, but I don?t see him being a huge factor. He is also not as physical as Marc so I don?t know what to expect down low on defense.
well, like most of you, i like this signing. especially after losing marc jackson. hopefully he will be able to give our bench a scoring spark late in the game. good job BK.
That is a solid signing. I was wondering who would be smart enough to snatch him of the market. He is what he is, and that is a great scoring option off the bench. I think he would have had a shot to be 6thMOY if he had played for a different team these last few years.
Ha another out of left field signing by BK. Solid pickup though, he`ll bring out some good bench presence and scoring that Jax left. Nailon finished the season with NO last year avg 14.2, hopefully he can shed some of that on us.
If Nailon can contribute for the 76ers as he did for the Hornets this can defenitely be a sleeper signing. I like what King is doing though because the 76ers need more role players. I actually think it is possible that Nailon might start at small forward, it depends on how training camp goes, but right now I see that as an option for the 76ers with Korver coming off the bench. This also adds another threat to the offensive side of Philly basketball. Nice job King, I believe the 76ers need one more player to put them over the top though. Who that player would be? I have no idea. King is going to have to be creative, and get a good deal; maybe like a player whose days on his team are numbered or something, or a team that needs to trade one of its best players because they are going in a different direction.
The post ahead of me was somewhat right. I think that LEE NAILON will develop into a GREAT role player for the Sixers. I think he might turn into a George Lynch sort of guy for the Sixers. With the time he was given, he was exceptional. I remember having him on a couple of my fantasy teams during the season and he always had outbursts. He might just be a player that needs a ROLE on a team to EXCEL
nailon is what he is....a scorer he has scoring outbursts where he shoots 60% etc and just gets hot...if him and korver can be rotated at sf then a good production can be had from that position
Everyone is talking about the Nets but the 76ers have a equal if not better chance then them this upcoming year. We got what we needed, 2 quality bench-role players to come off the bench in Hunter and Nailon.
Nailon won't be much more than a 8th or 9th guy IMO. He is strictly someone who is all offense and no defense, and will definitely not win any sixth man awards, if you're thinking of it. He is also more of a mid range shooter than a back-to-the-basket player. His rebounding is also below the par for someone his height. I doubt that he would have much of an impact, especially if he has attitude problems again like he did with Paul Silas in New Orleans.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Nailon won't be much more than a 8th or 9th guy IMO. He is strictly someone who is all offense and no defense, and will definitely not win any sixth man awards, if you're thinking of it. He is also more of a mid range shooter than a back-to-the-basket player. His rebounding is also below the par for someone his height. I doubt that he would have much of an impact, especially if he has attitude problems again like he did with Paul Silas in New Orleans.</div> Nah, he's probably going to be starting at small forward over Korver, really depends on how much Cheeks like Korver. I personally like this move, he's a solid role player right now and can come right into the small forward spot and help out the team. Plus, he gives some contrast to Korver's three point shooting as well as putting a bit more veteran presence on the team. I really don't think his attitude would be too much of a problem since last season he played on a horrid team- perhaps thats what frustrated him. Still, I don't know too much information about him so if he's had attitude problems in the past, I wouldn't know about it.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AznxBaller:</div><div class="quote_post">Nah, he's probably going to be starting at small forward over Korver, really depends on how much Cheeks like Korver. I personally like this move, he's a solid role player right now and can come right into the small forward spot and help out the team. Plus, he gives some contrast to Korver's three point shooting as well as putting a bit more veteran presence on the team. I really don't think his attitude would be too much of a problem since last season he played on a horrid team- perhaps thats what frustrated him. Still, I don't know too much information about him so if he's had attitude problems in the past, I wouldn't know about it.</div> Well, the Hornets were somewhat of an expansion-like team last year. Guys like Dan Dickau, Lee Nailon and Bostjan Nachbar had career years last season with the team, but they were nothing before that. If you start Nailon at small forward, you guys would have no real three-point threat in the starting lineup, and would essentially clog up the lanes with three players around or inside the paint. I think that would be bad for a team like Philly which has great penetrators in Iverson and Igoudala. Nailon's attitude problems weren't a problem last season, but he clashed with then-Hornets coach Paul Silas in the training camp of 2002. Even though he averaged 11 ppg the season before, the Hornets decided to waive him.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Locke:</div><div class="quote_post">Well, the Hornets were somewhat of an expansion-like team last year. Guys like Dan Dickau, Lee Nailon and Bostjan Nachbar had career years last season with the team, but they were nothing before that. If you start Nailon at small forward, you guys would have no real three-point threat in the starting lineup, and would essentially clog up the lanes with three players around or inside the paint. I think that would be bad for a team like Philly which has great penetrators in Iverson and Igoudala. Nailon's attitude problems weren't a problem last season, but he clashed with then-Hornets coach Paul Silas in the training camp of 2002. Even though he averaged 11 ppg the season before, the Hornets decided to waive him.</div> Even though neither Nailon nor Korver are considered versatile, I think Nailon would bring more to the team starting then Korver would. Meanwhile the 76ers would have Korver to be instant offense off the bench.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Even though neither Nailon nor Korver are considered versatile, I think Nailon would bring more to the team starting then Korver would. Meanwhile the 76ers would have Korver to be instant offense off the bench.</div> How? Korver compliments Iverson & Webber really well. Not to mention he can rebound better than Nailon, is a better team defender, hustles and is by far a better shooter. Nailon is just a "scorer" he can score in a variety of ways but at the end of the day he is no Korver. Korver helps open the court for the A.I's to slash to the paint and he is basically has a bigger precense on the court. I understand what you mean by having an instant offense player off the bench, but until we get a bonafied SF Korver must remain the starting five. As for the signing, I like it a lot. Nailon can be very effective when he chooses to. If Korver or Igudodala comes down with an injury he(Nailon) can do a solid job replacing them in the starting five for a short period of time. So again, I really like this signing and like someone said in this thread this can be a sleeper move.
