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Daily Dose- 76ers in the News Archives-August 2005

Sixers Headlines - August 29, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- McKie looking to make a point with LA
Aaron McKie is getting $19.5 million from the 76ers and another $5 million from the Los Angeles Lakers, but he is not getting to wear his familiar jersey No. 8 with his new team. That's because Kobe Bryant holds claim to No. 8 with the Lakers.

2. Camden Courier-Post -- Injuries behind him, Camden's Wagner set for return to NBA
Dajuan Wagner was in his world on a recent evening at Camden High School. The former Camden star was playing on the very floor where he became a high school legend, playing with people who are familiar to him, some of them former teammates. Wagner smiled and laughed and he played basketball, the thing he loves to do so much.

3. ESPN.com -- Six gunners among summer's free agents
Naming the game's best 3-point shooter isn't as easy as that little contest at All-Star Weekend would have us believe.

4. Raleigh News & Observer -- Iverson an 'honorary' UNC alum
Jerry Stackhouse may have found a way to give his team of Tar Heels an extra advantage tonight in the World's Greatest Alumni Game at the Smith Center: "Allen Iverson might have to become an honorary UNC grad for a day," Stackhouse said.

Sixers Headlines - August 26, 2005

1. CBS Sportsline.com -- Hard-luck Wagner could use some Brotherly Love
There's an interesting marriage that could develop in Philadelphia very soon. Fallen future star Dajuan Wagner, victimized by injury and illness over his first three seasons in the league, could join Allen Iverson with the 76ers.

Sixers Headlines - August 24, 2005

1. Philadelphia Inquirer -- 76ers fans lauded by injured Green
Willie Green thanked 76ers fans yesterday for their prayers and support as he recovers from surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

2. Philadelphia Daily News -- Rehabbing Green thanks fans
Injured 76ers free-agent guard Willie Green won't be able to play for 6 to 9 months, but he says he already has begun his rehabilitation.

3. Calkins Newspapers -- Green vows return from knee injury
Willie Green can't wait to play again. Green, who underwent surgery Aug. 16 to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in a summer league game in late July, issued a statement Tuesday in which he vowed to return to the NBA.

Sixers Headlines - August 23, 2005

1. Philadelphia Inquirer -- McKie lands with the Lakers
The choice was a simple one for Aaron McKie. McKie, released by the 76ers this month in a move designed to help the team avoid paying the NBA luxury tax, took a two-year, $5 million deal from the Los Angeles Lakers over a one-year, $1.1 million offer from New Jersey.

2. Camden Courier-Post -- Camden's Wagner has great workout with Sixers, agent says
As a star player at Camden High School, Dajuan Wagner used to sit in the front row of the Wachovia Center and watch the 76ers. Wagner, 22, has moved a lot closer to his hometown team in recent days.

Sixers Headlines - August 20-22, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- McKie reaches agreement on 2-year deal with Lakers
The Temple connection to the 76ers has been disconnected. First, Marc Jackson was traded to the New Jersey Nets. Now, Aaron McKie has agreed in principle to join the Los Angeles Lakers.

2. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Korver preps for the long run
A typical 76ers minicamp session for Kyle Korver during the last few days looked something like this: Shoot the three. Run the break. Tear after a loose ball. Stop a drive. Mix it up inside. Hit a jumper on the run.

3. Calkins Newspapers -- Randolph shows off his offensive skills
Having averaged a little more than six points a game over three seasons for Duke University, 6-foot-10 rookie forward Shavlik Randolph was not brought in for his scoring prowess by the Sixers.

4. Daily Local News -- Korver, Salmons shine in scrimmage
As any 76ers fan knows, when Kyle Korver is hot he'll bring oohs and aahs from any crowd.

5. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Hawkins "has the skills to be an NBA player."
In the last year, David Hawkins has been all over the world. He went to China with the Houston Rockets during the 2004 preseason. He competed professionally in Italy.

6. Calkins Newspapers -- Former Camden star works out for team
The 76ers worked out former Camden High star Dajuan Wagner in private after the team's morning rookie/free agent camp session Friday in Philadelphia.

7. Daily Local News -- Temple product impressing Cheeks
If nothing else, David Hawkins knows it takes everything within his power to impress an NBA head coach.

8. Winston-Salem Journal -- Randolph impresses at Sixers' minicamp
There are 13 players listed on the Philadelphia 76ers' minicamp roster. Aside from Andre Iguodala, Kyle Korver and second-round draft pick Louis Williams, the remaining 10 players are unlikely to win a roster spot, let alone a trip to training camp at Duke in October.

9. FOX Sports.com -- Iverson isn't just a point guard, he's the best
The entire concept of putting anyone ahead of Allen Iverson in NBA point guard rankings is daunting, to say the least. Sure, Larry Brown moved him to shooting guard his second season and insisted he was not a point guard.

Sixers Headlines - August 19, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Williams confident as he begins first minicamp
Louis Williams stood under the basket with his left hand tucked behind his back, looking like a young boy in a room of grown men.

2. Philadelphia Inquirer -- 76ers sign second-round pick who knows he has work to do
Louis Williams could write a book on how he spent his first summer after graduation from high school. But it wouldn't be your typical book.

3. Daily Local News -- High Schooler signs with Sixers
Louis Williams gambled that he could make the jump from high school to the NBA.

4. Calkins Newspapers -- Rookie Williams signs with Sixers
Louis Williams is taking the first step in what he and the Sixers hope will be a relatively smooth transition from high school to the NBA.

5. Associated Press -- 76ers sign Williams
The 76ers signed second-round draft pick Louis Williams to a multiyear contract Thursday.

Sixers Headlines - August 18, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Sixers express interest in Finley
The 76ers have contacted free-agent guard/forward Michael Finley, president/general manager Billy King confirmed yesterday. Finley was waived by Dallas on Monday under the NBA's amnesty provision.

2. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Sixers will take time to fill the Green void
Two weeks ago, when he revealed that Willie Green had suffered a knee injury in a pickup game, 76ers president and general manager Billy King talked of needing an alternate plan if Green were to miss a significant amount of time.

3. Philadelphia Inquirer -- NBA | McKie met with Nets but has no decision
Former 76ers guard Aaron McKie has met with the New Jersey Nets but will wait until after the weekend before deciding where he will play during the 2005-06 season, McKie's agent, Leon Rose, said yesterday.

4. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Inqlings
Hardwood floors? Sixers president Billy King, preparing to head to the altar, is selling his house.

5. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Croce casino deal rumored on City Ave.
Former Philadelphia 76ers president and co-owner Pat Croce is putting together a team of star athletes and entertainers to build a casino at the former Adam's Mark Hotel, although he has not reached a deal on the property, according to a source familiar with the matter.

6. Calkins Newspapers -- Agent defends Green's decision to play
Maurice Cheeks called it "a tough one." Kyle Korver agreed, saying, "You've got to be careful." The dilemma: Should NBA free agents avoid playing pickup or summer league basketball when they're not under contract?

7. Daily Local News -- Sixers fishing for a guard
With Willie Green no longer an option for a good chunk of the season, the 76ers are in need of a guard.

8. Daily Local News -- In top shape, Korver values bottom line
Kyle Korver's been busy this summer. The 76ers small forward visited China with Basketball Without Borders, hit the sea on a cruise with his family and took trips to Seattle, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

Sixers Headlines - August 17, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Surgery to sideline Green 6 to 9 months
Willie Green was days away from $17 million. Now, he is 6 to 9 months away from recovery after significant surgery yesterday on his left knee. And the $17 million is still floating out there, unclaimed.

2. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Sixers' Green gets bad news
Willie Green didn't seem to be fearing the worst before he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee yesterday. But the 76ers guard ended up getting the worst possible news.

3. Delco Daily Times -- Green won't be able to play until February
Willie Green's future in the NBA won't begin until at least February. Green, the Sixers' restricted free-agent guard, underwent arthroscopic surgery Tuesday at St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham, Ala. Dr. James Andrews performed the procedure with Dr. Jack McPhilemy, the Sixers' team physician, assisting.

4. Calkins Newspapers -- Green could miss entire 2005-06 season
On the day the Sixers announced the roster for their rookie/free-agent camp that begins today, Willie Green received some bad news.

5. Calkins Newspapers -- Dancing courtside
Sarah Guld will watch her first basketball game ever this October. Courtside. In her red, white and blue best.

6. Calkins Newspapers -- Sixers seek to fill need on perimeter
With the Knicks deciding to release Jerome Williams and not Allan Houston via the NBA's one-time amnesty clause, the Sixers won't be able to make a run at Houston to fill the need for a perimeter player.

7. Trenton Times -- Sixers' Green could miss season
That seemingly harmless pickup game Willie Green played three weeks after verbally agreeing to a six-year, $20 million contract with the Sixers will likely keep him out for the entire 2005-06 season.

8. Wilmington News Journal -- 76ers' Green has surgery
It could end up being a $20 million pickup game, which is why Willie Green has to be wondering if he will ever see that kind of money again.

9. Associated Press -- Green to miss six to nine months after surgery
Philadelphia 76ers restricted free agent Willie Green will miss six to nine months after undergoing successful surgery on his left knee Tuesday.

Sixers Headlines - August 16, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Overton begins next career with Sixers
Doug Overton was a student of the game at Murrell Dobbins Tech, La Salle University and during an NBA career that took him to eight different teams. He thought the game every bit as much as he played it.

2. Philadelphia Daily News -- Dan Gross - Diaper duty for Iverson
Allen Iverson is a daddy again.

3. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Overton gets job with the Sixers
Doug Overton, the former 76ers point guard and La Salle star, has been hired as the Sixers' director of player development.Team president Billy King made the announcement in a news release yesterday.

4. The Times -- Sixers could bring best to Trenton
So when the Sixers come to Trenton Oct. 20 to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Sovereign Bank Arena, what can you expect to see for your money? Will the Sixers put on a dazzling show that makes you eager for more once the games start for real?

5. The Times -- Hoping events help city's youth
It seems so easy. Build it and they will come. The Sixers and Flyers will be coming to an arena very near you in the next weeks, and so, according to our reliable sources, is Villanova's NCAA-contending basketball team.

6. Cawlkins Newspapers -- Sixers hire Overton as director of player development
Former La Salle standout Doug Overton was hired Monday by the Philadelphia 76ers as director of player development. Overton, a Philadelphia native, will focus on off-court player development and help assist players with post-NBA goals.

7. USA Today -- NBA players waived as teams gain amnesty from luxury tax
The so-called "Allan Houston Rule" failed to claim its namesake Monday. Houston avoided being cut by the New York Knicks on the final day for NBA teams to take advantage of a one-time chance to escape luxury tax obligations for any contract on their books.

Sixers Headlines - August 13-15, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Hunter's arrival is muted by McKie's departure
Billy King was clearly choked up, even though the 76ers' president and general manager had made the inevitable move yesterday of putting guard Aaron McKie on waivers.

2. Philadelphia Inquirer -- King and 76ers say sad farewell to McKie
The jubilation that 76ers general manager Billy King showed while announcing the signing of 23-year-old free agent Steven Hunter yesterday merely masked his overwhelming feeling of distress.

3. Daily Local News -- Sixers waive McKie
Calling it the toughest thing he's had to do in his career with the 76ers, president Billy King waived veteran guard Aaron McKie on Friday.

4. Delaware County Daily Times -- Hunter provides King size he was seeking
Heading into last season, the 76ers featured one of the smallest frontcourts in the NBA. Now, after signing forward-center Steven Hunter Friday, they'll have one of the biggest.

5. Calkins Newspapers -- Sixers waive McKie in cost-cutting move
On the day in which the Sixers introduced new free-agent acquisition Steven Hunter, Billy King grew emotional when talking about the departure of an old Sixer.

6. Camden Courier Post -- 76ers let McKie go, bring in Hunter
The 76ers continued their transformation to a younger, more athletic team Friday by signing free agent center Steven Hunter and waiving guard Aaron McKie.

Sixers Headlines - August 12, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Hunter captured by the Sixers
The 76ers did not take long to find a replacement in the frontcourt after trading Marc Jackson to the New Jersey Nets this week.

2. Philadelphia Daily News -- Buckhalter knee becomes more of a concern
BETHLEHEM - Eagles fans concerned about the team's wading-pool depth at wide receiver now must also monitor another possible crisis at running back.

3. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Sixers strike 5-year deal with free agent Hunter
The 76ers added to their frontcourt defense by coming to terms last night with Steven Hunter, a 7-foot forward and center who was an unrestricted free agent.

4. Camden Courier Post -- Sixers agree to 5-year deal with 7-foot center Hunter
It didn't take long for the 76ers to find a replacement for Marc Jackson as they agreed to terms Thursday with 7-foot center Steven Hunter.

5. Trenton Times -- Sixers ink center Hunter to five-year, $16.8M pact
PHILADELPHIA - A year ago at this time, this move would've gone pretty much unnoticed.

6. Wimington News Journal -- 76ers sign backup big man
Jackson averaged more in points, rebounds and minutes last season with the 76ers (12.0, 5.0 and 24.4), Hunter is much more athletic than Jackson.

Sixers Headlines - August 11, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Sixers in the hunt for 7-footer from Suns
As a player, Maurice Cheeks had a terrific instinct for being in the right place at the right time. As the new coach of the 76ers, he hasn't lost his touch.

2. Philadelphia Inquirer -- 76ers talk with Suns' Hunter
When the 76ers traded Marc Jackson to the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday, president and general manager Billy King said the team would go after a frontcourt player and a perimeter player. One player the Sixers have apparently targeted is Phoenix unrestricted free-agent center Steven Hunter.

3. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Ch. 3 - and Larry Mendte - dominate Emmy nods
One thing can be said for certain about the 2005 local Emmys: Channel 3 news anchor Larry Mendte will go home a winner, and also a loser.

Sixers Headlines - August 10, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Jackson is dealt to the Nets
The homecoming didn't last long for Roman Catholic and Temple product Marc Jackson.

2. Philadelphia Daily News -- A.I., reality TV star?
WE KNOW THAT much of Allen Iverson's life in Philadelphia has been the stuff of reality television. Some of it good, some of it bad, some of it just puzzling.

3. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Sixers send Jackson to Nets
Marc Jackson, who was emotional about a return to his Philadelphia roots two years ago with the 76ers, is moving on.

4. Daily Local News -- Jackson sent up the Turnpike
In a move that looks an awfully lot like a salary dump, the 76ers traded Marc Jackson and cash to the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday for a conditional second-round pick in next year's draft.

5. Calkins Newspapers -- Sixers trade Marc Jackson to Nets
With each NBA team that surpasses $61.7 million in season-ending salary having to pay a dollar-for-dollar penalty, 76ers president Billy King is thinking a lot about the luxury tax these days.

6. Camden Courier Post -- Sixers trade Jackson to Nets for cash, pick
Just like that, Marc Jackson is no longer a 76er.

7. Trenton Times -- Green to have surgery, Jackson dealt to Nets
PHILADELPHIA - Willie Green's moment of truth will come next Tuesday.

8. Wimington News Journal -- 76ers deal Jackson to duck luxury tax
It was obvious that Comcast-Spectacor chairman Ed Snider had no desire to pay the NBA's luxury tax, which meant that the only way the 76ers could add a coveted big man this summer was by shedding some payroll.

Sixers Headlines - August 9, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Green's surgery set for Thursday or next Tuesday
Willie Green jumped up and touched the rim the other day. Don't get excited. The 76ers' restricted free-agent guard still needs arthroscopic surgery, at the very least, to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.

2. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Sixers' schedule partly King's work
Reading the NBA's 1,230-game schedule for the 2005-06 season is easy.

3. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Sixers hope to capitalize on good old days, especially 1983
Just in case you can barely remember the last time a Philadelphia team won a big-league championship, the 76ers' new marketing campaign is designed to jog your memory.

4. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Schedule has 76ers opening at home
The NBA has created a 2005-06 schedule for the 76ers that will make you wait for Larry Brown's first regular-season visit to the Wachovia Center and give you only one in-person look at Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat.

5. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Inqlings | Mix-up leads to drama for director
This year's Sixers Dancers squad will make its debut Thursday at a benefit at Suede Lounge (120 Market St.). The event ($5 donation) will run from 7 to 9 p.m., and Colby Colb of WPHI-FM (100.3) will introduce the 17 women at 8. Among scheduled celebrity bartenders are Steve Bucci of KYW-TV (Channel 3), Mike Missanelli and Paul Jolovitz (WIP), and Pooch and Monie Love of WPHI.

6. Philadelphia Inquirer -- NBA | Two games gift-wrapped for holiday
NEW YORK - A Christmas Day doubleheader featuring the San Antonio Spurs and the Detroit Pistons in a rematch of the 2005 NBA Finals highlights the league's television schedule for the upcoming season, which was released yesterday.

7. Calkins Newspapers -- Sixers open season against the Bucks
The Sixers open the Maurice Cheeks era on Tuesday, Nov. 1 against Milwaukee at the Wachovia Center.

8. Camden Courier Post -- Sixers to host Bucks in opener
The Maurice Cheeks Era begins on Nov. 1 when the 76ers host the Milwaukee Bucks in the regular season opener at 7 p.m.

9. Trenton Times -- Sixers have more early home games
PHILADELPHIA - Balance. That's appears to be the watchword for the Sixers this season. Not only balance between the lines under new coach Maurice Cheeks, with Allen Iverson figuring to give up some of the scoring load to Chris Webber, Andre Iguodala and recently re-signed Samuel Dalembert and Kyle Korver. But balance when it comes to the 2005-06 schedule, which was released yesterday.

10. Wimington News Journal -- 76ers will host Milwaukee in opener
Maurice Cheeks will make his regular-season debut as 76ers head coach on Nov. 1 against Milwaukee at the Wachovia Center, the opening night of the 2005-06 NBA season.

11. Allentown Morning Call -- Cheeks' Philly homecoming highlights NBA opening night
Like most of his predecessors, Mo Cheeks will get to make his 76ers coaching debut at home.

Sixers Headlines - August 8, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Two free-agents sign deals
The 76ers have had Fairfield's Deng Gai and Duke's Shavlik Randolph on their radar for months. Now they have signatures on contracts from the two undrafted rookie free agents.

2. Philadelphia Daily News -- NBA rolls dice on Vegas for All-Stars
The NBA is going "all-in" with its All-Stars.

3. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Pair of rookies join the Sixers on 1-year deals
Looking to build depth in their frontcourt, the 76ers signed shot-blocking forwards Deng Gai and Shavlik Randolph, a pair of undrafted rookie free agents, to one-year contracts yesterday.

4. Philadelphia Inquirer -- NBA | All-stars will be playing Vegas in '07
LAS VEGAS - The NBA is going "all in" with its all-stars.

5. Calkins Newspapers -- Some big decisions on horizon for King
Billy King has some decisions to make in the next two weeks.

Sixers Headlines - August 5, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Marketing whiz Coskey leaves Comcast-Spectacor
When Pat Croce was introduced as president and part-owner of the 76ers at a news conference in New York on April 24, 1996, one of his first telephone calls was to Dave Coskey. It was the equivalent of "Dave, phone home."

2. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Coskey leaving Comcast-Spectacor
Dave Coskey, the giveaway guru who used bobblehead dolls and Celebriducks to draw fans to the Wachovia Center, is taking a time-out.

3. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Takeover could give Adidas better traction in the U.S.
Don't tell Allen Iverson, but his Reeboks are so five minutes ago.

4. Camden Courier Post -- Gutsy Snider gets players he wants
Flyers general manager Bob Clarke was talking about the team's latest eye-popping, oh-my-gosh move and summed up the way chairman Ed Snider runs his team.

5. Camden Courier Post -- Iverson praises Brown, says Knicks will be better with him
Allen Iverson and Larry Brown had a rather tumultuous relationship when Brown coached the 76ers.

6. Press of Atlantic City -- Avalon's Coskey leaves Comcast-Spectacor job
Avalon resident Dave Coskey resigned his position as president of Comcast-Spectacor marketing, the company said late Thursday afternoon in a press release.

Sixers Headlines - August 4, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Sixers show interest in McCarty
Add Walter McCarty to the list of veteran free agents contacted by the 76ers.

2. Philadelphia Daily News -- Dan Gross
Radio's Romano to wed Bad news, boys, Kathy Romano of WMMR's "Preston and Steve" show (and Sixers in-arena host) gets married tomorrow.

3. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Adidas and Reebok tying knot for ONE VERY BIG PAIR
By combining Adidas' popularity in Europe among soccer and sports fans with Reebok's appeal to U.S. fans of basketball and football, the architects of the $3.8 billion sportswear and athletic-gear deal hope to create a more muscular rival to world leader Nike.

Sixers Headlines - August 3, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Injury to Green puts deal on hold
THIS WAS the offseason, pickup-game nightmare every NBA free agent dreads. This was Willie Green's $20 million pickup game.

2. Philadelphia Daily News -- Iverson's advice to Knicks: Don't take Brown personally
Remember, way back in the dark ages, when Allen Iverson said if Larry Brown remained the coach of the 76ers, they needed to trade him? When Brown said if Iverson were staying, then he would quit?

3. Philadelphia Daily News -- Comcast says profits are up 64%
The Comcast Corp., the country's largest cable provider, said yesterday that profits jumped 64 percent in the second quarter, buoyed by demand for digital television and high-speed Internet services.

4. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Sixers' Green hobbled by knee injury
The 76ers wanted to celebrate the end of the NBA moratorium on free-agent signings by trotting out the three key members of their young nucleus who would be under contract for the next six years.

5. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Sixers Notes | Dalembert happy with Sixers' outlook
As he finished answering a question about returning to the 76ers, Samuel Dalembert reached out with his right hand, wrapped it around the shoulder of president and general manager Billy King, pulled King toward him, and said: "I feel the love, man."

6. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Brown tape gets Iverson teary
During his time with the 76ers, Allen Iverson has gained a reputation for talking tough and being defiant toward his coaches, particularly Larry Brown, whom he battled for much of Brown's six years with the team.

7. Daily Local News -- Sixers celebrate signings
PHILADELPHIA -- A celebration of sorts had been set to take place in the Hall of Fame room at the Wachovia Center Tuesday afternoon. When the NBA's moratorium on signing free agents expired at noon, the 76ers would announce deals inked by three of their own. It didn't work out that way.

8. Calkins Newspapers -- Green may miss season with knee injury
PHILADELPHIA - A week ago, Willie Green thought he was set.

9. Calkins Newspapers -- Dalembert, Korver cash in with multiyear deals
PHILADELPHIA - Allen Iverson dropped by because he wanted to give some advice to his teammates.

10. Camden Courier Post -- Green hurt; Dalembert, Korver sign
As expected on the first day when NBA teams were allowed to sign free agents, the 76ers did.

11. Trenton Times -- Sudden injury to Green has Sixers feeling blue
PHILADELPHIA - The "Three Musketeers" suddenly are down to two.

12. Wilmington News Journal -- Green's injury dims 76ers' day
PHILADELPHIA -- The day was going to be a triumphant one for the 76ers. The three young players who the Sixers said were integral to their future were going to share the podium, basking in their new six-year contracts worth a total of more than $100 million.

13. Wilmington News Journal -- Iverson excited about signings, coaches
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson was in a jovial mood Tuesday, and it was easy to see why.

14. Press of Atlantic City -- No $20M. for Sixers' Green after knee injury
PHILADELPHIA - The haggling was completed. The paper work done. The agreements for restricted free agent Philadelphia 76ers Samuel Dalembert, Kyle Korver and Willie Green were all drawn up over the past couple of weeks and ready to be signed.

15. Press of Atlantic City -- Iverson's advice to Knicks: Listen to, learn from Brown
PHILADELPHIA - Allen Iverson's eyes illuminated, his smile widened and his face brightened when asked if he had any advice for New York Knicks players on how to deal with their new coach Larry Brown.

16. USA Today -- Real parents play their kids for laughs on 'Hi-Jinks'
Nick at Nite's latest series lets real parents have the last laugh.

Sixers Headlines - August 2, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Three expected to re-sign today
The 76ers are expected to finalize deals today with their three restricted free agents: center Samuel Dalembert, forward Kyle Korver and guard Willie Green.

2. USA Today -- NBA coaches feel pressure to get job done
NBA teams can begin signing free agents at noon Tuesday, but no matter who signs with which team, one trend has been set - coaches have taken over the spotlight.

Sixers Headlines - August 1, 2005

1. Philadelphia Daily News -- Sixers appear to be in high luxury-tax bracket
The kid gloves officially come off at noon tomorrow. It remains to be seen exactly how the 76ers will come out swinging.

2. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Stephen A. Smith Takes to Television
Can't get enough of columnist Stephen A. Smith in The Inquirer? Well, then, you are in luck. Smith's new television program, Quite Frankly, makes its debut at 6:30 tonight on ESPN2.

3. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Sixers are facing a steep luxury tax
The NBA's new six-year collective-bargaining agreement has been completed and signed, giving team executives, players and agents a chance to look it over before free-agent signings and trades can begin Tuesday.

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