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First Cup: Friday
Published 7/11/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Tom Moore of phillyBurbs.com: "Elton Brand has already had an impact at the box office. Since signing, the Sixers had sold 550 season-ticket packages as of late Thursday afternoon, according to a team spokesman. Fans purchasing new season tickets through July 31 will receive a free autographed Brand jersey." ...

Elton Brand Is a Ticket Sales Savior
Published 7/11/2008 by Andrew Katz at NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine
... the shelves in the greater Philadelphia area, he’s put a Sixers/Celtics rivalry back on the map, and he’s at the center of a finger-pointing battle with Mike Dunleavy as to whether he went back on his word of playing in Los Angeles after opting out of his contract. In recent memory, has there been another player who has gone from being totally off the grid to being at the center of a media craze and the transformation of an entire conference’s power structure like Brand? Source: Philly Burbs via ...