allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com - 7/9/2008
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The Sixers appear to have pulled it off. After trading away Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth to clear up cap space, the Sixers have lured the best free agent, Elton Brand, away from the Clippers. According to ESPN, the Sixers have offered Brand a 5 year deal worth a reported 82 million dollars, and Brand is going to accept it.
The move makes the Sixers an instant contender in the Eastern ...
Sixers Working On Their "Brand"
blog.nj.com 7/8/2008 — ESPN is reporting that the Sixers are going all the way live to get Elton Brand. To facilitate matters, the Sixers have cleared even more cap space by trading Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth. I'm not really checkin' for...
Making A Play For Elton Brand
depressedfan.com 7/8/2008 — Good morning, Sixers fans. I'm stressing the good in that sentence, for the time being. Here's why . ESPN is reporting that the Sixers are looking to send Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth to the Timberwolves for either cash considerations or draft picks, or both. Minnesota has a $5.2M trade exception it could use to swallow both contracts. What exactly would this mean? Well, depending on where ...
Sources say Brand will spurn Clippers, sign with 76ers - NBA
sports.espn.go.com 7/9/2008 — The Philadelphia 76ers have apparently won the Elton Brand free-agent sweepstakes. NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com on Tuesday that Brand has informed the Sixers that he will accept a five-year deal worth an estimated $82 million and spurn what ...