Sixers reach agreement with free-agent Ivey | Philadelphia Daily News | 07/24/2008

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We all knew the 76ers were negotiating to sign a couple of guards. But we didn't know about this one. Not Andre Iguodala or Lou Williams, their restricted free agents. Royal Ivey. The Sixers have reached an agreement with the 6-4 backcourt player, who spent last season with the Milwaukee Bucks and the first three seasons of his career with the Atlanta Hawks. Ivey, 26, will not officially sign ... [link]

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Rumors and Free Agent Updates - Six Degrees of Separation Edition
Published 7/24/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... The Sixers have reached an agreement with Royal Ivey, who spent last season with the Milwaukee Bucks. Ivey will not officially sign the minimum-salary contract until Monday, which is believed to be for 2 years and include a significant guarantee. Ivey will come off the bench to complement Lou Williams, that is, if the Warriors don't lure Williams away from Philly. That will give the Sixers 9 players under contract. ...

Filling Out The Bench
Published 7/24/2008 by Brian at Depressed Fan
The Sixers added Royal (with cheese) Ivey to their bench today in what is believed to be a two-year deal for the veteran's minimum ($854,957 this year, $959,111 in '09-'10). ...

Saturday Notes: Olympic hoops, Bogut interview, Big Three rewind
Published 7/26/2008 by Frank Madden at Brew Hoop: Front Page Posts
... Royal Ivey is now a Sixer. Ivey's hard work and penchant for floor burn were appreciated, but he's below average in essentially every phase of the game.  I wish I could say he's a hard-nosed defender or something, but the fact was that ...

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Sixers reach agreement with free-agent Ivey | Philadelphia Daily News | 07/24/2008

We all knew the 76ers were negotiating to sign a couple of guards. But we didn't know about this one. Not Andre Iguodala or Lou Williams, their restricted free agents. Royal Ivey. The Sixers have reached an agreement with the 6-4 backcourt player, ...
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