Sixers officially sign Elton Brand

[baseketball4life]

Who knows. Right now Sixers have $11-$11.5mil plus $2.8mil. So close if not $14mil. But thats based on what people project the NBA salary cap to be. Today is when the NBA announces the salary cap number. So the Sixers could either have more cap room or less. Really no set in stone figure. Just guessing.

The first person to figure it out is the person who knows the actual salary cap number set.


Sixers are patiently waiting for that number.

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i forgot about the # the league sets out

[Posterize246]

On what the Sixers can offer from the ESPN article

The Sixers are already expecting to have at least $11 million in salary-cap space to spend when the league announces next season's cap figure to all 30 teams Tuesday night. Depending on how closely the cap ceiling for the 2008-09 season comes to the widely projected estimate of $58-59 million -- and if the Sixers can finalize a trade to part with Carney and Booth -- it's conceivable that Philadelphia could possess the financial flexibility to start a five-year offer to Brand at a first-year salary in the $15 million range.

[baseketball4life]

lets hope Brand goes to LAC or Philly


so than the warriors can attack Josh Smith

[Posterize246]

lets hope Brand goes to LAC or Philly


so than the warriors can attack Josh Smith

Josh Smith running with the warriors would be scary

[baseketball4life]

Josh Smith running with the warriors would be scary

yeah, the fan's dream out here is if we lock up both Smith and Monta long term.. that'd be sick to watch even tho no playoffs once again

[Interminator]

Josh Smith running with the warriors would be scary

That would be extremely scary,he'd be perfect for them.

Too bad they'd still be the 10th best team in the West.

[Posterize246]

That would be extremely scary,he'd be perfect for them.

Too bad they'd still be the 10th best team in the West.

10th in the west.
1st as far as team I'd most want to watch next season

[Interminator]

10th in the west.
1st as far as team I'd most want to watch next season

I'd rather watch the Knicks next season to see how they work together.

[Dasher]

Portland, Dallas, Houston, Denver,and GSW would not be as good as the Clippers with Brand and Baron.


Portland was the team version of Andrew Bynum, they got hot for a month and everyone began to overrate them.

Dallas spent their whole midlevel exception on Diop and still have no one on the team with the possible exception of Brandon Bass who can run with Jason Kidd.

Yao is injury prone, coming off an injury, and playing in the summer games. TMac is brittle as well.

Denver still has defense and chemistry problems.

GSW lost Baron Davis and do not have a proven pointguard.

Phoenix could slip as well. They are in a transition period and many of their core components are long in the tooth:Nash, Shaq, Hill, and Bell.

The Clippers are a lot like Utah, but with a superior Center.

[baseketball4life]

Portland, Dallas, Houston, Denver,and GSW would not be as good as the Clippers with Brand and Baron.


Portland was the team version of Andrew Bynum, they got hot for a month and everyone began to overrate them.

Dallas spent their whole midlevel exception on Diop and still have no one on the team with the possible exception of Brandon Bass who can run with Jason Kidd.

Yao is injury prone, coming off an injury, and playing in the summer games. TMac is brittle as well.

Denver still has defense and chemistry problems.

GSW lost Baron Davis and do not have a proven pointguard.

Phoenix could slip as well. They are in a transition period and many of their core components are long in the tooth:Nash, Shaq, Hill, and Bell.

The Clippers are a lot like Utah, but with a superior Center.

they get a top 5 center in the league back next year... that's why i say look out

last years squad was good, but adding Oden and Bayless just makes them that much better

[GOBB]

That would be extremely scary,he'd be perfect for them.

Too bad they'd still be the 10th best team in the West.

(no rank order)
Lakers
Hornets
Spurs
Jazz
Rockets
Clippers
Suns
Mavs
Blazers
Nuggets

You mean 11th best team in the West.

[Dasher]

they get a top 5 center in the league back next year... that's why i say look out

last years squad was good, but adding Oden and Bayless just makes them that much better

Top 5 Center? I will believe it when I see it. He will struggle as a rook for several reasons.

1)He is a rookie and needs to gain the respect of the refs.
2)He has not played real ball for a year and conditioning and timing will be an issue.
3)He is coming back from microfracture surgery.
4)His offensive game lacks polish.
5)The hype.

Bayless dropped for a reason, he is an undersized 2, and he will not start over Steve Blake until he is competent enough to run a team. Last year Arizona's offense ground to a halt a times and was brutal to watch.

[Posterize246]

I'd rather watch the Knicks next season to see how they work together.

I'll Pass.

[GOBB]

I agree with Dasher.

[baseketball4life]

Top 5 Center? I will believe it when I see it. He will struggle as a rook for several reasons.

1)He is a rookie and needs to gain the respect of the refs.
2)He has not played real ball for a year and conditioning and timing will be an issue.
3)He is coming back from microfracture surgery.
4)His offensive game lacks polish.
5)The hype.

Bayless dropped for a reason, he is an undersized 2, and he will not start over Steve Blake until he is competent enough to run a team. Last year Arizona's offense ground to a halt a times and was brutal to watch.

we will see I am extremely high on Oden