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Post by ranger74 on Jun 12, 2016 9:56:30 GMT
With little interest in the veteran point guard and his expiring contract, the Philadelphia 76ers have made the shock move of leaving Magic Johnson exposed to the expansion draft. While he's not exactly a future building block for a new franchise, he will sell plenty of tickets and could potentially be re-signed for a few more years on a cheaper contract. The Sixers made the tough decision to expose Magic, along with fellow guard Willie Anderson, mostly to save money for free agent duo Rod Strickland and Pervis Ellison. "Whichever guy is taken, that's going to help us re-sign those guys," explained head coach Billy Cunningham. "As a coach, you dream of having a guy like Magic at your disposal, but sometimes you need to look at the bigger picture and work out what's best for the future of the franchise." The Sixers are hoping to run a starting lineup of Strickland, rookie Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Danny Manning, Pervis Ellison and Arvydas Sabonis next season, with a bench featuring Clark Kellogg, Dee Brown, Sean Rooks and whichever of Magic and Anderson is not taken.
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Post by mgtr81 on Jun 12, 2016 15:01:11 GMT
A gutsy move and I can perfecly understand that. Curious to see how that backcourt works, assuming Strickland comes back.
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Post by Cleasby on Jun 12, 2016 18:04:13 GMT
Can u imagine if this happened in real life? Crazy to think Magic ever be allowed to leave a franchise.
Shows the cap constraints playing a factor in the league.
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Post by saspurs on Jun 12, 2016 18:47:37 GMT
Can u imagine if this happened in real life? Crazy to think Magic ever be allowed to leave a franchise. Shows the cap constraints playing a factor in the league. Had to be done! Crazy he had to beg everyone to take the 13m for next to nothing....and no takers. Maybe if the FA class wasn't so plentiful this year? ljw SAS
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Post by ranger74 on Jun 13, 2016 1:40:47 GMT
Yeah, not a single enquiry for Magic. May just be that activity is low overall at the moment, but the Sixers can't afford to wait and see. They need to create more hard cap room before FA starts.
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Post by beagle on Jun 13, 2016 2:23:54 GMT
A bold but understandable move.
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Post by Aeon on Jun 13, 2016 13:36:47 GMT
Would be an exciting addition to an expansion team.
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Post by willyjakkz on Jun 16, 2016 15:06:22 GMT
Magic would be a very valuable and exciting piece for an expansion franchise to have.
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Post by ranger74 on Jun 16, 2016 23:41:04 GMT
And immediately I start worrying I did the wrong thing!
Sixers are now under the cap and money won't be a problem with their two FAs, but it just feels wrong to have done that.
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