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Sixers Getting in Position to Lure Brand From West - Philadelphia 76ers

It suddenly appears that the biggest threat to the Los Angeles Clippers re-signing franchise forward Elton Brand can be found far east of Oakland.

NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com on Monday night that the Philadelphia 76ers are again "actively involved" in the Brand hunt -- and now are a very serious threat to tempt him away from L.A. -- after initially fearing they couldn't compete financially with the Clippers and Golden State Warriors.

In the face of a longstanding leaguewide consensus that Brand would return to Hollywood to form a new partnership with Clipper-to-be Baron Davis, sources say that the Sixers are growing increasingly confident in their ability to create additional salary-cap space by trading away swingman Rodney Carney and center Calvin Booth, setting them up to make a sufficiently rich offer Brand would struggle to refuse.

Dealing away Carney and Booth -- with Minnesota and Memphis quickly emerging as possible destinations -- would shed nearly $3 million from the Sixers' payroll next season as long as the trade doesn't require new GM Ed Stefanski to take any salary back.

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Sixers Knock Off Pistons, Take 2-1 Lead - Philadelphia 76ers

April 26th, 2008
The 76ers handed out white T-shirts last night, creating what they called a white-out for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Detroit Pistons.

More appropriate colors would have been black and blue.

In a game that included a bloodied nose and a broken one, the Sixers beat the physical Pistons at their own game.
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Sixers Shock Pistons in Game 1 - Philadelphia 76ers

April 21th, 2008
The 76ers were playing with house money. The odds against them were huge. All they could do was spin the wheel.

And hit the jackpot.

On a night when the Detroit Pistons were providing lottery tickets for their sold-out crowd in the Palace of Auburn Hills, the Sixers scratched out a winning combination.
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Sixers shock Celtics in Boston - Philadelphia 76ers

March 25th, 2008
The Philadelphia 76ers are closing in on a playoff berth, and now they have a record they can be proud of, too.

Andre Iguodala scored 10 straight points during a 19-0 run that brought Philadelphia back from a double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit Monday night, and the 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 95-90 to move above .500 for the first time this season.
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Sixers Take Down the Spurs - Philadelphia 76ers

March 16th, 2008
It's getting harder to believe the Sixers' current roll is just one of those fluky things.

It's getting easier to believe it might be the start of something big.

The Sixers played a near-immaculate game to edge the World Champion San Antonio Spurs 103-96 Saturday at the Wachovia Center.
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Sixers' Iguodala Feels He Can Play For Larger Fortune - Philadelphia 76ers

March 5th, 2008
He wants to be a franchise player. He wants to be paid accordingly.

But he walked away from a $57 million contract extension. And his team is 28-33.

And that has observers all around the NBA wondering exactly where that leaves the 76ers' Andre Iguodala as he approaches restricted free agency this summer.

In the midst of his fourth season after becoming the No. 9 overall pick in the NBA's 2004 draft, he is the Sixers' leading scorer and has been one of a handful of players in the league to maintain averages of at least 19 points, five rebounds and four assists.
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