Why The Iverson Deal Sucks For Philly

Billy King is an idiot. He got fleeced on this deal. To wit:

1) They get no young players from Denver. Not even a knucklehead like JR Smith. Yes they got Andre Miller, but it's not like he's going to resign there in 2 years when his deal is up.

2) The two picks they got, belonging to Dallas and Denver, will likely both be in the 20's. This draft is top heavy and they're not going to be able to package these picks together in order to move up.

3) The Sixers are over the cap but under the luxury tax limit, so getting Joe Smith's expiring deal is worthless. They'll still be over the cap when his contract expires, so they won't be able to sign anyone in his place. They'd have been better off getting a max salary that expires next year in return and then waiting for that contract and CWebb's deal to expire in 2008.