Billy King has said that re-signing forward Kenny Thomas is the 76ers' top priority. The Sixers president/general manager also has said, "you need big guys in this league."
Preparing for the NBA's free-agency period that begins tomorrow, the Sixers have made Thomas - a restricted free agent - the qualifying offer that allows them to retain a right of first refusal on any offer he might get from another team.
Mark McNeil, Thomas' agent, confirmed that the offer was in place, but declined any additional comment. Even though teams can begin negotiating with free agents tomorrow, they cannot finalize contracts until July 16.
Thomas, a 6-7 forward acquired from the Houston Rockets in a three-way deal with the Denver Nuggets at last season's trade deadline, averaged 10.2 points and 8.5 rebounds in 46 games. Averaging 32.4 minutes in playoff games, he contributed 10.6 points and 9.3 rebounds.
He was listed on the 2002-03 salary cap at $1,557,683. The qualifying offer is worth $2,225,526, but is open to negotiation.
In an unrelated situation, today represents a deadline for Sixers forward Monty Williams to decide whether to invoke his option on a $1 million contract for the coming season.
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Jun 29, 2003 10:54 AM EST
The NBA draft was the beginning, a way for the 76ers to address their need for an outside shooter.
But the real work begins Tuesday, when free agency starts, when 76ers president Billy King will put all of his energy into signing a big man who can make a big difference on a veteran team that reached the Eastern Conference semifinals last season.
And there will be plenty of big men available who could help the 76ers, specifically Miami's Alonzo Mourning, Denver's Juwan Howard, Indiana's Brad Miller and perhaps the Clippers' Michael Olowokandi or Elton Brand or New Orleans' P.J. Brown.
It's just a question of whether the 76ers can afford any of them.
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It is the most desired and lacking skill in the NBA - the ability to shoot from the perimeter. One of the worst-shooting teams is the New Jersey Nets, who shot 37 percent in the NBA Finals against San Antonio.
The Nets took a player many labeled the best shooter in the draft in 6-foot-7 Kyle Korver of Creighton with the 51st pick in the second round and then traded his rights to the 76ers for an undisclosed amount of cash.
Nets general manager Rod Thorn issued a statement in response to questions about Korver and why a team that can't shoot would trade the best shooter in the draft to an Atlantic Division rival.
"He's a good player who can really shoot the ball, and we really didn't have any spots on our team and Philly made a good [move]," Thorn said.
Granted, Korver shot 48 percent from three-point range as a senior and 45.3 percent for his career, but doing it against Missouri Valley Conference teams and duplicating that in the NBA are two different things. Still, it's curious that the Nets didn't have room for a proven college shooter.
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Sixers Jun 2003 Archive
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 27, 2003
In a late flurry of activity, the 76ers went for shooting in last night's NBA draft.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 26, 2003
Hours after lambasting former 76ers coach Larry Brown on a local morning radio show, Pat Croce, Brown's former boss, didn't shy away from his comments at all.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 26, 2003
Penn's Ugonna Onyekwe had just finished working out for the New York Knicks.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 26, 2003
Inside the Westin Hotel just off Broadway, in a ballroom overflowing with media representatives who came to rave about someone else, sat Dwyane Wade, the perfect amalgam of class, professionalism - and obscurity.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 26, 2003
The 76ers have no illusions entering tonight's NBA draft.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 24, 2003
When San Antonio guard Steve Kerr came off the bench to hit big shots in the Western Conference finals and the NBA championship series, it might have given the 76ers optimism.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 22, 2003
New 76ers coach Randy Ayers has made it a point to be respectful of his predecessor, Larry Brown, in the weeks since Brown's departure.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 22, 2003
In introducing former assistant Randy Ayers Friday as the 18th head coach in franchise history, the 76ers tried to send a message loud and clear.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 21, 2003
The question, posed to new 76ers head coach Randy Ayers, was innocent enough.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 21, 2003
Randy Ayers hopes that his new head coaching job begins in much better fashion than his previous one ended.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 21, 2003
Randy Ayers may not have been the fans' choice to become the 76ers' new head coach, but he was a popular pick among team members.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 21, 2003
Billy King never thought that the first major move during his new role as 76ers president would be so exhaustive.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Columnist Stephen A. Smith | Jun 21, 2003
While 76ers president Billy King, chairman Ed Snider and a host of their players were busy inside the First Union Center for Randy Ayers' introduction as the team's 18th head coach in franchise history, Allen Iverson had yet to arrive.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 21, 2003
In introducing former assistant Randy Ayers yesterday as the 18th head coach in franchise history, the 76ers tried to send a message loud and clear.
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New York Post | Jun 20, 2003
Following Wednesday's superficial interview with Mike Fratello, 76er president Billy King has whittled the candidates for the head coaching job down to two, Randy Ayers and Mike Woodson, both assistants under Larry Brown.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 20, 2003
When Mike Woodson stepped onto the 76ers' practice floor yesterday morning to help with the workouts for three prospective second-round draft choices, he already knew he would not be the next head coach.
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Washington Post | Jun 20, 2003
Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin, spurned by Larry Brown and Jeff Van Gundy, realized he could not let Eddie Jordan get away, too.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 20, 2003
He wasn't the first choice, or even the second or third choice for that matter, but perseverance has paid off for Randy Ayers.
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Washington Post | Jun 19, 2003
Eddie Jordan, a Washington native who played basketball for Archbishop Carroll High School, will be named head coach of the Washington Wizards, league sources confirmed.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Columnist Stephen A. Smith | Jun 19, 2003
The anxiety has gone on for three weeks and two days now and, common sense says no one has been more affected than Billy King.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 19, 2003
The 76ers apparently thought they were going to hear back today from Eddie Jordan.
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Bergen Record | Jun 18, 2003
The first domino in a busy Nets' off-season could fall as soon as the end of this week if assistant coach Eddie Jordan leaves for a head-coaching job in Philadelphia or Washington.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 18, 2003
Eddie Jordan and Bob McAdoo, a guard from Rutgers and a shooting forward from North Carolina, won NBA championship rings together with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1981-82.
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N.Y. Daily News | Jun 18, 2003
Nets assistant coach Eddie Jordan interviewed with the Sixers yesterday and is expected to talk to the Washington Wizards today about their head-coaching job, league sources said.
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New York Post | Jun 18, 2003
The off-season officially has begun for the Nets.
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Washington Post | Jun 18, 2003
Eddie Jordan, the lead assistant coach with the New Jersey Nets, is expected to interview with the Washington Wizards today for the team's head coaching job, a day after speaking to the Philadelphia 76ers for a second time about their vacancy.
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New York Times | Jun 18, 2003
While Jason Kidd started to rest his mind and body before thinking of his future, Eddie Jordan, the Nets' top assistant coach, explored his options in Philadelphia yesterday.
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Philadelphia Daily News Columnist Phil Jasner | Jun 17, 2003
This is what we know about the 76ers' search for a coaching successor to Larry Brown:
Current assistants Mike Woodson and Randy Ayers have been through two sets of interviews each.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 17, 2003
Eddie Jordan, coveted as a head coach by the 76ers and the Washington Wizards, could receive job offers from both teams within a few days, numerous NBA sources said yesterday.
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Philadelphia Daily News Columnist Phil Jasner | Jun 16, 2003
This was the wrong time for Maurice Cheeks to take over coaching the 76ers.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 16, 2003
Word circulated at the NBA Finals last night that Miami Heat assistant coach Bob McAdoo was scheduled to meet with Billy King, the 76ers' president and general manager, about the Sixers' head coaching job.
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Miami Herald | Jun 16, 2003
Bob McAdoo, a Heat assistant coach for the past eight seasons, is expected to interview today for the Philadelphia 76ers' vacant head-coach position, according to an NBA source close to McAdoo.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 13, 2003
The purpose of the gathering ostensibly was to evaluate four fringe NBA prospects who might or might not be available to the 76ers with the 50th pick in the June 26 draft.
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Washington Times | Jun 13, 2003
New Jersey Nets assistant coach Eddie Jordan is believed to be one of the candidates the Washington Wizards are considering as coach.
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Sacramento Bee | Jun 12, 2003
Former Kings coach Eddie Jordan is spending a second consecutive Finals as a Nets assistant and leading candidate to become a head coach again.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 12, 2003
THE JAMEER NELSON Draft Watch is on, with Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli working the cell phone,talking to NBA general managers following Nelson's excellent showing at the league's predraft camp in Chicago.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 12, 2003
Mike Woodson fell out of the mix with Toronto the other day.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 11, 2003
Dikembe Mutombo said he was asking his kids the other day the same question others have been asking about the 76ers' search for a coaching successor to Larry Brown: Why not Randy Ayers?
Why not the guy who has spent the last six seasons on the Sixers' staff, and in recent seasons was the No.
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Philadelphia Daily News Columnist John Smallwood | Jun 9, 2003
UNLESS YOU'RE bold enough to take a bite, you'll never know how sweet the apple that fell closest to the tree could have been.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 9, 2003
It would be a huge jump for Eddie Stefanski to go from coaching Monsignor Bonner High to a Philadelphia Catholic League championship to becoming a key administrator with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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New York Times | Jun 9, 2003
When the Nets' two top assistants, Eddie Jordan and Ed Stefanski, interviewed with other teams last week, some Nets owners became concerned enough to reach out to them.
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Detroit News Columnist John Niyo | Jun 8, 2003
This will be the first move of young Madison Brown's life, and yet the 6-year-old daughter of coaching vagabond Larry Brown already has proven she's wise beyond her years.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 8, 2003
Their futures on the line, 77 players sweated for millions.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 7, 2003
They have not yet signed contracts, but 76ers assistant coaches John Kuester and Dave Hanners expect to join the Detroit Pistons as part of Larry Brown's staff in the coming week.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 7, 2003
It is too late now for the 76ers to hire Paul Silas as their coach.
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Portland Oregonian | Jun 7, 2003
If Maurice Cheeks wanted to escape the speculation surrounding his job with the Trail Blazers, coming to the NBA's pre-draft camp didn't help.
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New York Daily News | Jun 6, 2003
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 6, 2003
Prospective draft choices aren't the only ones being evaluated during the NBA's predraft camp in Chicago.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 6, 2003
Rick Carlisle said he would talk to three teams during this week's NBA pre-draft camp in Chicago.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | Jun 5, 2003
When Larry Brown resigned as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers two weeks ago, little could he have known what a domino effect it would have.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 5, 2003
Jameer Nelson arrived for the NBA's predraft camp with a new tattoo stretching across his back just below his neck that reads, "All Eyes On Me.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 5, 2003
In the midst of his search for a coaching successor to Larry Brown, Billy King isn't ignoring the guys who have already been in place.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 5, 2003
Think 10 days is a long time for a coaching search? Try 13.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 5, 2003
On the day the NBA Finals began in San Antonio, the league also started its final pre-draft camp at the Moody Bible Institute near downtown Chicago yesterday.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 4, 2003
The life and times of Maurice Cheeks has been virtually a non-story for the last several days.
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Detroit News | Jun 4, 2003
Count Lakers Coach Phil Jackson among those who feel Larry Brown made a mistake taking the Pistons head coaching job.
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Philadelphia Daily News Columnist Bill Conlin | Jun 3, 2003
WHEN I'M KING of the World.
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New York Times | Jun 3, 2003
Portland Trail Blazers Coach Maurice Cheeks received permission today to interview for the Philadelphia 76ers' vacant coaching job, possibly dooming the candidacy of Eddie Jordan, a Nets assistant who interviewed for that same position earlier this week.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 3, 2003
One-third of the potential Philadelphia-Detroit-Portland triangle was completed yesterday when Larry Brown accepted the Pistons' head-coaching position.
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Detroit Free Press | Jun 3, 2003
First and foremost, Larry Brown wants to teach.
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Detroit News | Jun 3, 2003
Larry Brown's coaching staff is in a bit of limbo right now.
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Detroit News | Jun 3, 2003
Here's what we know:
The Pistons on Monday hired 62-year-old, Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown to replace the fired Rick Carlisle.
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Washington Post | Jun 3, 2003
The Washington Wizards interviewed former Maryland star Len Elmore yesterday for their president of basketball operations vacancy and received clearance to interview Boston General Manager Chris Wallace, sources confirmed.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 2, 2003
Larry Brown will be introduced as the new coach of the Detroit Pistons in a news conference today at the Palace in Auburn Hills.
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N.Y. Post | Jun 2, 2003
With nearly one-third of the NBA teams looking for head coaches, it was only a matter of time before the Nets' highly-regarded assistant, Eddie Jordan, entered the picture.
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Newark Star-Ledger | Jun 1, 2003
Philadelphia has called the Nets and asked for permission to interview Eddie Jordan for its vacant head coaching job, according to a friend of Jordan's who asked to remain anonymous.
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Detroit News | Jun 1, 2003
Rick Carlisle probably won't be without a job too long.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal | Jun 1, 2003
In an attempt to squash the talk surrounding his future, John Calipari released a statement Saturday afternoon and eliminated himself from consideration for the vacant head coaching position with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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New York Daily News | Jun 1, 2003
For a few weeks, Rod Thorn was surprised not to hear from any teams regarding assistant coach Eddie Jordan.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Columnist Don McKee | Jun 1, 2003
Billy King is going to have an interesting summer.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 1, 2003
Larry Brown, the Hall of Fame coach who resigned from the 76ers six days ago, will be the next coach of the Detroit Pistons, sources with the league and the Sixers said yesterday.
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Detroit News Columnist Rob Parker | Jun 1, 2003
Larry Brown is the next coach of the Pistons.
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Detroit Free Press Columnist Drew Sharp | Jun 1, 2003
The only thing more surreal than Saturday's impromptu press conference announcing the apparently amicable divorce between Rick Carlisle and the Pistons was the 48 hours leading up to it.
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Washington Post | Jun 1, 2003
The Washington Wizards' chances of hiring former Philadelphia 76ers coach Larry Brown dimmed yesterday when the Detroit Pistons fired Rick Carlisle and confirmed they would pursue Brown.
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Sports Illustrated | Jun 1, 2003
Larry Brown has agreed to a five-year, $25 million deal to be the head coach of the Detroit Pistons, reports SI.
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