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Does DiLeo Deserve One-Year Extension?

76ers general manager Ed Stefanski insists that he won't decide on interim coach Tony DiLeo's future until after the season.

The team, which was 9-14 when they fired Maurice Cheeks, is 28-20 under DiLeo and are battling the Heat for the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Via Courier Post


Iverson Returns To Pistons

Allen Iverson was back in uniform for the Detroit Pistons on Sunday against his former team, the Philadelphia Sixers, the Associated Press is reporting.

Iverson came off the bench after missing the last 16 games with a back injury and finished with 8 points in 21 minutes. The Pistons won the game 101-97.

Via ESPN


Stefanski: Signing Brand Wasn't A Mistake

76ers general manager Ed Stefanski defended the signing of Elton Brand in Wednesday's Philadelphia Inquirer.

"The majority of people around here were for it," Stefanski said of the signing last summer. "Has he been injured often in the last few years? Yes. But is he injury-prone? No. That's a freak accident to come down on your shoulder. We're anxious to see what happens when we put him back in the lineup. We don't feel it was a mistake."

Stefanski went on to deny that the team considered trading Brand prior to his season-ending shoulder injury.

"No. That never happened," he said.

Via Philadelphia Inquirer


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