The Philadelphia 76ers picked up the athletic wing Rodney Carney today.  The 6′7″ G/F Carney will be a nice addition to the 76ers and will bring some more athleticism to go along with Andre Iguodala’s.  New head coach Eddie Jordan will probably look to utilize Carney and his athleticism as Jordan wants to play a more uptempo style this year.  Last year with the Minnesota Timberwolves Carney played in 67 games (six starts) and averaged 7.2 PPG and 1.9 RPG in 18 Mpg.

The 76ers have signed reserve center Calvin Booth to replace Steven Hunter as Samuel Dalembert’s backup at center. Booth is known most for his defense because he’s not a good offensive player. He played in 44 games (1 start) last season for the Wizards and he averaged 8.6 minutes, 1.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. He hit 47% of his shots from the floor and 75.3% from the free throw line.

Booth has now played in 327 games (83 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 12.9 minutes, 3.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.0 block per game. He has hit 45.3% of his shots from the floor and 75.3% of his shots from the free throw line during his career. Don’t expect a whole lot of him when he’s on the court but he won’t hurt the team when he’s on the floor.

The 76ers have traded backup center Steven Hunter and 2nd year small forward Bobby Jones to the Nuggets for PF Reggie Evans and the draft rights to forward Ricky Sanchez. This move was all about adding more defense and rebounding to the Sixers and Evans definately will provide that. The 6′8″, 245 pound power forward played in 66 games (11 starts) last season for the Nuggets and he averaged 17.1 minutes, 4.9 points, 7.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He shoots most of his shots at close range which explains why he hit 54.4% from the floor and 49.7% from the free throw line.

Evans has now played in 354 games in his NBA career (202 starts) and he has averaged 19.9 minutes, 4.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. He has shot 48.2% from the floor in his career and 52.8% from the free throw line. This was an excellent move by the Sixers who should start Evans at power forward. He would probably average a double-double if he played 35 minutes a game and he would be one of the leading rebounders in the NBA. He just needs the minutes to prove it and the Sixers might give them to him.

First off I would like to say Im always up for criticism and others opinions and my outlook on this franchise may offend many fans. However as lifelong philadelphia fan I have to strongly disagree on sixers work on the offseason. If boston has taught sixers fans anything its that any franchise can make something out of nothing. Boston has turned into a HUGE threat in the east while philadelphia is considered a laughing stock. We are a few bad draft picks away from becoming the Bobcats. Boston aquired Keving Garnett that averages 20 and ten. To put things in comparison theres not one player on the sixers roster that averages over 20. Theres not one player that averages ten boards. I appreciate your sugar coating of how the sixers “suck” but lets be honest they dont have a chance. Last season the sixers lost their best player AI. Offcourt antics aside he was the sixers only superstar. Ray Allen and KG has a total of 17 all star appearence compared to the SIXERS ROSTER of ZERO. As far as showing patience as a fan I think this city has just about enough. Its been 8830 days since the franchises last championship. The last time we won one we had someone named the DOC and the savior in the shape of MOSES. As one of the most tortured sports cities ever I can only say im preparing myself for another dissapointing basketball season. Our most promising player in the offseason was a guy nams Louis Williams….yeah WHO? For all those that dont know louis he was drafted in 2005 out of highschool as our 45th pick. We had a great chance to make some trades on draft day with the 12th 21st and 30th pick but no trades were taken. In an offseason where ray allen, KG, Jason Richardson, and Kobe bryant were looking for different teams, the sixers aquired none of these exciting players. Our future lies with baby AI andre. I love my boy andre but he has to prove to be a leader. I think the fact that the sixers are banking on a deep bench is an understatement. We are hanging on for dear life based on our benches success. I hope to god that Thaddeus Young is as good in the NBA as he was in college. With the sixers luck he will be juat another mediocre player on our horribly managed team. It has come to the point where the sixers fans will be happy with a .500 season. But to be fair that is enough to make the playoffs in the east. Im sorry but i just cant accept that this is the best the sixers could do this year as far as management. All we can hope for now is that another selfish all star in the NBA will want more money and move to the sports cursed city to Philadelphia. I guess im just another harsh philly fan critic but I think for once I have a legitimate concern for this season. I can actually say my highschool basketball team can compete with the sixers. Granted the team had Luol Deng and Charlie Villanueva. With that said PAYCE IM OUT.

The 76ers have acquired Herbert Hill from the Utah Jazz for center Kyrylo Fesenko. Hill is a 6′10″, 240 pound power forward from Providence. Hill played in 99 games for Providence and he averaged 9.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.9 blocked shots per game. He shot 61.4% from the floor and only 56.6% from the free throw line. Hill will likely backup Jason Smith as a rookie for the Sixers. This was a good move for the Sixers because Fesenko might not come to the U.S. for a while.