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.