Iverson ... da return?

[Peter Delevett]

Vescey theorizes that if the Cs still want Iverson,
the Sixers might want to dump him badly enough to take
Theo's contract and some spare parts in exchange. 

I really hate to engage in idle speculation, but I'm
curious: the RealGM trade checker says you could make
this trade work by throwing in Gerald Green and Rajon
Rondo, OR by throwing in Allen and West. 

Let's assume the Sixers really, really want to get rid
of Iverson (and with their record, they have a lot
less leverage than they had around draft time). And
let's assume that no other team is willing to blow out
the doors. (Vescey mentions the Hawks, Nuggets and
Pacers, and I'm sure Billy King would much rather not
deal Iverson within the division. On the other hand, I
can't imagine Bird wanting to get near Iverson with
the off-court issues his team has had, and with
Atlanta finally winning some games they also might be
less inclined to blow the team up - although actually
this might be a perfect time for them to make a bold
move.)

Would you give up Green and Rondo for Iverson? Or,
say, West, Allen and the Cleveland first-rounder? If
such a deal could be done - and that's a huge if - it
would leave the Celtics with a core of Pierce,
Iverson, Wally, Perkins, Jefferson, Gomes, Telfair and
whichever guards didn't go off to Philly. I can't see
how that team doesn't win a lot of games.






 
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