Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Sixers officially announce Carney trade; set to introduce Brand Wednesday afternoon

Philadelphia 76ers President and General Manager Ed Stefanski announced today that the team has traded Calvin Booth, Rodney Carney, cash considerations and the rights to a conditional first-round pick received from Utah (acquired from the Jazz last December) to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for a protected second-round pick in 2010.


Carney (6-7, 205) was originally acquired by the Sixers in a draft night trade with Chicago in 2006. In 137 career games with 41 starts, he has averaged 6.2 points and 1.9 rebounds in 17.4 minutes per game. In his two seasons, Carney has recorded as many steals (77) as turnovers.


Booth (6-11, 250) signed as a free agent with the Sixers on September 11, 2007. He saw action in 31 games last season, averaging 0.8 points and
1.2 rebounds in 6.6 minutes per game. Booth also averaged 4.24 blocks per 48 minutes played, the 11th highest average for any player in the
league last season.


Meanwhile, the Sixers will introduce power forward Elton Brand, who they signed to a five-year, $82 million dollar contract with the help of the cap space opened in the deal with the 'Wolves, at a 5:00 p.m. (et) press conference.

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