Minnesota, to go play with KG. Iverson and Anthony were a dynamic scoring duo out West, but they could never quite put it together as they were bounced from the playoffs in the first round in both and with a combined playoff record of He was traded to the Detroit Pistons at the beginning of the campaign before finding his way back to Philadelphia in the season and retiring afterward.
This post originally appeared on Sixers Wire! Follow us on Facebook! To leave a comment, you will need to Sign in or create an account if you already have an account. Typed comments will be lost if you are not signed in. Dazzling overseas playmaker with room to grow could fit Sixers. Expect Ben Simmons' ascent to continue Updated: Thursday, a. Notably, the Sixers did not win another playoff series after his departure until , when they defeated the top-seeded Chicago Bulls in the first round.
Nevertheless, the famed Allen Iverson trade will go down in NBA lore as one of the biggest happenings ever. Connect with us. The Trade Package Of Doom? There was already trouble prior to Iverson, who was in his 11th year with the team, not playing in the fourth quarter of the scuffling Sixers' Dec. Iverson argued with head coach Maurice Cheeks at the Nov.
Iverson and Cheeks had been close and participated in basketball-shooting contests when Cheeks, who Iverson used to say was his dad's favorite player, had been an assistant coach. In a game of around the world, Cheeks defeated Iverson handily before rolling the ball to Iverson and saying, "Use this one — it goes in.
Recurring issue: Sixers still trying to figure out how to score in half-court offense late in close games. But when Cheeks, who also became a Hall of Famer, was promoted to head coach and no longer had time for those drills or goofing around, their relationship shifted. While Iverson was still scoring 31 points per night, Cheeks decided he wanted to have young wing Andre Iguodala initiate the offense more so the ball wasn't in Iverson's hands so much.
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