http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/16252525.htm In the least surprising story of the year, the Sixers have discovered that trading Allen Iverson isn't as easy as it used to be.
Iverson has made it clear he will refuse to report to any rebuilding or struggling club hoping to use him as a short-term ATM to fill up the seats and, somewhat less importantly, the basket. The 31-year-old Iverson doesn't have a no-trade clause in his contract, but has the power to scotch any deal because no one doubts that he would sit out rather than lose control of his fate.
Iverson, understandably, wants to go to a contender. Certain contenders, understandably, have interest, but few of them have sufficient cap room to take Iverson's contract. And fewer still would be willing to part with their core players to trade for him. They are already contenders, drawing decent crowds and unsure of the chemical reaction that would take place by adding Iverson to the formula.
So the list of compatible teams is a short one, and the packages of players that would be coming back to the Sixers are, thus far, not very attractive. At some point, Billy King is going to have to decide that picking at this situation isn't going to make it better. He will have to take the best of a bad lot and move on.
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76人管理层发现交换AI并没有预想中那么容易。
AI清楚表示若被交换至弱队或是正重建中的队伍，将会拒绝报到。想把AI换来只为吸引票房或是短暂过渡的队伍可以放弃这个念头了，因为没有人会怀疑AI会真的宁愿不打球也不肯把命运交给别人掌控。
可以理解的是，AI想去有望夺冠的队伍。而这些队伍中，有的也确实有意，但却又没有足够的薪酬空间来吸纳AI的合同，或是不愿拿出他们的核心球员们来换AI。因为他们已经是成型强队了，不愿冒这个险。
所以符合条件的球队名单就很短了，而他们提出的交换方案虽然对76人来说没什么吸引力。但在此刻，76人也只好不得不从这些都很不让人满意的选择中挑出一个相对好点的，把生活继续下去。
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