InsideHoops.com NewsWire: Philadelphia 76ers President and General Manager Ed Stefanski announced today that the Sixers have acquired guard Gordan Giricek and a first-round pick from the Utah Jazz in exchange for guard Kyle Korver.
“We are excited about acquiring a player of Gordan’s ability, as well as an additional asset in the form of a first-round draft pick,” Stefanski said. “This move will provide us with increased salary cap flexibility this off-season and also allows us to continue our evaluation and development of the young talent we have on this team.”
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NBA News - Denver’s Allen Iverson will attempt a trick he’s already accomplished once in his storied NBA career when the Nuggets play the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center tonight on TNT (8 p.m. ET): Scoring at least 50 points in consecutive games. Iverson tallied 51 points last night in a 111-107 loss to the L.A. Lakers. Iverson’s 51 points were the most by a Nuggets player since Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf scored 51 at Utah on Dec. 7, 1995. Iverson is one of only five players to post consecutive 50-plus scoring games since the 1970-71 season: Kobe Bryant — March 16-23, 2007 (four straight games)
- Allen Iverson — Dec. 18-20, 2004 (two)
- Antawn Jamison — Dec. 3-6, 2000 (two)
- Michael Jordan — April 12-16, 1987 (three)
- Bernard King — Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 1984 (two)
Iverson, who has 11 50-point games in his career, has nine this decade. There have been 60 instances this decade of a player scoring at least 50 in a game. The most 50-point performances since the 2000-01 season belong to:
- Kobe Bryant (21)
- Allen Iverson (nine)
- Tracy McGrady (four)
- Gilbert Arenas (three)
- LeBron James (three)

Years after many expected, the Philadelphia 76ers have finally fired general manager Billy King, and have replaced him with Ed Stefanski, who had been the Nets general manager for the last nine seasons.
King seemed to be content building the 76ers around players that are nice, but not true building blocks. Allen Iverson was never really surrounded with anything close to top talent, and the current Sixers basically have to build around Andre Iguodala, who is a budding star but isn’t expected to ever be a top-tier superstar.
The team is in full rebuild mode — or at least they should be — and Stefanski is a good hire.
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The Associated Press reports: Canada still has a chance to play in the Olympics, but shouldn’t expect any help from Steve Nash. The Phoenix Suns star said Sunday night he probably would not play for the Canadians next summer even if they land a spot in the Beijing Games.
Nash hasn’t played for Team Canada in several years, since becoming a Phoenix Sun.