--Andre Iguodala and Thaddeus Young were named to the 25-member USA Basketball minicamp that begins July 22 in Las Vegas. Among the young NBA players joining the Sixers' forwards are Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose and ex-Sixer Kyle Korver.
--The Sixers unsuccessfully tried to acquire a shooting guard in the second round. They were interested in Central Florida's Jermaine Taylor, Kentucky's Jodie Meeks and LSU's Marcus Thornton. --The Sixers traded this year's second-round pick to the Heat on draft day 2007 to acquire F/C Jason Smith.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "They're young and athletic. That describes me." -- Rookie guard Jrue Holiday on the Sixers.
