King Makes Another Blunder
Philadelphia 76ers general manager Billy King essentially announced this week that Allen Iverson would not be traded. Anyone else wondering what the point was? It’s not even August yet. Does Billy need a vacation or something? If this is anything but a ploy to get better offers, it’s idiotic. I have no problem with not trading Iverson if there’s no deal to be made. But for the same guy who ranted about changing the culture of his sub-.500, non-playoff team to announce less three weeks into the part of the off-season in which trades can be made that he’s taking his best player off the trading block is ridiculous. Why say anything? It’s not as though King actually said Iverson would be traded. And to suggest that the team would ignore a great offer tomorrow simply because you announced you weren’t trading Iverson is, I hope, even more ridiculous. By the way, it’s not as though King has been tied up with all of the other moves he’s made this off-season. He drafted three players, two of wh