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.”

In his sixth NBA season, Giricek has appeared in 350 games with 191 starts and has posted averages of 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 23.6 minutes per game. This season, the 6’6”, 220-pound guard has played in 22 games and averaged 4.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 12.7 minutes per game, while shooting 40.2% (40-104) from the field and 35.3% (12-34) from three-point range.

The Croatian native was acquired by the Jazz on February 19, 2004 from Orlando and appeared in 226 games for Utah, where he compiled averages of 8.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 20.7 minutes per game.

Giricek played for the Croatian National Team in the 2005 European Championships and was named to the 2005 All-Eurobasket Second Team. He also competed in the 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 Croatian League All-Star Games (named MVP of the 1998 and 2000 All-Star Games). Additionally, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team and during the 2003 All-Star Weekend, he competed in the got Milk? Rookie Challenge and won the Rookie Hoopz Skills competition.

Currently in his fifth NBA season, Korver (6-7, 210, Creighton) has appeared in 337 regular season games, all with Philadelphia, and owns career averages of 10.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists while hitting .409 from three-point range. He appeared in 25 games this season for the 76ers, averaging 10.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 26.3 minutes.

Korver holds the 76ers franchise record for three-pointers made in a season (226 in 2004-05) and owns three of the franchise’s top-10 single-season marks for three-point accuracy. Korver also ranks second on the team’s career list for three-pointers made (661) and has twice been selected to participate in the NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout.

Originally selected by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (51st overall pick) of the 2003 NBA Draft, Korver’s rights were traded to Philadelphia in a draft-night deal. Prior to his NBA career, the Lakewood, Calif., native played four years at Creighton University, where he finished as the school’s fifth all-time leading scorer.

“On behalf of the entire Sixers organization, I want to thank Kyle for the positive impact he has made on this team and the city of Philadelphia through his play on the court and, even more importantly, his philanthropic efforts off of it,” Stefanski said.

“We made a trade which we feel improves our team this year,” said Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor.

This is exactly what Isiah should be doing. Trying to acquire an additional first round draft pick even if it means giving up a more taleneted player than we recieve.

There ar a bunch of teams underachieving right now, and may feel they are one player or two away from making the playoffs.

Definately agree that Isiah needs to do something. Not big but small just like a korver for giricek trade.....

What the hell is the hold up?

rumor is that the pick is the one we owe utah, so philly may be getting our unprotected pick in 2010.

Posted by djsunyc:

rumor is that the pick is the one we owe utah, so philly may be getting our unprotected pick in 2010.

Larry's revenge!

Posted by K22:

Wow. Ashton Korver got banished to Utah. Poor guy.

They guy is going to "OsmondLand!!" he is happy!!!

I made a thread last yr highlighting Philly's future cap space coming up and they're already better than us.

I guess Almond isn't that good.

Posted by tkf:

Isiaih doesn't need to do a damn thing but quit and take dolan with him................. moves like this are not flashy enough for Isiaih, he needs to do a lee, balkman and next years unprotected first round pick for jermain oneal.. and here is how his stupid ass would defend it.

" jermain is still only 30, and he provides us with the size and talent we need on both ends of the floor as a big man, although we gave up promising players in lee and balkman Jermain is an allstar and we got the most talented player in the trade.. as far as the unprotected first.. Well I did my research, and there isn't a player in the draft better than Jermain oneal"



[Edited by - tkf on 29-12-2007 7:12 PM]

EXACTLY. Why do people WANT TO add to this mess? Why do they believe any trade will FIX this mess? People really want to use the 27M in 09 expirings of Malik and Marbury for longer contracts in return?

Why?

Do people REALLY think adding lets say Ron Artest will:

*Stop Crawford from chucking and have him play solid defense.
*Get Curry to lose 50 pounds and rebound and defend.
*Get Zach to remember he has teammates and pass the ball.
*Get Jeffries to be the Scottie Pippen that Isiah sold us he was.
*Get Balkman and Lee polished offensive games.
*Turn Mardy into Clyde Frazier.

And so on and so forth? For...that's how some people seem to talk.

As if Ron Artest or Jermaine ONeal would turn this sorry sack of crap into a 55 win playoff contender......

PFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTTTTTTtttttttttttttt.



FIRE ISIAH
Buy out Malik and Marbury so their 09 expirings DO SO...EXPIRE.
Trade Zach for 09s.
Trade Crawful for 09s.
Build FatCurry back up and trade him for 09s.

Sure a few smaller 10s will come back but so what?


Build for the future, please, enough with this "Well Ron Artest MIGHT get us a playoff berth NEXT season!!!! YAY!!!!"



God help us all when we see Isiah beaming at a PC introducing Darius Miles, Antoine Walker, Kenyon Martin, etc.... and extending Fred Jones 3 years 24M.