Phil Sheridan: Brand Deal a Giant Leap

2008/07/11 01:14:33 @NBA.com: News

In the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Phil Sheridan writes "the 6-foot-8 Brand can't complete this puzzle because it's still being assembled. But he does give the Sixers a fantastic centerpiece to build around.'It could be - not could be, it's going to be - very exciting,' Ed Stefanski, the team's president and general manager, said during the downright giddy news conference introducing Brand. ‘I like to think we compete with whatever team we have out there, but I feel a lot better having Elton Brand behind me.' This was a grand slam for the Sixers. They went into this free-agency period with carefully created space under the salary cap. That money had to be burning a hole in Stefanski's pocket."
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