The Philadelphia 76ers sign forward Elton Brand
The Philadelphia 76ers have signed power forward Elton Brand to a 5-year, $82 million dollar contract. The 29-year old Brand missed most of last season recovering from a torn ACL but he’s healthy right now. Brand played in 8 games (6 starts) with the Clippers last season and he averaged 34.3 minutes, 17.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.9 blocked shots per game. The Sixers expect Brand to give them a huge boost on offense as he will likely be the go to man down low. Brand has now played in 614 games (609 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 38.3 minutes, 20.3 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.1 blocked shots. This was a great signing for the Sixers as Brand will help them big time on both ends of the basketball court.
I am so excited about this deal. Sixers will be a force to be reckoned with.
I agree with you Lee. Look out for the Sixers this season. You see how the Celtics jumped last season and the 76ers don’t have to improve as much as they did to play for the championship. If the Sixers had Brand last season they would have beaten the Pistons and then who knows how far they would have went.