The 76ers have signed 57-year old Doug Collins to be the new head coach. Collins last coached in 2002-03 with the Wizards and he led them to a 37-45 (45.1%) record missing the playoffs. He has 8 years of head coaching experience in the NBA and he has compiled a 332-287 (53.6%) record during the regular season and he is 15-23 (39.5%) in the post season. He is famous for being Michael Jordan’s first coach in Chicago before he was replaced by the now legendary Phil Jackson. Collins will likely be a huge improvement over Eddie Jordan but that won’t be too hard to do.

The Sixers decided they saw more than enough of head coach Eddie Jordan, firing him after only one season on the job. The Sixers were 27-55 on the season and 12-29 at home which is really pathetic. The Sixers were outscored by an average of 101.6-97.7 per night this year. It just seemed like the 76ers didn’t have any direction from Jordan despite the team having some talent. Good riddance.

The 76ers have shut down starting small forward Thaddeus Young for the year due to a fractured thumb. Young played in 67 games (45 starts) for the Sixers this season and he averaged 32.0 minutes, 13.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game. This is a shame for the Sixers who are starting to look at there younger players the last week. Young played well for them this year.

Allen Iverson has left the Philadelphia 76ers due to personal reasons. This might very well end his time with the Sixers. Iverson has played in 25 games (24 starts) for the Sixers this season and he was averaging 31.9 minutes, 13.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. A.I. leaving the team will likely get Lou Williams back into the starting lineup. Williams has played in 43 games (27 starts) for the Sixers this season and he is averaging 30.3 minutes, 14.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Williams was the starting point guard for the Sixers when the season started but he got injured and when he came back they decided to start rookie Jrue Holiday in his old spot. Willie Green will also see a bump in P.T. without Iverson around. Green has played in 50 games (15 starts) for the Sixers this season and he is averaging 21.4 minutes, 8.7 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

The 76ers have acquired 22-year old shooting guard Jodie Meeks and 33-year old center Francisco Elson from the Bucks for 28-year old guard Royal Ivey, 30-year old center Primoz Brezec and a 2nd round pick. Meeks has played in 41 games (0 starts) for the Bucks this season and he is averaging 11.9 minutes, 4.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Despite only shooting 36.2% from the floor in his rookie year Meeks does have by far the largest upside of the players involved in this trade. Elson has played in 11 games (0 starts) for the Bucks this season and he is averaging 5.6 minutes, 0.9 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Elson has now played in 404 games (148 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 16.3 minutes, 3.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.

Royal Ivey played in 26 games (0 starts) for the 76ers this season and he averaged 9.1 minutes, 2.7 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.7 assists per game. Brezec played in only 7 games (0 starts) for the Sixers this season and he was averaging 5.1 minutes, 0.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.

The Sixers didn’t give up much and they got the best player in the trade (Meeks) and a expiring contract (Elson) so I give them a small win here.