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.

SG/SF Rodney Carney has been a decent player wherever he has played in the NBA but for some reason he never gets his big chance to truly shine. He has played in 43 games (0 starts) for the 76ers this season and he is averaging 10.9 minutes, 3.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Carney could get more playing time after the trade deadline if the Sixers make a deal.

Everyone believes that the trade talks that the Sixers have been having with other teams has been revolving around Andre Iguodala and Samuel Dalembert. Lou Williams and Willie Green could help some teams in the league especially ones that need bench help like the Grizzlies for instance. The Grizzlies would without a doubt be interested in either Williams or Green and maybe both. Williams has played in 38 games (27 starts) for the Sixers this season and he is averaging 30.9 minutes, 14.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Green has played in 47 games (12 starts) for the 76ers this season and he is averaging 21.4 minutes, 8.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. The Grizzlies are desperate for bench help and they have multiple first round picks…..just a thought.

The Sixers will likely be looking to trade SG/SF Jason Kapono in the next couple of weeks because they just don’t use him and it’s hurting his game. Kapono has played in 33 games (0 starts) for the 76ers this season and he is averaging 13.7 minutes, 4.6 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. His main skill is his three point shooting as he has made 39% of his shots from that range and he is usually way better than that.

The 6′11″, 250 lbs. Samuel Dalembert may not ever be an offensive force, but he really does a great job rebounding and anchoring the 76er’s defense.  Dalembert is only averaging 7.5 points, but he plays just 26 minutes per game and averages 9.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks.  His 2.2 blocks per game is 3rd best in the league, behind only Dwight Howard (2.7 bpg) of the Orlando Magic and Josh Smith (2.22 bpg) of the Atlanta Hawks.  He has also been playing with a very heavy heart lately, as Dalembert is a native of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti which was devastated by a 7.0 earthquake on January 12th.  The 76ers give up 100 points per game, and without Dalembert it would be a lot more.  So, I don’t think the 76ers should trade Dalembert, as he is one of the few players on the Sixers’ roster that plays good defense.  They do need some more scoring from the low post though, so I understand why they would put him on the trading block.