Trade idea: Ray / Iggy / Kevin Martin -- one that finally makes sense

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Bye bye Iggy:

"We've been through the league more than once," said Stefanski of his trade talk with other clubs.

"We've talked to numerous teams. You never know until it gets closer to the deadline whether a deal is going to pop or not. But we are looking for value back. If we make a trade, we are looking to improve the basketball team, not just to get rid of players."

Let's call BS on Stefanski here..

The Sixers have made their bed -- now they have to unmake it. If they want to keep Iggy, fine. But they have some bad, overpaid players, a number of which are signed for way too long (Brand, Williams). They can't be traded on their own, neither can Delambert -- at least not for players who don't have contracts of comperable size and length.

Had they signed Andre to a shorter deal, they'd be able to see more talent in return. But clearly they're struggling to find any kind of talent based deal for him.

This is typical GM speak, trying to increase his guys' value. I don't buy it.