So What Does This Tell Us?

When you look at the Sixers roster a few thins jump right out at you.

• Samuel Dalembert has a long way to go. Dalembert is a nice defensive and hustle player but he has failed to develop any kind of consistent offensive game. He's ok at the foul line, gets some oops and put backs and hits the occasional baby hook. I could be describing Reggie Evans' game or Samuel Dalembert's. Only Dalembert makes over twice as much money. In short Sammy is overpaid and has 3 long years left on his deal. That is going to clog the Sixers salary cap for the final two years of the deal.
• Reggie Evans isn't going anywhere. He's everything Dalembert is except not as good of a shot blocker or free throw shooter. But he's locked in for 3 more years at $4-$5 million and is an excellent rebounder. The fans in Philly have grown to love Evans so don't look for him to go anywhere.
• Willie Green should've been traded instead of Kyle Korver. We'll get into Willie later but to make a long story short he has no business being a starting 2 guard in the NBA. He'd be nice 6th man if he can improve his 3-point shot but the Sixers already have Lou Williams to be that guy. Moving Green to a team that could use him properly should be a priority for the Sixers, even if they only receive a small expiring contract in return.
• If the Sixers keep this core together, they can add 1 marquee free agent starting at about $10 million per season. That's it if they sign Iguodala and Williams to extensions not to mention Andre Miller.
  
• Rodney Carney's value to this team right now is he is honestly the Sixers best 3-point shooter. He might have a little value to another team that likes to run. If the Sixers keep Iguodala and Thaddeus Young there's probably not a lot of burn for Carney unless he develops into a starting-caliber 2 guard.
• NBA rookie contracts are great for teams. Looking at the numbers Thaddeus will be paid until 2011-12 makes it conceivable that the Sixers could trade Iguodala. He and Thaddeus are very similar and Young is younger and cheaper with nearly unlimited potential. Neither is really a 2 or a 4 and Lou Williams is entrenched as the 6th man. That could make one of them extraneous, especially if it's in exchange for a solid 2 or a 4.
  
• It would seem to make perfect sense to try to lock Andre Miller up with a 2 year extension if possible. That's if you want to keep this core together. If the Sixers are able to sign a top level free agent this summer, Miller might be inclined to do so. Most likely though he'd want at least a 3rd year on any extension if not more.
  

The Sixers Current Roster

Before we get down to business, have you ever tried the ESPN NBA Trade Machine? It's my favorite feature of all of the stuff the Worldwide Leader offers. NBA trades are so complicated by nature and it's also nice to know contract lengths, years remaining and what players teams own the rights to.

Unrestricted Free Agents With Player Options
Calvin Booth ($1,141,838)

Unrestricted Free Agents With Team Options
NONE

Unrestricted Free Agents
Chris Webber (Buyout/Retired) ($19,000,000, buyout for $15,856,251)
Aaron McKie (Allan Houston Rule/Released) ($7,000,000)
Kevin Ollie ($3,441,900)
Shavlik Randolph ($1,080,000)
Louis Amundson ($687,456)
Herbert Hill ($427,163)

Restricted Free Agents
Andre Iguodala ($2,804,889) (Qualifying offer for 2008-09 - $3,800,625)
Louis Williams ($800,000)

1 Year Remaining on Contract
Andre Miller (2008-09 - $9,999,999)
Rodney Carney (2008-09 - $1,655,760) (2009-10 Team Option - $2,539,935) (2010-11 Qualifying Offer - $3,568,608)
Jason Smith (2008-09 - $1,326,360) (2009-10 Team Option - $1,418,880) (2010-11 Team Option - $2,187,913) (2011-12 Qualifying Offer - $3,135,279)
Thaddeus Young (2008-09 - $1,968,120) (2009-10 Team Option - $2,105,400) (2010-11 Team Option - $2,901,241) (2011-12 Qualifying Offer - $3,992,108)

2 Years Remaining On Contract
NONE

3 Years Remaining On Contract
Samuel Dalembert (2008-09 - $10,520,000) (2009-10 - $11,360,000) (2010-11 - $12,200,000)
Willie Green (2008-09 - $3,388,000) (2009-10 - $3,682,000) (2010-11 - $3,976,000)
Reggie Evans (2008-09 - $4,640,000) (2009-10 - $4,960,000) (2010-11 - $5,080,000)