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Tom Moore: #Sixers likely to start Holiday, J-Rich, Turner (if ankle OK), T Young & Allen in opener. Wayns, N Young, Wright, Hawes. Kwame(?) off bench. Twitter @tmoorepburbs

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With the deadline to sign players to an extension quickly approaching, a source says the talks between the Sixers and representatives for point guard Jrue Holiday have picked up slightly. The Sixers have until Oct. 31 to come to terms on an extension for Holiday. If the two sides do not agree on terms for an extension, the Sixers can make a qualifying offer to Holiday for $3.776 million. But if Holiday does not take the qualifying offer from the Sixers, it means he could be a restricted free agent at the end of this season. CSNPhilly.com

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Tony Dutt, the agent for Jrue Holiday, was in Wells Fargo Center on Monday night doing his due-diligence for his client, who is in line for a possible contract extension before the start of the season. Philadelphia Inquirer

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I don’t have a firm idea of what is going to happen, but I have talked with enough people around the league to think that they are not going to get a deal done and Holiday will reach next summer as a restricted free agent. If that is the case, the Sixers will be in position to offer Holiday a larger contract than any other team. Philadelphia Inquirer

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Jrue Holiday, 76ers: Holiday's agent will meet this week with the Sixers and see what their thinking is. Like everyone else, though, it would make more sense for Holiday to wait until the summer, when he could get five years from the 76ers, instead of signing a four-year extension now. He may not have a choice, as Philly has to get Andrew Bynum's deal done first and may not be inclined to put another big contract on the books. NBA.com

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Jrue Holiday: S/o to my big brother Justin holiday gettin picked up by Portland. Love you big bro. #brotherlylove Twitter @Jrue_Holiday11

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In 2010-11 they lost in the first round, in 2011-12 they made it to the second round, and in 2012-13 he sees more progress on the horizon. “Oh for sure,” Holiday said to HOOPSWORLD when asked if the 76ers can contend. “I think definitely because of what happened last year and what people saw. Heart goes a long way and just being able to fight. The pieces that we added have everything that we want and are good teammates to make us a good team “I think the pieces we added are going to take us to that next level, especially with the shooters we have. We struggled with scoring last year, but I don’t think we will this year. And, we have one of the best big men in the league. I think we’re on the right path.” HoopsWorld

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If you tuned into ESPN’s First Take earlier this week you heard Stephen A. Smith touting Howard over Bynum. Smith’s foil, Skip Bayless, maintains, as he did when Bynum was in Los Angeles, that Bynum is the better center. Shaquille, who seems to be fighting the angst that some athletes deal with (rather poorly) when the sun has set on his career, suggested that not only was Bynum better (debatable), but that Brook Lopez is also better (absurd) than Howard. The Sixers I’ve talked to are firmly in their teammate’s camp. This includes Jrue Holiday, Evan Turner, Dorell Wright and Jason Richardson (who has played with Howard). One of them even went as far to say that Bynum, who will be their first option rather than the third, as he was in Los Angeles, could average 25 points this season. The good thing about this is that, as far as the Sixers are concerned, what’s being said by others outside of their locker room hasn’t altered their opinion about their teammate, which should help them this season. Philadelphia Inquirer

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General manager Tony DiLeo could not comment on the status of negotiations between the team and Holiday’s agent. However, a source says the two sides have been in contact about an extension. CSNPhilly.com

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Marc Stein: Extension grapevine scuttle w/buzzer 25 days out: Lawson (DEN) & Holliday (PHI) likely to get deals; Jennings (MIL) & DeRozan (TOR) unlikely Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

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Bob Cooney: Holiday looks terrific in scrimmage. Thad Young sprained an ankle earlier, is day to day Twitter

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Entering the fourth year of his rookie contract, Holiday addressed the issue for the first time Wednesday after a workout at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He did not speak in the tone of a player who was trying to get out of town. Actually, Holiday said his goal is to be a Sixer for the rest of his career. "For sure, as a player you want to set that standard, and obviously for me that's the standard for myself that I want to set," said Holiday, 22. "That's the type of player that I want to be. I want to be seen as that type [of max-contract] player. But I'm not really worried about it; that's not the type of player that I am, honestly. I'm not really a money man. I'd rather get the wins." Philadelphia Inquirer

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The Sixers can offer Holiday a contract extension this season, when he is slated to make more than $2.6 million. They also have the option of waiting until next summer, when Holiday can become an unrestricted free agent. A maximum contract for Holiday would start at about $13 million in the first year and escalate each season. After Holiday posted career-best numbers across the board in the 2010-11 season (14.0 points, 6.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game, 44.6 field goal shooting), he saw those numbers decline (13.5, 4.5, 3.3, 43.2) in 2011-12. Philadelphia Inquirer

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So far, DiLeo and his front office have to be very pleased with the result of their plan, but they know that the most difficult aspect of it will be making the jump from playoff team to contender. “This year will be a little bit of a transition year,” said DiLeo. “Jrue Holiday and Evan Turner will have much larger roles (than they did last season) and we have a lot of new players we’re excited to see. We’re looking to answer a lot of questions this year and begin to put things together (once we find those answers).” NBA.com

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As far as making practice squads, Jrue Holiday Monday made perhaps the best one in all of sports. The starting point guard for the 76ers was added to the 2012 USA Men's Select Team that will train July 6-11 against this year's USA National Team during a training camp in Las Vegas. Fellow Sixer Andre Iguodala is part of the National Team, vying for a spot on the roster that will compete in the London Olympics later this month. Said USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo of Holiday: "In naming Jrue to our Select Team, we've added an athletic guard who can get to the rim and someone who is also a good three-point shooter. Both those skills will be invaluable in helping prepare our National Team for this summer." Philadelphia Inquirer

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Marc J. Spears: Sixers guard Jrue Holiday added to USA select team roster. Holiday also is seeking a max contract extension from Sixers, source tells Yahoo! Twitter

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Three NBA drafts ago, the Suns had their future point guard. At least they thought they did, Stephen Curry. At least they could have had it with Jrue Holiday. Instead, they wound up with draft bust Earl Clark Arizona Republic

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"We loved Jrue Holiday," Kerr said. "We were ready to make him a promise. We were picking at 14 and the agent didn't want to do the promise. He thought he'd go earlier. Well, on draft day, we thought we had a deal for Steph Curry and the deal hadn't gone through but we were pretty sure we were going to get Golden State's pick, which was seven". Arizona Republic

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Steve Kerr: When Curry was available at seven, Golden State took him. We thought we've got a deal. It hasn't been consummated. So at 14, Jrue Holiday is still there and we go, 'Wait a sec, we've got (Steve Nash). We've got (Goran) Dragic, who we really like. We thought we're going to have Curry. We just can't take another point guard. We take Earl Clark, who we love for defensive purposes. Jrue Holiday has turned into a great point guard and Clark is still trying to find his way." Arizona Republic

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Tom Moore: #Sixers (Jrue) Holiday: 'It comes down to will. Last night we didn't have it.' #Celtics Twitter

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