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They would like to keep Temple product Lavoy Allen, whose 1-year rookie deal is up. Allen's play in the playoffs probably upped his price range to about $2 million a season. The Sixers, already short on strong, big men, can ill afford to lose Allen. Philadelphia Inquirer

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Tom Moore: Asked if #Sixers plan to re-sign restricted FA Lavoy Allen & Jodie Meeks, team president Rod Thorn: "We are formulating our plans now." Twitter

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Lavoy Allen: Riding with Nik Vucevic and he puts on Tik Tok by Kesha smh Twitter

Philadelphia 76ers, Nikola Vucevic, Lavoy Allen 

We ranked NBA players 1 to 500 last summer. Somebody had to be Mr. 500. I can't imagine that felt great. Lavoy Allen: I didn't really worry about it too much. I got a little publicity. That's what I liked about it. People didn't know who I was before that. So I didn't really worry about it too much. ESPN.com

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We had 150 or so voters, and we ranked all the NBA players. I'm here to apologize. We were wrong. Lavoy Allen: It's all good. If I asked you who 482 was, do you know who that was? I have no idea. Lavoy Allen: But you know who number 500 was, though, right? I do. I do. Lavoy Allen: I should thank you guys. ESPN.com

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You're very big about this. But I'm telling you, we're watching you play, and emailing each other and saying, Man, we did a bad job on that. Lavoy Allen: I don't blame you guys. A lot of guys on the list hadn't played an NBA game yet. Someone had to be at the bottom. ESPN.com

Philadelphia 76ers, Lavoy Allen 

With the Sixers needing to contain Kevin Garnett - who finished with just 9 points on 3-of-12 shooting - those duties fell to Allen, who performed admirably, especially as the game wore on and the Sixers drew closer. "Lavoy, once again, defensively just did a tremendous job,’’ Collins said. Boston Globe

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Alex Raskin: Doug Collins wants Lavoy Allen on KG but he refuses to take Elton Brandon out of the starting lineup because he "deserves" to start. #76ers Twitter

Philadelphia 76ers, Elton Brand, Lavoy Allen 

Also on the injury list is forward Elton Brand, who is nursing a sore neck. Brand played only a bit over 15 minutes on Saturday, partially due to the injury, partially due to the effectiveness of Lavoy Allen, who scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds in just under 20 minutes. "E.B. was struggling a little bit and Lavoy was playing great," coach Doug Collins said. "I think the guys know that at this point in time I've got to go with the guys who are playing well. E.B. is a proud guy and he's going to give everything he can [in Game 2]. If he's playing well, he'll get those minutes. When they went to a smaller lineup, it's hard to get E.B. and Spencer [Hawes] out there together." Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia 76ers, Elton Brand, Doug Collins, Lavoy Allen 

The Sixers have signed forwards Nikola Vucevic and Lavoy Allen, their choices in the 2011 NBA Draft. KARE 11

Philadelphia 76ers, Nikola Vucevic, Lavoy Allen 

The first question was about the players that went overseas to play during the lockout: Nikola Vucevic, Lavoy Allen, and Craig Brackins. Rod Thorn: "They are all coming back. Lavoy has a game Friday that he's going to play in in France and then he'll be back. Brackins is already back. And then with Nikola, we hope to have him here as quickly as possible. Obviously we have to get a visa in order in order to get him here and we have to have some sort of a contract in order to do that. But all of them will be here. Everybody will be on time -- we hope Nikola will be. It may be an extra day for him." Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia 76ers, Rod Thorn, Craig Brackins, Nikola Vucevic, Lavoy Allen 

In a perfect world, Lavoy Allen would be playing with a Sixers summer-league team, impressing management so much that it would be preparing to throw a guaranteed contract at its second-round draft choice. This is not a perfect world or anything close to it in the NBA these days. So, as the league's lockout continues, Allen has done the prudent thing. The Big 5 Player of the Year from Temple signed a contract with Strasbourg in France. "I got the offer not even a week ago," Allen said last night. Without the lockout, he would not have been looking anywhere but his hometown. "If there was no lockout, I would be here waiting for training camp," Allen said. Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia 76ers, Lockout, France, Lavoy Allen 

Less than three weeks after fulfilling a lifetime dream and being drafted by his hometown Sixers, Lavoy Allen is now headed to France. The former Temple star was selected 50th overall by the Sixers in the second round of the NBA draft, but with the ongoing NBA lockout, the 2011-12 season is uncertain. A number of NBA players, including New Jersey Nets star Deron Williams, have already signed overseas contracts with opt-out clauses if the lockout is resolved. Allen is the latest player to take his talents to Europe. Allen signed a contract with Strasbourg IG in France. The contract includes an opt-out clause if the NBA lockout is resolved. The clause expires in January, which is when the NBA must resolve the lockout in order to salvage its season. “My agent called me with the opportunity and he thinks it’s the best opportunity for me,” Allen said. “It’s a great team, great city and great coach.” CSNPhilly.com

Philadelphia 76ers, Lockout, France, Lavoy Allen 

If the lockout is not resolved anytime soon, Allen will leave for France in late August. If the lockout is resolved at some point, Allen doesn’t necessarily have to opt out of his contract. It’s his option whether or not he wants to stay in France or return to the NBA. But Allen said he will definitely opt out if and when the lockout is resolved. “The NBA is my dream,” Allen said, “so if the opportunity comes and the lockout ends, I will opt out.” CSNPhilly.com

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Ryan Feldman: Word out of Atlanta is that Lavoy Allen will get serious interest from Hawks at 48. Spurs, who worked him out twice, also interested at 59. Twitter

Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs, Draft, Lavoy Allen 

The Celtics held a draft workout on Wednesday with Justin Harper, Lavoy Allen, Jamie Skeen, Keith Benson, Jon Leuer, Jeremy Tyler and Frank Hassell. Matt Howard was originally scheduled for that workout but was not there for an unknown reason. The word was that Justin Harper and Lavoy Allen both played fairly well. The Hoops Report

Boston Celtics, Draft, Jeremy Tyler, Justin Harper, Jon Leuer, Keith Benson, Jamie Skeen, Lavoy Allen 

Ryan Feldman: OKC Thunder hosted a draft workout today w/ Andrew Goudelock, Lavoy Allen, Nolan Smith, Josh Selby + Cory Joseph. Twitter

Oklahoma City Thunder, Draft, Nolan Smith, Josh Selby, Lavoy Allen, Cory Joseph, Andrew Goudelock 

Ryan Feldman: Lavoy Allen worked out for Spurs w/ Skeen, Jenkins, Harper, Benson last week, was called back to Spurs June 3. Going to Bos, OKC next week. Twitter

San Antonio Spurs, Draft, Lavoy Allen 

LaVoy Allen spoke to Andre Buck on the phone for 3 hrs yesterday. Don't be surprised if he signs with Buck prior to #NBADraft. Twitter

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Temple coach Fran Dunphy said Friday that Lavoy Allen is neither injured nor ill and that the 6-foot-9 forward simply decided not to attend the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament for personal reasons. "There's really no story behind this other than, as Lavoy said, he didn't go because of personal reasons," Dunphy said. "He will go to a number of individual camps, so he'll have a chance to show his talents in front of NBA people. I'm not sure how that will be determined." Dunphy said Allen has yet to sign with an agent. "He hasn't chosen one yet, but he will," he said. Philadelphia Inquirer

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