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Worse, McKie and the other players in the gym were there when coach Doug Collins came in to tell Green and explain it to the other players in the gym. "That was heartbreaking," McKie said, "because Willie had his 10-year-old son, Ross, with him, and Ross just walked off the court crying. I told him he'd always be family, and Willie explained it to him, but that was tough." Philadelphia Daily News

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Just a couple of hours before the meeting, Collins met with guard Willie Green, the 7-year vet who was dealt yesterday, along with forward Jason Smith, to New Orleans for forwards Darius Songaila and Craig Brackins. Collins choked up when he spoke of having to tell Green of the trade and how Green's young son was crying over the news. That's the type of person, and coach, the fans will see this season. Someone who is emotional and bound with relentless energy, a realist who is confident in knowing what it takes to turn around a team that lost 55 games last season and won only 12 times at home. Philadelphia Daily News

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Adrian Wojnarowski: For those asking about Hornets motivation for today's trade, GM Dell Demps believes SG Willie Green can move over and back up Chris Paul. Twitter

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76ers President Rod Thorn announced today that the team has acquired forwards Darius Songaila and Craig Brackins from the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for guard Willie Green and forward/center Jason Smith. "We made the move for these two players to add additional depth to our front court and to add out-court shooting, which was an area that we felt needed improving," Thorn said. "Songaila is a hard-working, veteran forward who will give us another option up front and Brackins is a rookie that we feel has a chance to develop into a very productive player at this level." Philadelphia Inquirer

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Adrian Wojnarowski: New Orleans has traded Darius Songalia and Craig Brackins to Philly for Willie Green and Jason Smith, league source tells Y! Twitter

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The Sixers have completed a deal to send Willie Green and Jason Smith to the New Orleans Hornets for Darius Songalia and Craig Brackins. Philly Sports Daily

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But nothing will humble Green more than the trip he just completed as part of Basketball without Borders Africa, which took him to Dakar, Senegal, to help instruct the top 60 young basketball players from the continent, on and off the court. "We just finished delivering malaria nets to houses in the community," Green said late last week in a phone conversation. "Malaria is a serious killer here of young children and mothers. So anything we can do to help . . . It's just so sad to see so many infected by something that we in America know little about." Philadelphia Daily News

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Sixers guard Willie Green will join NBA players and African natives DeSagana Diop, Luc Mbah a Moute and Hasheem Thabeet in a Basketball Without Borders program in Senegal Aug. 5-8. Philadelphia Daily News

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