After reaching the verbal agreement with Bjelica, the Sixers were waiting for him to travel to Philadelphia to take a physical and sign the contract, The Athletic’s Derek Bodner reported. They have already added Wilson Chandler this summer and also have Dario Saric, Robert Covington and Ben Simmons to give them plenty of versatility in the frontcourt. “I made a decision too quickly,” Bjelica said. “It’s not about Coach Brown and the Philly organization. It’s just about me and my family.
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Position: F-G
Born: 05/10/87
Height: 6-8 / 2.03
Weight:229 lbs. / 104.3 kg.
Salary: $12,800,562
Born: 05/10/87
Height: 6-8 / 2.03
Weight:229 lbs. / 104.3 kg.
Salary: $12,800,562
Clearing out the Kenneth Faried and Darrell Arthur contract saves Denver a combined $43M in salary and projected luxury tax. The Nuggets now have 14 players on guaranteed contracts and are now $8.7M below the luxury tax. Denver this offseason has saved a projected $90M in salary and tax by trading Faried, Arthur and recently Wilson Chandler in a previous trade to Philadelphia.
The Sixers view Chandler as someone who can help them make another postseason run. “When you look at the DNA of the modern-day player, he is that,” Sixers coach and interim general manger Brett Brown said. “You can guard multiple positions. You can make a three-point shot and has the versatility in his game that is incredibly impressive. I think anytime you can get people in a contract year, you put them in positions where they can do well.”
Chandler said he and Brown haven’t talk about if he’ll be in the starting lineup. “He just told me don’t worry about playing time, and that I’ll play,” Chandler said. “Me personally, I’m not worried about coming off the bench or starting. I’ve done both in my career.” Chandler’s focus is on winning, not starting.
Brian Seltzer: ☎️ Wilson Chandler Conference Call ☎️ “From what I see playing against Sixers last season, I’ll fit in multiple ways. I think playing off other people, I think I do a good job complementing.”
Tom Moore: Wilson Chandler on his expectations for the #Sixers’ upcoming season: ‘I think this team is built to make a run at the title and go to the Finals. That’s my expectations. I think it’s everybody’s. it should be.’
