SIXERS NEWS

The Sixers made their first big roster move under new GM Ed Stefanski, trading 3 point ace Kyle Korver to the Utah Jazz for guard Gordan Giricek and a 1st round pick. The pick is a conditional and can't be used until 2009 where it would be a late first round pick anyway and thus not necessarily that much of an asset. Giricek is a solid bt not great player, kind of like Korver, except he doesn't shoot 40% from beyond the arc. So the Sixers likely won't be hitting anymore three pointers anytime soon. If nothing else, the move does free up some cap room for Sixers, something they've been looking to do for a while. So while this move doesn't exactly help them now, it will help to improve the Sixers in the future, which is apparently all they are concerned with at this point.