--The Sixers created an additional $2.8 million in cap space to sign Elton Brand by trading G/F Rodney Carney ($1.66 million), C Calvin Booth ($1.14 million) and a protected 2009 first-round pick from the December Kyle Korver deal with Utah to the Timberwolves for a protected 2010 second-rounder. That allowed the Sixers to increase their offer to Brand from five years, $66.7 million to $82.9 million.

--The Sixers invited former St. Joseph's shooting standout Pat Carroll, the younger brother of Bobcats shooting guard Matt Carroll who had played his first three seasons of professional basketball overseas, to rookie camp in Las Vegas and to play in the ensuing NBA Summer League.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"There's things I can do to help them get to the next level. They made the playoffs without my assistance. I'm looking for bigger and better things, for sure." -- Elton Brand, after signing a five-year, $83 million contract with the 76ers.

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