Last week Allen Iverson announced his retirement from the National Basketball Association, but it seems he hasn’t had enough of playing ball yet because this morning, Allen Iverson informed the Philadelphia 76ers that he will accept their one-year, non-guaranteed offer.
Team President Ed Stefanski said, “In light of the recent injury to Lou Williams, which will sideline him for close to eight weeks, we felt that Allen was the best available free agent guard to help us at this time.” In Philly’s loss to the Wizards on November 24th Williams, who averaged 17.4 points and 5.1 assists, broke his jaw.
The team didn’t release the details of his new contract but he could get a full veteran’s minimum of $1,306,455 if the Sixers sign him with a mid-level or $1.99 million contract exception.
Iverson will be back Monday when the Sixers, who are 5 & 13, go up against the Denver Nuggets who have 13 wins & 5 losses. Iverson previously played for the Memphis Gizzlies before he retired.
Iverson is a 10-time All-Star, was NBA MVP in 2001, and he led the Sixers to the NBA Finals. Iverson has career averages of 27 points and 6.2 points in 889 games in 14 seasons. He is also tied for the fifth-highest scoring average in NBA history.
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