Elton Brand is a Sixer!!

The Sixers appear to have pulled it off. After trading away Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth to clear up cap space, the Sixers have lured the best available free agent, Elton Brand, away from the Clippers. According to ESPN, the Sixers have offered Brand a 5 year deal worth a reported 82 million dollars, and Brand is going to accept it.

The move makes the Sixers an instant contender in the Eastern Conference, where everything is up for grabs behind the Celtics. Ed Stefanski appears to have pulled off a major move in his first off-season as the Sixers GM, one that will help the team continue it's rise to the top.

Brand's career stats:

Year	Team	G	MPG	FG%	FT%	OFF	DEF	RPG	APG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
99-00	CHI	81	37.0	0.482	0.685	4.3	5.7	10.0	1.9	1.6	2.81	3.20	20.1
00-01	CHI	74	39.3	0.476	0.708	3.9	6.2	10.1	3.2	1.6	2.96	3.30	20.1
01-02	LAC	80	37.8	0.527	0.742	5.0	6.6	11.6	2.4	2.0	2.16	3.20	18.2
02-03	LAC	62	39.6	0.502	0.685	4.6	6.8	11.3	2.5	2.5	2.60	3.30	18.5
03-04	LAC	69	38.7	0.493	0.773	3.9	6.4	10.3	3.3	2.2	2.80	3.30	20.0
04-05	LAC	81	37.0	0.503	0.752	3.7	5.9	9.5	2.6	2.1	2.26	3.00	20.0
05-06	LAC	79	39.2	0.527	0.775	3.0	7.0	10.0	2.6	2.5	2.19	2.90	24.7
06-07	LAC	80	38.5	0.533	0.761	3.4	6.0	9.3	2.9	2.2	2.53	3.00	20.5
07-08	LAC	8	34.3	0.456	0.787	2.6	5.4	8.0	2.0	1.9	2.13	2.60	17.6
Career	--	614	38.3	0.505	0.738	3.9	6.3	10.2	2.7	2.1	2.52	3.10	20.3