The Sixers are in need of outside shooters, and right in time, one of the best in the NBA is about to be available.
According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Kyle Korver will soon be a free agent, and the Sixers are one of three teams considered to be front runners to sign him.
Suns are planning to buyout the partially guaranteed contract of Kyle Korver, league sources tell ESPN. Lakers, Sixers and Bucks are frontrunners to sign Korver once he clears waivers, sources said.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 3, 2019Korver has played 16 seasons in the NBA and is a career 42% three-point shooter on an average of 4.7 attempts per game. He shot 40% from three last season on 7.5 attempts per game for the Utah Jazz.
Korver coming to the Sixers, and the Sixers having interest in bringing him in, makes sense for both sides. The Sixers are considered one of the best teams in the NBA after an active first week of free agency. Korver would fill a major need on the roster in a big way, and if they did add him, their chances of coming out of the Eastern Conference would only increase. For Korver, signing with the Sixers would give him a chance to end his career where it started and compete for a title next season.
Korver was originally drafted by the Sixers prior to the 2003 season, playing for the team for 337 games, the most games he has played in his career for one team.
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