Being Allen Iverson
With AI on the trade block, we try to sort through all the options and find The Answer…
After a summer full of rumors and innuendo, Allen Iverson is still a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. But people keep talking, and rumors keep swirling around.
So, to get to the bottom of things, I sat down with Khalid Salaam, SLAM associate editor and a lifelong Philadelphia 76ers fan, to sort through all the feelings and thoughts and everything associated with AI.
Click below to listen…








18 Responses to “Being Allen Iverson”
Jul.19 at 12:34 pm
Waxtron says:
That’s great stuff. I’d love to see The Truth & The Answer together. It would be great for everyone except Sixers & Kinicks fans.
Jul.19 at 1:14 pm
Max Airington says:
Im liking that audio idea. Daily?
Jul.19 at 1:25 pm
jj says:
Got your trade right here: Boozer and Fisher for Iverson! Damn it would be funny to see Allen’s reaction! And just imagine his relationship with Jerry Sloan!!! haha
Jul.19 at 1:28 pm
Nadav says:
haha “sikers”
Jul.19 at 2:16 pm
DP says:
Fuck all that! When is the new issue of Slam coming out Lang! I am getting sick and tired of waiting. It better come tommorow you punks!
Jul.19 at 2:47 pm
Max Airington says:
Damn. He sounds serious…
Jul.19 at 2:51 pm
Sam Rubenstein says:
Check out the SLAM myspace page for info on the new issue: http://myspace.com/slam_magazine
Jul.19 at 4:42 pm
Delicious J says:
Instant audio reactions?.. man this is nice. Slick little audio player too, very non intrusive. I don’t see how you CAN’T like the New Links.
Jul.19 at 5:33 pm
Lang Whitaker says:
Glad you’re liking it. We’re still tweaking things and there are still changes in the works, but yeah, we’re going to be doing a lot more stuff like this in the coming days.
Jul.19 at 6:33 pm
BH da Great says:
I dont understand how you trade 33 & 7….
TEAMS WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS.
If shaq would of came to Philly instead of Miami we wouldnt even be talkin right now. So dont blame AI !!!!
Jul.20 at 3:16 am
Stevo says:
iverson never had a proper 2 guard, established in his game in his prime kinda 2 guard to play with. would be real nice to see
the ‘truth and ‘ansa 2getha. they gotta get a rebounding force inside tho, like a dude with tip in’s, imagine like kmart with them two, sheet…
Jul.20 at 8:33 am
chainreaction says:
man i already told u that a.i. is not leavin the sixers cuz he said it himself that he wants to be a sixer4ever,he just said that if the sixers dont want him he will go,but he never said he wants to leave the team u didnt understand what he tryed to say thats all and now all of ya think that hes goin,sure a.i.+another greate player=unbeatable but i don know,isnt it strange to see him wth another jersey?:)sure he deserves a better team but m.j. did 2 and he still went on wth it.i think that a.i. will play better this season and will show the so called players how bball is played cuz nowadays the players from the nba dont apreciate that they have this chance to play in the nba only some of them play for the love of the game and a.i. is one of them respect a.i.
Jul.20 at 9:52 am
Noel San Juan says:
You know why they can’t & won’t trade AI?It’s because they can’t find an ‘ANSWER’anywhere. What they are going to get are ‘QUESTIONABLES’. To Billy ‘the’ King, you already have the answer, what you need is the right solution to your other problems. My recommendation is that you let AI on what he do best and tell Webber to play his best, if not, trade him for KMART.I know he will be a better compliment to AI coz they both play with intensity.To Coach Cheeks, You’re were once a player, let your players play the way you wanted to play.You got all the right people, what you need is the right motivation and for the players,go back to the way you were playing when you were just a rookie. Play with enthusiasm and a lot of heart. Remember when you’re just dreaming about the NBA. You’re already there, make your legacy legendary…..I love the players and I love the GAME! What I don’t like is the business aspect!!!
Jul.20 at 10:00 am
Noel San Juan says:
To all the people in SLAM! Nice work!This is much much better.If only I can download some SLAMUPS wallpapers from your archives… I’ll be on my knees and thanking the high heavens….
Jul.20 at 7:41 pm
R3VOLUT10N says:
THAT MUST SUCK BIENG HIM BECOUSE OF ALL THE DRAMA GOING ON WITH “DID HE GET TRADED OR NOT”
Jul.20 at 8:58 pm
Young C says:
Since Boston wants to contend for a championship right now and Philly knows that they wont win a championship with AI and Webber, they should try and trade both of them to Boston. Philly could start over and get some young talent and draft picks, but they will also have to take a few bad contracts also. Boston would have to give up Telfair, Jefferson, G. Green, Wally (somewhat bad contract), Ratliff (bad contract), and Scalabrini (very bad contract) and 1 or 2 first round picks. Trust me, the salaries match, look it up. This would give Boston a lineup of Iverson,Tony Allen, Pierce, Webber, & Perkins. The Celtics would still have a decent bench with Rondo, West, Powe, Gomes, Grant, and they could resign Kandi man to be backup center. Boston would be contenders in the east for the next 3-4 years and AI, Pierce, & C-Webb would have no excuse if they dont at least get close to the chip. The downside for Boston is they would be over the cap for the next 4-5 years until their big threes’ contracts run out and personally i dont really think they could knock off the Pistons, Heat, or the up-and-coming Bulls and Cavs. On the other hand the Sixers would be pretty much giving up the next year or two while they rebuild with their young players. Philly would get 3 young talents to work with, not including the 2 picks from Boston and their own future picks. Telfair, Green, and Jefferson have the most upside out of all of Boston’s young players and would fill the positions left by AI and Webber. Then Philly would have to deal with their bad contracts. Ratliff’s contract is over in ‘08 so they might have to just eat that up until then. Wally still has some trade value so they could possibly trade him for a soon to be expiring contract like Grant Hill or Jalen Rose. If Scalabrini cant be packaged with Wally in a trade, Philly might just have to eat his contract up also for the next 4 years. This would give Philly a young & athletic lineup of Telfair,Iguodala,Carney,Jefferson, & Dalembert. Their bench would be Williams, G.Green, Korver, Ratliff, and Hunter. If the sixers are really that bad, they will have a chance to draft Gred Oden or Kevin Durant next year, or possibly OJ Mayo in ‘08. But if the Sixers make all the moves that i just stated, i dont think they will be a lottery team for too long at all. I would be amazed if Billy King were smart enough to pull this deal off, but like most GMs he probably wont have the balls to pull it off and listen to stupid fans who would rather lose for the next 5 years than trade their boy Allen Iverson. I love AI as much as anyone but Philly is going nowhere with him so we might as well see what we can do without him.
Jul.22 at 7:48 am
matt the utah fan says:
“Boozer and Fisher for Iverson!”
don’t know about the cap numbers, but i’m all for that…
great job on the audio links
thanks guys
Jul.22 at 3:52 pm
trading Iverson is stupid says:
It seems khalid wants to get rebounding,scoring, defense and a point gaurd all in a trade for Iverson who can give that or will. its stupid anyway iverson is the best thing the sixers have going for them and they need to get rid of billy king not Iverson. The sixers need to find a way to get the matrix on their roster because hes the perfect fit for iverson. he rebounds, defends, can shoot the tre, and doesnt mind so much being the second best on the team.