{"id":836,"date":"2009-06-20T10:33:56","date_gmt":"2009-06-20T15:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homeboyznetwork.com\/?p=836"},"modified":"2009-06-20T10:33:56","modified_gmt":"2009-06-20T15:33:56","slug":"ivey-will-opt-out-of-his-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.homeboyznetwork.com\/?p=836","title":{"rendered":"Ivey will opt out of his contract."},"content":{"rendered":"

Keith Glass clearly believes Royal Ivey is worth more than $959,111 to an NBA team.<\/em><\/p>\n

That’s what Ivey was scheduled to earn as the veteran’s minimum with the 76ers next season.<\/em><\/p>\n

That’s what Ivey walked away from yesterday, declining the player option on the second leg of his contract.<\/em><\/p>\n

“This was really the plan all along,” said Glass, Ivey’s agent. “The player option was my idea, to ensure Royal against injury. Now, the plan is to get him a contract that more accurately reflects his contributions to a team. This has nothing to do with the Sixers, because he’d like to go back with them. From our standpoint, this is very amicable; we plan to speak with them after July 1.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Glass said Ivey’s contract originally called for him to make a decision by July 2, the day after NBA teams can begin speaking with free agents. That date was moved to yesterday.<\/em><\/p>\n

“The contract I have says June 15, and I didn’t want to get caught in a technicality,” Glass said.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ivey, 27, known for his defense and an ability to fill in at both backcourt positions, appeared in 71 games this season, averaging 3.0 points and 1.1 rebounds in 12.1 minutes; he had 36 steals against 23 turnovers, the sixth-best steal-to-turnover ratio in the league.<\/em><\/p>\n

Whether Glass can find a contract for Ivey above the veteran’s minimum, or one with multiple seasons, remains to be seen.<\/em><\/p>\n

“It probably sounds strange for us to be doing this, but it’s me,” Glass said. “The only risk would be is if no one wants to sign him.” -philly.com<\/em><\/p>\n

In a way you can’t really blame him.\u00a0 Ivey\u00a0 I feel has a lot of talent and should be on a team that will utlize him more for better or worse.\u00a0 I liked the kid a lot and thought that he had some potential.\u00a0 Oh well though he will be missed from me at least.\u00a0 Hope you have a great career where-ever it may be that you go Royal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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