Sixers Acquire Sam Young

With Evan Turner now in the starting lineup, the Sixers bench became a lot smaller with Lou Williams and Jodie Meeks.  This caused some concern matching up height wise.  So the Sixers made a minor move acquiring guard/forward Sam Young from the Memphis Grizzles for the rights to 2005 second-round pick Ricky Sanchez who is currently playing in Argentina.

Young is a three year veteran, who has an expiring contract and will be a restricted free agent at the end of the season.  Sixers president Rod Thorn stated "We feels Sam's overall skill set can be be valuable asset to our team and he adds to our depth at two positions."

Young, 26, is 6-foot-6 defensive minded wing man.  After being a major part of the Grizzles success last season, Young managed only 21 games this season.  The former Pittsburgh Panther was not only known for his defensive ability in college, but he was also a prolific scorer as well.  The Sixers have a lot of scorers that come off the bench for them, and now they will also be able to have a defensive guy come off the bench as well.