PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Charlotte Hornets traded forward Derrick Coleman to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday in a three-team trade involving the Golden State Warriors.
The Hornets get forwards George Lynch, Robert Traylor and Jerome Moiso from Philadelphia and forward Chris Porter from Golden State.
The Warriors get forward Cedric Henderson and a conditional first-round draft pick in 2005 from Philadelphia, as well as cash from Charlotte. The Sixers also get guard Vonteego Cummings and forward Corie Blount from Golden State.
Coleman, in his fourth season with Charlotte, did not practice with the Hornets on Thursday.
The deal sends Coleman back to Philadelphia, where he spent three seasons before signing a five-year, $40 million deal with the Hornets in 1998. He has two years left on that deal and is still owed $19.1 million.
The Hornets have been trying to unload him and his attitude for some time. But they had no takers, based on his horrendous season last year and heavy contract.
He showed up at training camp last year 30 pounds overweight, never worked his way into shape because of problems with his irregular heartbeat and spent much of the season on the injured list.
In 34 games last season, he averaged 8.1 points -- less than half his 17.9 career average. He also shot 38 percent from the field and averaged 5.4 rebounds, both lows for his 12-year career.
He also had a falling out with coach Paul Silas that has yet to be resolved.
A former No. 1 overall pick, Coleman was scheduled to be the Hornets' sixth man, playing behind Elden Campbell and P.J. Brown.
He had seemed unwilling to accept that role, saying the day training camp opened that ``I ain't never been nothing but a starter.''
The Sixers, meanwhile, were desperate for scoring after a multitude of injuries. Allen Iverson, Eric Snow and Aaron McKie are all out.
For the Warriors, the trade thins a crowded roster and practically assures that all three of their well-regarded rookies -- Jason Richardson, Troy Murphy and Gilbert Arenas -- will play important roles this season.
Cummings flopped last year as Mookie Blaylock's backup, but he has one guaranteed year left on his contract. With Blaylock, Arenas and Larry Hughes, who's expected to play at the point this season, the Warriors didn't need another point guard.
Cummings and Blount, a journeyman forward acquired from Phoenix last spring, both likely would have been cut before the season opener. Golden State's only significant loss is Porter, who had a surprisingly strong rookie season but was arrested in Alabama on drug possession charges in August.
With the recent additions of Henderson and center Marc Jackson, the Warriors have just 14 players in camp.
The Hornets get forwards George Lynch, Robert Traylor and Jerome Moiso from Philadelphia and forward Chris Porter from Golden State.
The Warriors get forward Cedric Henderson and a conditional first-round draft pick in 2005 from Philadelphia, as well as cash from Charlotte. The Sixers also get guard Vonteego Cummings and forward Corie Blount from Golden State.
Coleman, in his fourth season with Charlotte, did not practice with the Hornets on Thursday.
The deal sends Coleman back to Philadelphia, where he spent three seasons before signing a five-year, $40 million deal with the Hornets in 1998. He has two years left on that deal and is still owed $19.1 million.
The Hornets have been trying to unload him and his attitude for some time. But they had no takers, based on his horrendous season last year and heavy contract.
He showed up at training camp last year 30 pounds overweight, never worked his way into shape because of problems with his irregular heartbeat and spent much of the season on the injured list.
In 34 games last season, he averaged 8.1 points -- less than half his 17.9 career average. He also shot 38 percent from the field and averaged 5.4 rebounds, both lows for his 12-year career.
He also had a falling out with coach Paul Silas that has yet to be resolved.
A former No. 1 overall pick, Coleman was scheduled to be the Hornets' sixth man, playing behind Elden Campbell and P.J. Brown.
He had seemed unwilling to accept that role, saying the day training camp opened that ``I ain't never been nothing but a starter.''
The Sixers, meanwhile, were desperate for scoring after a multitude of injuries. Allen Iverson, Eric Snow and Aaron McKie are all out.
For the Warriors, the trade thins a crowded roster and practically assures that all three of their well-regarded rookies -- Jason Richardson, Troy Murphy and Gilbert Arenas -- will play important roles this season.
Cummings flopped last year as Mookie Blaylock's backup, but he has one guaranteed year left on his contract. With Blaylock, Arenas and Larry Hughes, who's expected to play at the point this season, the Warriors didn't need another point guard.
Cummings and Blount, a journeyman forward acquired from Phoenix last spring, both likely would have been cut before the season opener. Golden State's only significant loss is Porter, who had a surprisingly strong rookie season but was arrested in Alabama on drug possession charges in August.
With the recent additions of Henderson and center Marc Jackson, the Warriors have just 14 players in camp.
