Sixers were interested in re-signing Jason Richardson
Jason Richardson finished his 14-year NBA career as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, and announced his retirement from the league in September after initially signing a deal to play for the Hawks this season.
But as the Sixers were searching for a veteran voice to add to the roster, those in the front office reached out to Richardson to gauge his interest in a possible return to the NBA lifestyle.
Via Derek Bodner of Philadelphia Magazine:
"I think Jerry Colangelo was the one who pushed this forward the most. I think that with Jerry's connections with [Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski] and David Falk, and our desire to bring in more senior voices in the program, we had considered it a lot," head coach Brett Brown said, who also noted that they had reached out to Jason Richardson, who played for the 76ers last season.
Philadelphia found a retired veteran player to take the team up on the offer, and added Elton Brand to the roster in a signing that was made official on Monday.
