2006 NBA draft rewind: Sixers trade for Rodney Carney on draft night
The Philadelphia 76ers wrapped up a disappointing 2005-06 season. Their big acquisition, Chris Webber, at the deadline of the previous season did not mesh with superstar Allen Iverson. Consequently, the Sixers finished 38-44 and missed the playoffs.
The Sixers entered the 2006 NBA draft with the 13th pick, and they selected defensive swingman, Thabo Sefolosha out of Switzerland, and immediately sent him to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for the 16th pick.
That pick became Rodney Carney who was a big athlete at the University of Memphis. He started 35 games during his rookie season in Philadelphia, but he never really found his footing, and he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2008 offseason. He averaged 6.2 points and shot 43.4% from the floor in his two seasons with Philadelphia.
In that trade, the Sixers received a second-round pick from the Timberwolves, but they never got it since it was top 55 protected. The deal was essentially a salary dump to create room to sign Elton Brand that summer.
After a season in Minnesota, Carney came back to Philadelphia as a free agent and he averaged 4.7 points and shot 40.1% from the floor. He spent his final NBA season, 2010-11, with the Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies.
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