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Date Posted: 02:47:34pm 11/16/05 Wed,
Author: Stagman
Subject: Re: Deng Gai Placed on 76ers Inactive List
In reply to: JoeStag 's message, "Re: Deng Gai Placed on 76ers Inactive List" on 12:16:18pm 11/16/05 Wed,

Does this mean he goes to play for some minor-league team?

Does he continue to practice with the team?

I assume that he will stay active in some way.

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[> [> [> Re: Deng Gai Placed on 76ers Inactive List -- JoeStag, 04:03:09pm 11/16/05 Wed, [1]

He practices with the team, and he gets paid. I think he also sits on the bench during games. He will have to learn how to get better by practicing...... use the off season to play games. But there are always injuries during the season, so I would expect that he gets activated off and on.

Exhibition season was great cause he played around 15mpg..... hoping he gets in in mop-up time is not fun. And I think the mental part of this will be the toughest on Gai. TOT says they stay in contact with him to keep his spirits up.

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[> [> [> [> Mo Cheeks talks about Gai -- JoeStag, 06:39:56pm 11/16/05 Wed, [1]

From the Philly Inquirer:

The 76ers activated forward Michael Bradley before their game last night against the Toronto Raptors and moved rookie forward Deng Gai to the inactive list.

Bradley, who is 6-foot-9 and played for one season at Villanova, has been sidelined since undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee on Oct. 14. Although he has yet to participate in a full-court five-on-five practice, Bradley is "about ready" to play, according to head coach Maurice Cheeks.

The 6-9 Gai, who was signed during the off-season as a free agent, has played just five minutes in two regular-season games, and his statistical line reads zeros all the way across.

Of course, that leads to speculation that the Sixers may decide to send Gai to their Roanoke affiliate in the NBA Developmental League so he can get in some playing time. But Cheeks said that isn't likely to happen for now.

"He's active in practice," Cheeks said. "I think if you do go down to the D-League, it has some benefits. But when you stay at practice, play against the guys who have been around and know our system just in case you happen to get into a game, I think that can be beneficial, also."

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