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Article: Aaron McKie signs $42-million deal with Sixers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- July 18, 2001
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PHILADELPHIA _ After more than three years of pampering coach Larry Brown, advising Allen Iverson, and proving to be one of the NBA's consummate professionals, the 76ers' Aaron McKie finally received some coddling himself.
Underpaid throughout his career, the league's reigning Sixth Man of the Year won't have to concern himself with such matters any longer. On Wednesday, he signed a seven-year, $42 million deal with the Sixers.
McKie, 28, signed the deal just hours after the league's 2-week moratorium on signing free agents was lifted. His deal averages about $6 million per season. A total of $35.5 million is guaranteed. Incentives are expected to push ...