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Sixers Sign Temple’s Dionte Christmas
By Jim Adair
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Just a few hours before roster cuts have to be made to knock the cast down to 15, the Sixers announced they’ve signed Dionte Christmas. The 30-year old guard last played for Torku Konyaspor Basket of the Turkish Basketball Super League and last played in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns in 2013-2014. It’s technically his second tenure with the Sixers, where he was signed out of Summer League in 2009 and then cut less than a month later.
Christmas is unlikely to make the Sixers roster, but could end up with the Delaware 87ers as an affiliate player.
Dionte Christmas likely to get cut & play for Delaware, according to league source. Sixers can designate 4 affiliate players to go to 87ers.
— Jake Pavorsky (@JakePavorsky) October 24, 2016
By signing Christmas and then cutting him by the 5 p.m. deadline, the Sixers give their D-League club first dibs at acquiring Christmas for their roster, though he’ll remain an NBA free agent.
UPDATE: And he was waived.
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