Granger wants to play for an NBA championship contender, according to sources. And there's a belief the Sixers will negotiate a buyout of what's left of his expiring contract (about $4 million) to accommodate the former all-star. He must be on a postseason-bound team's roster by Saturday in order play in the playoffs.



In all probability, the Sixers are trying to find another team willing to pick up a hefty portion of Granger's buyout, so they can make him a free agent and, as Buddy Ryan used to say, "Allow him to get on with his life's work elsewhere." If Hinkie could find a way to get a second-round pick out of it, that would be great, too, but the NBA frowns on teams' making trades after the trade deadline, so the eventual relocation of Danny Granger will be entirely cash-and-carry.