Nba Draft

The 76ers reached agreement in principle on a two-year, $6 million contract extension with Lavoy Allen on Sunday, the first day of free agency, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. The deal cannot be officially signed until the moratorium on signings is lifted on July 11. Allen, a 23-year-old forward-center from Temple, was the 50th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. After averaging 4.1 points and 4.1 rebounds in 41 regular-season games, 15 of them as a starter, Allen was better in the playoffs, averaging 6.3 points and 5.0 rebounds.

The 76ers reached agreement in principle on a two-year, $6 million contract extension with Lavoy Allen on Sunday, the first day of free agency, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. The deal cannot be officially signed until the moratorium on signings is lifted on July 11. Allen, a 23-year-old forward-center from Temple, was the 50th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. After averaging 4.1 points and 4.1 rebounds in 41 regular-season games, 15 of them as a starter, Allen was better in the playoffs, averaging 6.3 points and 5.0 rebounds.

CHICAGO - Though long familiar with double- and triple-teams, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist stepped back in surprise when he entered an interview session at the NBA draft combine earlier this month and saw the coverage that awaited him. A few dozen sportswriters turned his way as the basketball prodigy, a shy and sheltered 18-year-old, found his seat, inhaled deeply, and with an air of newfound authority, if not resignation, said "Let's go. "...

Jeremy Tyler , a 6-foot-11 basketball star who is still in 11th grade, has dropped out of high school in San Diego to play professionally in Europe, the New York Times reported yesterday. Tyler, 17, will become the first player born in the United States to leave high school early to play professional basketball overseas. He is expected to return in two years, when he is eligible for the NBA draft. He probably will play in Spain, the Times reported, and does not yet have an agent.

NEW YORK — The weeks leading up to the NBA draft are often a stressful time for basketball's top prospects. Simply staying in shape often gives way to private workouts for a handful of NBA suitors and media appearances amid the speculation of where that player might be selected. Philadelphia native Dion Waiters has not taken this approach. In fact, he's stepped into the spotlight by stepping out of it. How many teams has the former Syracuse guard worked out for? "Zero," Waiters said.

The Sixers will continue workouts in advance of the NBA draft with visits from five players scheduled for Saturday. The group includes Temple center Micheal Eric, Mississippi forward Terrance Henry, Norfolk State center Kyle O'Quinn, Northwestern forward John Shurna, and Georgetown center Henry Sims. Eric, 6-foot-11, averaged nine points and 8.8 rebounds in 19 games for the Owls as a senior. He missed about six weeks with an injury to his right kneecap, after fracturing that kneecap during his junior season.

The 76ers signed rookies Maurice Harkless and Arnett Moultrie on Tuesday. Harkless was the 15th overall pick in last month's NBA draft. The Sixers acquired Moultrie, drafted with the 27th pick overall pick by Miami, by trading the draft rights to Justin Hamilton (45th pick overall) and a protected future first-round pick. The terms of the deals were not made public. However, in the first year of their deals, Harkless will make $1.73 million and Moultrie will make $1.04 million. Harkless (6-foot-8, 208 pounds)

A few years ago, Kwame Brown let go of all the pressure that went along with being the top pick in the NBA draft and never living up to expectations. It has worked out quite well for the burliest member of the 76ers. "You don't survive 12 years thinking about that," said Brown, who in 2001 became the first high-school player ever selected with the first pick in the draft. "I realized that I had outlived guys that were high picks. There were 50th picks that came in that were just solid.

The NCAA is recommending tougher penalties for basketball players who throw elbows, and women's teams could be experimenting with a longer three-point shot next season. The decisions were announced yesterday, the day after the men's and women's Basketball Rules committees completed their spring meetings in Indianapolis. All the proposals must still be approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel next month. If the new elbow rule passes, referees would be required to call a flagrant or intentional foul for anything more than incidental elbow contact above the shoulders.

The head football coach at tiny Allegheny College has resigned after school officials said yesterday that they learned of discrepancies in his resume. Blair Hrovat never received a bachelor's degree from Edinboro University in 1985 as he had claimed, the school said in a statement. Hrovat has been the head coach at Allegheny, in Meadville, Pa., since 1998. College president Richard Cook has scheduled a news conference for today. Hrovat could not be reached for comment. Allegheny, about 35 miles south of Erie, has about 1,800 students.