James "Butch" Williams the agent for Boston Celtics free agent forward Rodney Rogers says that the Philadelphia 76ers are high on his client's wish list. This according to Phil Jasner of the Philadelphia Daily News.

"A bunch of teams have called us, but some hold no appeal," said Williams, who already met with Celtics general manager Chris Wallace. "Philly, even having injuries, was in the thick of the hunt in the East. Philly, Miami, the Celtics, any one of those teams could have knocked off [Eastern Conference champion] New Jersey this time around. We want to add to, and complement, a team."

In other news, The Sixers made preliminary calls to Rogers, Dallas Mavericks guard Greg Buckner, the Los Angeles Lakers' Devean George, the Toronto Raptors' Keon Clark and the Minnesota Timberwolves' Chauncey Billups.

NBA teams cannot begin signing free agents until July 16, but were permitted to start making contacts July 1.