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| | An i for an i - New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers trade Derrick Coleman for Shawn Bradley Sporting News, The - Find ... |
 | | To the 76ers, Derrick Coleman was a dedicated, hard-working player, who arrived much too early for practice, who embraced the idea of wearing suits on the road and who yelled "Whoop-dee-damn do!" when he heard about the trade. |
 | | Coleman reports to the Sixers 30 pounds overweight announces that he would rather not practice after back-to-back games, and after spraining his right ankle for the second time in six games, has his foot placed in a cast. |
 | | Coleman held out until shortly before the season began, when he eventually signed a five-year, $15-million contract. |
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