Thursday 4 April 2019 07:00, UK
Philadelphia 76ers are set to sign veteran centre Greg Monroe for the rest of the season, according to multiple reports.
Monroe, 28, will be eligible for the Sixers' postseason roster and adds frontcourt depth behind All-Star center Joel Embiid, Boban Marjanovic and Amir Johnson.
Entering Wednesday night's game at Atlanta, Philadelphia held the No 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture with five games remaining.
Monroe began this season, his ninth in the NBA, with Toronto. He averaged 4.8 points and 4.1 rebounds in 38 games with the Raptors before being traded to (and immediately waived by) Brooklyn on Feb. 7.
Monroe signed a ten-day contract with Boston on March 24 and averaged 3.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in two games with the Celtics.
Monroe, a first-round pick (seventh overall) by Detroit in 2010 out of Georgetown, has career averages of 13.2 points and 8.3 rebounds in 629 games.
