The Nets have waited patiently for the past 15 days for Todd MacCulloch to become their starting center. By midnight tonight, they believe they will have him for the next six years.

The New York Times reports that The Philadelphia 76ers are not expected to match the Nets' $34.035 million offer sheet for MacCulloch, the 25-year-old 7-footer from Canada, whose deft hands and soft finishing touch made him a valuable commodity in a free-agent market hungry for solid centers.