What if the 76ers had not traded Allen Iverson?

"If I was still in Philadelphia, I don't think they would be in the predicament that they're in right now," Iverson told the Rocky Mountain News.

"The way the East is, I would think we would be right there in the hunt . . . I look at the [Sixers'] games right now, and it looks like a rec-league game or an AAU game when you see the attendance there. It just looks dull."

The Sixers did trade Iverson, after more than 10 seasons, on Dec. 19 of last season, sending him and forward Ivan McFarlin to the Denver Nuggets for Andre Miller, Joe Smith and his expiring contract and two first-round draft choices.

"I know [the Sixers] didn't get enough," said Iverson, who has been leading the Nuggets in scoring, assists, steals, minutes and turnovers. "In my heart, they know they didn't get enough. The fans in Philadelphia know they didn't get enough . . . [The Sixers] just wanted me out of there."