Thaddeus Young is a restricted free agent. He received a qualifying offer from the Sixers before the lockout began last July.

According to Rod Thorn, the Sixers very much want Young to return for a fifth season with the team.

"As far as we're concerned, Thad is a key player for us. He's a player that I think really took advantage of the coaching he got from Doug and the other coaches and really came back to where he was two years ago and built on that. We love Thad," Thorn said. "Let's say we don't sign him but somebody else does. As long as it's reasonable, we'll definitely match it. He's a key guy for us. We need him and we definitely want to have him back."