The Sixers signed Cleveland free agent Brian Skinner to a one-year contract today. He will be penciled in as Derrick Coleman's backup at the power forward position.

With Cleveland last year, he averaged 3.4 points and 4.3 rebounds in 65 games (eight starts). The four-year NBA veteran has career averages of 4.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, playing in 158 contests while starting 40 of them.