The New Orleans Hornets and Philadelphia 76ers extended the deadline for a trade involving Sixers backup center Steven Hunter until Tuesday.

The teams had originally extended the deadline from noon Saturday to 5 p.m. Monday so that New Orleans officials could analyze results of a physical exam taken Friday by Hunter, who missed 39 games in 2002 with a knee injury. Hornets team spokesman Scott Hall said Monday the deadline had been extended until noon Tuesday.

The Hornets traded second-round draft picks in 2006 and 2007 to the 76ers for the 24-year-old Hunter, a 7-footer who averaged 4.9 points and 3.4 rebounds in 35 games with the 76ers this season, plus cash.

Hunter tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in 2002 and missed 39 games while recovering from surgery. Citing medical privacy, the Hornets have not said whether that injury was holding up the completion of the trade.