Despite all of the Allen Iverson trade rumors, Maurice Cheeks is preparing for him to be on the club.  He hasn't received any inside information that he won't be traded, however.

"I am not making plans for anything other than Allen Iverson will be here," Cheeks said yesterday by phone. "I am looking forward to coaching Allen Iverson.

"As long as he is here, he's a member of the 76ers and right now this is the team we have that will compete," Cheeks said.

Cheeks insists the Iverson rumors haven't been frustrating to deal with. "Not at all. I have been around a long time, and things don't always turn out the way people think they will. I learned that you have to stay the course."