"ALLEN IVERSON wants to get back in the NBA.

He tweeted so.

But are there NBA teams who want Iverson? Or did they all see the same games we did last season?

Yes, he joined the 76ers in midstream. Yes, it already was a confusing, disappointing, frustrating situation. Yes, he was a good influence on the younger players and helped Samuel Dalembert get more involved. Yes, he averaged 13.9 points and 4.1 assists.

But it seemed like he had his knee drained every other day.

And he no longer had that killer first step, that explosiveness that always allowed him to get into the lane to score, draw a foul or somehow get the ball to an open teammate. Unlike other small guards who prepared for the later years of their careers by developing other skills, Iverson never refined his jump shot or his abilities at the point. When the truth hit last season, he was a shell of what he once was.

Amid all of that, he also explained that his daughter Messiah was battling an illness that had not been identified. He took a leave of absence to help care for her. Shortly afterward, he left his home in Atlanta to appear at an event in Charlotte, where he handed out college scholarships to worthy high school students. Of course, there also were posters around town trumpeting his appearance at a club with a rapper.

And then came the news that his wife Tawanna was divorcing him after 8 1/2 years of marriage.

I truly hope Iverson's daughter has regained her health. I hope Iverson can resolve his personal issues and move on with his life. I hope his knee is in better shape than it was. But he has bounced from the Sixers to Denver to Detroit to (ever so briefly) Memphis to the Sixers to unrestricted free agency."