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Josh Smith exhausted no time enchanting pro of his privileged free-instrument eminence, expenses Wednesday the Philadelphia 76ers.

Josh Smith ravaged no time pleasing gain of his delimited free-proxy category, costs Wednesday visiting the Philadelphia 76ers. A franchise with plenty of cap room to make a big offer.

The 22-year-old Smith toured the city and visited the Wachovia Center with Sixers officials, who like to woo the forward away from Atlanta with an offer piece too luxurious for the Hawks to game. As he’s a constrained free mediator, the Hawks can match any offer made to the 6-foot-9, 235-pound Smith.

But one of Smith’s said Wednesday nocturnal the ex- slam dunk advocate was impressed with his tour of the city, which involved a business meeting with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.

“They showed a very genuine interest,” said Smith’s agent, Wallace Prowther. “Early, early next week we’ll have a much grip on which direction effects are going in.”

The Sixers can try and make tie an offer sheet tough to accomplish.

The Sixers have about $11 million in payment cap space obtainable and could use all of it to offer Smith a five-year treaty. The Hawks have said they competition any pact offer to Smith, but are on the hook next time for big contracts for Mike Bibby and Joe Johnson, and they stationary want to re-sign forward Josh Childress.

Hawks co-possessor Michael Gearon Jr. said tersely after the period he was committed to keeping Smith and Childress.

“We’re absolutely, without a doubt, very committed to keeping both as Hawks players for the long haul,” he said. “We believe in them and feel they’re a critical part of this team and that they’re available to be part of this franchise for a long time.”

Smith’s numbers have increased in each of his four NBA seasons since Atlanta made him a earliest-round pick out of high sisterhood in 2004. He averaged 17.2 and 8.2 rebounds last year and the Hawks make the .

Smith and his agents met with the Hawks on Tuesday. Prowther said extra where scheduled, but to name the teams.

“The manner is early, but I will say that stuff went very well,” he said.

Smith would be a nice fit for the up-pulse Sixers and be a huge exaltation over last year’s power forward, Reggie Evans. He’s one of the first shot in the association and team with starting downtown Samuel Dalembert and trifling forward Thaddeus Young to form one of the top in the Eastern Conference.

“From the outside looking in, it like he’d fit well,” Prowther said.

Teams began negotiating with free on Tuesday and can arise validation free agents on July 9.