PHILADELPHIA (AP)—The Philadelphia 76ers signed free agent guardKareem Rush on Tuesday to help bolster the team's 3-point shooting.

Terms of the deal were not released.

The 6-foot-6, 215-pound Rush has averaged 6.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and

1.1 assists in 314 games in five NBA seasons.

Last season with the Indiana Pacers, he averaged 8.3 points, a

career-best 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 21.2 minutes per game and

shot 39 percent from 3-point range.

"As we continue to build our team, we're fortunate that we were able

to sign a player as talented as Kareem Rush," 76ers general manager Ed

Stefanski said in a statement. "We feel his abilities on both ends of

the floor and his range as a 3-point shooter will be assets to us this

season."

Rush was the 20th overall pick in the 2002 draft by Toronto before his

rights were traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. He also played for the

Charlotte Bobcats.

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—The Philadelphia 76ers signed free agent guardKareem Rush on Tuesday to help bolster the team's 3-point shooting.

Terms of the deal were not released.

The 6-foot-6, 215-pound Rush has averaged 6.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and

1.1 assists in 314 games in five NBA seasons.

Last season with the Indiana Pacers, he averaged 8.3 points, a

career-best 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 21.2 minutes per game and

shot 39 percent from 3-point range.

"As we continue to build our team, we're fortunate that we were able

to sign a player as talented as Kareem Rush," 76ers general manager Ed

Stefanski said in a statement. "We feel his abilities on both ends of

the floor and his range as a 3-point shooter will be assets to us this

season."

Rush was the 20th overall pick in the 2002 draft by Toronto before his

rights were traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. He also played for the

Charlotte Bobcats.