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Chris Webber and Allen Iverson are five months away from crossing paths in training camp. When that time comes, it'll be interesting to see what, if anything, Webber has to say to his Philadelphia 76ers teammate.

Jim McIsaac/Getty IMagesChris Webber, right, insists he has no qualms with Allen Iverson and intends to help the Sixers win a title.

Webber apparently wants out of Philadelphia, reportedly because he can't get along with Iverson. Webber on Monday denied the report, which ran in the New York Daily News over the weekend.

"It's a lie," Webber said in a statement released by the team. "There's no way it is true. I have no issue with Allen Iverson and I look forward to next season and building a championship team."

According to the Daily News, Webber confided to "several close friends" following the Sixers' first-round playoff loss to Detroit that playing alongside Iverson drove him bonkers.

"I can't play with him," Webber told a friend, according to the report. "He dribbles too much."

Webber, who came to the 76ers from Sacramento in a late-season trade and struggled to fit in, also reportedly told the friend "I'd take a pay cut to get out of there."

However, Webber vehemently denied the report and said he had already called Iverson in an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday.

"I'm telling you I never said that b.s. about A.I.," Webber told the Inquirer, adding that he already had called Iverson. "I love A.I. I love being back East. I've got no problems with Allen and I don't know where the hell anybody got that from.

"I have a problem with me. I've got a problem with the fact that I can't run the way I used to, that my legs aren't as strong as they need to be, that my game isn't where it needs to be for me to be what I used to be. And that's what I'm determined to work on.

"My plan is to take two weeks off. After that, I'm back in the gym working on my body, getting in tip-top shape so I can show this town what I'm all about. As for all that talk about me saying something about A.I., that's a ... lie. The person I have the biggest problem with is me."

It's unlikely Webber would have an NBA address other than Philadelphia in the seasons to come. Webber is due to make $63 million over the next three seasons, has been hampered by knee pain, and turns 33 next season.

Webber averaged 15.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 21 games for Philadelphia following the trade, helping propel Philadelphia to 43 victories and a final-weekend, seventh-place finish in the East.

In 46 games with the Kings in 2004-05, Webber averaged 21.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists.