Re: Vin Baker

[lamphier@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Marc Lamphier)]

At  3:11 PM 97.2.7 -0500, Ken Kokubo wrote:
>Marc Lamphier wrote:
>>I was just watching the Bucks - Heat game and the commentators (two of
>>them) were saying that Vin Baker will be a free agent at the end of this
>>year. Are these guys out to lunch? I thought Baker was already signed long
>>term.
>>
>>-Marc

>I thought so too. My understanding was that last year he had an out clause
>but resigned for big $ for several years. However there has been rumblings
>on rsbp about this recently. I know he has expressed desire to come to
>boston.
>
>How about this.
>
>ML - "Hey Vin's gonna leave anyway, why don't you take Dino straight up.
>That way you get something for nothing."
>
>Duncan/Baker/Walker/fill in the blank/Wesley...no way in...
>

I don't understand. If Baker is signed long-term how can he "leave anyway"?
You mean after his present contract is up (2002 or something)?

- -Marc