Re: Trade Deadline and movement

["David Gamble" <ope@pemberton.magnolia.net>]

I agree...M.L. did the right thing.  The C's couldn't have made any trades
that would change their position.  The players we need to move (Dino, Dee,
Day) are overpaid so nobody will trade for them.

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> From: R. Bentz Kirby <bocelts@scsn.net>
> To: Celtics <celtics@igtc.com>
> Subject: Trade Deadline and movement
> Date: Thursday, February 20, 1997 9:22 PM
> 
> Trade action to beat the deadline:
> 
> 1.	George Zidek and Anthony Goldwire from Charlotte to Denver for Ricky
> Pierce.
> 
> 2.	Mark Jackson, Darvin Ham and LaSalle Thompson from Denver to Indiana
> for Vincent Askew, Eddie Johnson and Jerome Allen, plus second round
> draft picks in 1997 and 1998.
> 
> 3.	Golden State sent Donald Royal to Charlotte for Scott Burwell.
> 
> 4.	New Jersey sent George McCloud to LA Lakers for Joe Kleine (Celtic
> content), a 1997 first round draft pick and a conditional second-round
> pick in 1998.
> 
> 5.	Toronto sent Acie Earl (Celtic content) to Milwaukee for Shawn
> Respert.
> 
> I guess ML feels he can make the playoffs with the current lineup and
> saw no need to make a trade here.  :-)  Well, actually, I think he did
> just fine standing pat.
> 
> Peace,
> 
> Bentz