Re: Dino+Williams for Jayson Williams

["smishra" <smishra@ix.netcom.com>]

I know that, but that rule kicks in only if the teams involved are over the
cap. Both Boston and the Nets after renouncing rights to their own FA's
will be under the cap and hence such a deal can be consummated.
                                                                  - Mishra 


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> From: Nault <rnault@ptialaska.net>
> To: smishra <smishra@ix.netcom.com>
> Cc: celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Re: Dino+Williams for Jayson Williams
> Date: Thursday, June 12, 1997 1:19 AM
> 
> >That is not true, in the last 4 years Williams has played 70, 75, 80 and
41
> >games sounds pretty good to me..last year he was willing to play when
> >Calipari who was more interested in tanking the season asked him to
undergo
> >a surgery during the season. Compare his games played statistic with
Dino
> >Radja (80, 66, 53, 25) or  Eric Williams(64, 72) and he plays defense.
<Now
> >if he would only color his hair pink..people would belive that he can
> >play><He makes 2.25 mill and through this trade we get to swap 2.25 and
6.5
> >mill in salaries, how can you go wrong>.
> >                                                                      -
> >Mishra
> 
> I believe there is a rule that trades between two teams must be within
> twenty percent of each other in terms of the salaries of the players
being
> swapped. Therefore it would be impossible to swap a 2.25 million guy for
a
> 6.5 million guy.  Perhaps if the Nets through in another high priced
player
> then the deal would work but that would defeat the purpose of clearing up
> cap space and besides how much do you think New Jersey is really going to
> give up for Radja?
> 
> Tim
> 
> Nault
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