Re: Longley, draft

[David Darlington <darlingt@hal.muhlberg.edu>]

	Who knows, maybe we'll pull a San Antionio and get the first pick!
Stranger things have happened!
-d

At 08:06 PM 4/20/98 EDT, you wrote:
>If you recall, Luc Longley was going to be part of the package that
>would have brought Pippen to Boston during the draft. I believe the
>original offer was the #3 for Pippen, and then sweetened by Pitino
>by offering the #3 and #6 for Pippen and Longley. 
>
>If the Bulls get broken up, I would imagine that Longley would 
>probably be available.
>
>As for the draft, I think the two coveted players for the Celtics
>would be LaFrentz and Pierce. So if they get lucky in the lottery,
>they grab one of these. Otherwise they would probably ship the pick.
>
>The teams with the worst records are:
>1) Denver 
>2) Toronto
>3) Clippers
>4) Golden State
>5) Vancouver
>6) Dallas
>
>Many of these teams have cap space but free agents may still avoid them
>like the plague. These teams would be prime candidates to work out a deal
>for cap space (to get a center) in exchange for the Celtics' #9 pick and 
>Ellison, say.
>
>If that didn't work, another idea is to trade Mercer, Ellison, Minor and 
>the #9 for the #1 or #2 pick in order to take LaFrentz or Pierce. This could 
>open up enough cap room to sign a center. I doubt the other team would go
for 
>it though. If we offered the same to Toronto for Camby and a future pick, 
>I could see it happening. I don't like the idea of trading Mercer but I would
>guess that Pitino would do it if it could free up a lot of cap room and get
>decent talent in return.
>
>Alex
>
>
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