Re: Trade Rumor

[Tony Alberghini <tone@jack.synopsys.com>]

I heard on TBS' NBA Tonite after the Sonics/Spurs game last night
that Penny Nixed the whole Orlando/NJ/Toronto 3-Way by saying 
there was no way he was going to NJ.

BTW - Awesome game between Sa and Seattle. It's tough to watch these
two though, as it becomes obvious how much further along we would be
with either Vin or Tim.

Tone

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> The latest News Reports
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> Penny Hardaway and Damon Stoudamire were the centerpieces of a blockbuster 
> three- or four-team trade being discussed Wednesday, The Associated Press 
> reported .
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>  The principal teams in the talks were the New Jersey Nets, who would 
> receive Hardaway; the Orlando Magic, who would get Stoudamire, Walt 
> Williams and others; and the Toronto Raptors, who would receive Sam Cassell 
> and another player from the Nets.
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> Orlando was discussing sending Stoudamire and others to the Portland Trail 
> Blazers for several players, according to several NBA sources who spoke to 
> the AP on condition of anonymity.
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> The biggest holdup was Orlando's decision on whether to keep Stoudamire or 
> immediately trade him.
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> THE INCLUSION OF HARDAWAY WAS a stunning development, although his name 
> surfaced in the league rumor mill in early December. Hardaway, who was to 
> sit out Wednesday night's game in Minnesota with a strained calf, said 
> before the game he expected to end up with another team by Thursday. 
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