RE: Barry traded for Austin,Smith +1stRdPick

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

I think the Clippers really traded for the draft pick.  Instead of trading 
for someone and really getting something in return,  he rents Austin for 
the rest of the year.  Nobody wants to play for the Clippers & their fool 
owner Donald Sterling so no matter what cap room they have they probably 
won't be too appealing to many stars.


On Thursday, February 19, 1998 6:55 PM, Mike Dynon 
[SMTP:mdynon@ix.netcom.com] wrote:
> Kerry Kee wrote:
>
> > NBA announced that Miami acquired
> > Brent Barry from the Clippers for Ike Austin,
> > rookie Charles Smith and a first-round draft pick.
>
> Austin was trade bait because technicalities prevented the Heat from 
offering him big FA bucks if he
> remained on the Miami roster (a la Travis with LA).  Does this trade mean 
that those restrictions
> will no longer apply?  Is that why Riley (the devious SOB) traded Austin 
to the one place where no
> one wants to stay?
> --
> Mike Dynon
> North Kingstown, RI
>
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