Re: Celts had another option

[Dorine Pratt <norine@sover.net>]

The one that happend.
Dorine

Warwick Janetzki wrote:

> I read this in an Australian basketball publication that just came out.
>
> The Celtics had another option and chose to go with the Anderson one.
>
> Celtics would have gotten - LaPhonso Ellis, Bobby Jackson, Dean Garrett
> and Johnny newman
>
> Celtics would have given up - Chauncey Billups, Dee Brown, Roy Rogers,
> John Thomas and 2 first rounders.
>
> The thing that the Celtics didn't want to do was the draft picks.
> Reportedly the C's see them as being very valuable around draft time
> especially if the ping pong balls fall their way they could end up
> trading another cap person (Minor, Barros, Pervis, etc, etc.) with the
> pick for a lower pick and someone with less of a cap problem who will
> also help out the Celtics in a positive way filling a need.
>
> Whats your opinion on this...
>
> Which trade is better
>
> The one that happend or the one that never happend because of the draft
> picks??
>
> Warwick
> --
> MZ