Re: Celts enter bidding way

["Kevin Crawford" <176012@email.msn.com>]

Great trade, virtually fills all of weaknesses since it would allow us to
sign a good center this off season such as Ike Austin with the 8 million we
have under the cap.   I hope Rick is able to pull this one off.  Imagine
this line-up:

C-  Austin
PF-  Camby
SF-  Walker
SG-  Mercer
PF-  Stoudamire

Bench

C- Ellison,  Thomas
PF-  Thomas, Cheap Free agent
SF-  McCarty, Bowen
SG-  Bowen, Barros, Brown
PG-  Edney, Barros

This trade would certainly put us on the road towards being contenders once
again.
-----Original Message-----
From: Warwick Janetzki <giants@icplus.net.au>
To: celtics@igtc.com <celtics@igtc.com>
Date: Thursday, January 22, 1998 6:27 AM
Subject: Celts enter bidding way


>The Celtics have entered the bidding war for the services of Damon
>Stoudamire.
>
>I saw a report on ESPN international 2 about it.
>
>Celtics have reportedly made a massive trade offer being
>
>We get: Stoudamire, Camby, Williams
>We give: Billups, Knight, Minor, DeClercq, Rogers, 2 first round draft
>picks (this one and 00) and 4 2nd round draft picks.
>
>I dont know if this is a good trade or not.
>
>The team would be
>
> C- Camby       Ellison   Thomas
>PF- Walker      McCarty   Camby     Thomas
>SF- Williams    McCarty   Bowen     Walker   Camby
>SG- Mercer      Bowen     Williams  Barros   Brown  Jones
>PG- Stoudamire  Edney     Barros    Bowen
>
>Salary situation
>----------------
>Free agent year
>98: Edney, Stoudamire
>99: Camby, Bowen, Jones, McCarty, Walker
>00: Ellison, Mercer, Thomas
>01: Barros, Brown
>02: Williams
>
>Salary details for next season (all are approximates)
>
>Team-       $23,900,424
>Williams:   $4,000,000
>Brown:      $3,500,000
>Barros:     $3,400,000
>Ellison:    $2,000,000
>Camby:      $3,359,088
>Walker:     $2,236,896
>Mercer:     $2,121,984
>McCarty:    $1,053,072
>Jones:      $953,856
>Thomas:     $768,528
>Bowen:      $507,000
>
>Using a $32 mil salary cap that leaves: $8,099,576 to spend on free
>agents. We sign a center and another power forward (likelihood of Outlaw
>and Longley) then re-signing Damon Stoudamire and Tyus Edney, giving the
>Celtics a lineup of:
>
> C- Longley     Ellison   Outlaw   Camby
>PF- Camby       Outlaw    McCarty  Walker
>SF- Walker      Williams  McCarty  Bowen   Camby    Outlaw
>SG- Mercer      Williams  Bowen    Barros  Brown    Jones
>PG- Stoudamire  Edney     Barros   Bowen
>
>Comments?
>
>Warwick
>