free agent analysis

[Warwick Janetzki <giants@icplus.net.au>]

BIG NAME FREE AGENTS FROM EACH TEAM

Atlanta: Tyrone Corbin, Christian Laettner, Alan Henderson
Boston: Tyus Edney
Charlotte: Vlade Divac, Dell Curry, Matt Geiger
Chicago: Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen, Jason Caffey
Cleveland: Cedric Henderson
Dallas: Dennis Scott
Denver: LaPhonso Ellis, Johnny Newman, Eric Washington
Detroit: Joe Dumars, Malik Sealy, Jerry Stackhouse
Golden State: Brian Shaw, Joe Smith
Houston: Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Mario Elie, Matt Maloney
Indiana: Travis Best, Rik Smits
Clippers: Brent Barry, Loy Vaught, Darrick Martin
Lakers: Rick Fox
Miami: Ike Austin, Eric Murdock
Milwaukee: nil big stars, best = Ricky Pierce ;o)
Minnesota: Tom Gugliotta, Cherokee Parks, Terry Porter
New Jersey: Jayson Williams
New York: Chris Dudley, John Starks
Orlando: Darrell Armstrong, Derek Harper, Vernon Maxwell, Derek Strong
Philadelphia: Mark Davis, Jimmy Jackson, Theo Ratliff (perhaps Derrick
Coleman)
Phoenix: Cedric Ceballos, Antonio McDyess, Rex Chapman, KJ, George
McCloud, Clifford Robinson
Portland: Arvydas Sabonis, Gary Trent
Sacramento: Olden Polynice, Michael Stewart, Corliss Williamson
San Antonio: Vinny Del Negro
Seattle: Greg Anthony, Dale Ellis, Jerome Kersey, Sam Perkins
Toronto: Popeye Jones, Oliver Miller, Damon Stoudamire
Utah: not really famous, best: Antoine Carr, other is Chris Morris
Vancouver: Blue Edwards, George Lynch
Washington: Ghorghe Muresan, Rod Strickland
________________________________________________________________________________________BY
POSITION

C: Divac, Geiger, Smits, Austin, Parks, Dudley, Sabonis, Stewart,
Polynice, Perkins, Miller, Muresan, 

PF: Laettner, Henderson, Rodman, Caffey, Smith, Barkley, Vaught,
Gugliotta, Williams, Strong, Ratliff, Coleman*, McDyess, Trent, Jones, 

SF: Corbin, Pippen, Henderson, Scott, LEllis, Fox, Davis, Ceballos,
Robinson, Williamson, Ellis, Kersey, Lynch, 

SG: Curry, Jordan, Newman, Washington, Sealy, Stackhouse, Drexler,
Barry, Starks, Jackson, Chapman, McCloud, Del Negro, Edwards, 

PG: Edney, Dumars, Shaw, Maloney, Best, Martin, Murdock, Porter,
Armstrong, Harper, Maxwell, KJ, Anthony, Stoudamire, Strickland
________________________________________________________________________________________CELTICS
CURRENT ROSTER

 C- DeClercq  Knight    Ellison  Thomas  Rogers
PF- Walker    DeClercq  Thomas   Rogers
SF- McCarty   Bowen     Minor    Jones
SG- Mercer    Bowen     Barros   Brown   Minor    Jones
PG- Billups   Edney     Barros
________________________________________________________________________________________CELTICS
NEEDS

1: experienced, youthful, inside rebounder/banger to take pressure off
of Toine
2: experienced, teaching point guard to teach Chauncey how to become a
great point in the league
3: another scorer, probably from the 3/4 spot, whereever you place
Walker (I'd play him at 4 with an intimidating rebounder + blocker at
center)
________________________________________________________________________________________
PLAYERS WHO COVER THE NEEDS

1: Ike Austin, Michael Stewart, Christian Laettner, Jason Caffey, Loy
Vaught, Jayson Williams, Theo Ratliff, Antonio McDyess, Gary Trent,
Popeye Jones

2: Joe Dumars, Terry Porter, Derek Harper

3: Christian Laettner, Joe Smith, Loy Vaught, Tom Gugliotta, Jayson
Williams, Cedric Henderson, Dennis Scott, LaPhonso Ellis, Rick Fox,
Cedric Ceballos, Corliss Williamson
________________________________________________________________________________________
Players to seriously think about getting from the above category if
possible!! 

1: Ike Austin, Michael Stewart, Jason Caffey, Loy Vaught, Jayson
Williams, Theo Ratliff, Antonio McDyess, Popeye Jones

2: Terry Porter, Derek Harper

3: Joe Smith, Loy Vaught, Tom Gugliotta, Jayson Williams, Cedric
Henderson, LaPhonso Ellis, Rick Fox, Cedric Ceballos, Corliss Williamson
________________________________________________________________________________________Who
I think Rick Pitino would like to have from the above group

1: Michael Stewart, Jason Caffey, Jayson Williams, Theo Ratliff, Antonio
McDyess

2: Terry Porter

3: Tom Gugliotta, Jayson Williams, Cedric Henderson, Rick Fox, Corliss
Williamson
________________________________________________________________________________________Who
out of the above group are players which have a likely chance of leaving
their team

1: Michael Stewart, Jason Caffey, Theo Ratliff

2: Terry Porter

3: Tom Gugliotta
________________________________________________________________________________________Out
of the remainders who I'd vote for

1: Michael Stewart

2: Terry Porter

3: Tom Gugliotta
________________________________________________________________________________________How
much for each player?

1: $12 mil over 5 seasons. If he lives up to the contract give him a
monster deal after his 5 years

2: $1 million thing

3: $7-10 per
________________________________________________________________________________________Trades
to get them before the deadline

1:  Stewart and Gamble for Thomas, Bowen and Edney

2/3: Porter and Gugliotta for Knight, Minor, Brown, this years pick,
2000's and 2002's first rounders with some 2nd rounders.
________________________________________________________________________________________Team
Roster after moves

VIA TRADES

 C- Stewart    DeClercq  Ellison   Rogers
PF- Walker     McCarty   DeClercq  Rogers
SF- Gugliotta  McCarty   Jones
SG- Mercer     Porter    Barros    Jones
PG- Billups    Porter    Barros

VIA FREE AGENCY- we lose Edney thoug, by not re-signing...

 C- Stewart    Knight   DeClercq  Ellison  Thomas  Rogers 
PF- Walker     McCarty  DeClercq  Thomas   Rogers
SF- Gugliotta  McCarty  Bowen     Minor    Jones
SG- Mercer     Bowen    Porter    Barros   Brown   Minor
PG- Billups    Porter   Barros

comments?

Warwick