Re: Bulpett: Celtics Shopping Antoine, But Nothing Iminient Or Is It?

["Witch Craft" <witchcraft1998@hotmail.com>]

>From: damekmo@teleport.com
>Date: Sat, 6 Jun 1998 13:10:00 -0800
>To: celtics@igtc.COM
>Subject: Re: Bulpett: Celtics Shopping Antoine, But Nothing Iminient Or 
Is It?

>>"The latest word is that Walker is seeking $105 million over six years
>>(WC: That's
>>$17.5 million a year) --
>
>16.5 x 6 =.........quickly now, let's see if I can make the nuns smile 
in
>their graves.....99. There, Walker can sign for an average of 16.5
>mil./year for six years, Paul Gaston stays under his precious 100 mil.
>limit, and the nuns and I can rest peacefully.
>
>Also, concerning talks with Orlando. Don't the Magic have three first 
round
>draft choices this year?

Utah has the option to Orlando's second first round pick - No. 13.
An example of the rich getting richer.


>My fear is that, unfortunately, the Celtics have waited too long to 
trade
>him. Everybody knows that if he's being traded now it's because of 
Gaston's
>salary limits. The Celtics don't believe they can sign him, and 
everybody's
>going to continually low-ball, waiting until the Celtics are insane 
with
>desperation to dump him and then forced to accept a crappy offer.
>But....then again who knows what's going to happen with the CBA. Maybe
>there will be limits on player salaries although I think that attempt 
is
>the quickest way to a year without basketball. Anyway...it's about time 
the
>Bulls took four straight from the Jazz, won a championship for the last
>time, and ended all this dominating madness. One more thing...I'm 
rambling
>now but....doesn't Shaq have an out in his contract next year? 

I believe he does have a out clause for either 1999 or 2000.

How much cap
>space do you think the Celtics could clear in any Walker trade?

I haven't checked their salary cap lately, but I believe it to be
in the $2.5 million range.

 Who are the
>free agents next year? 

There's a bunch of them: Vin Baker, Penny Hardaway, Terrell Brandon,
just to name a few.
WC 

Maybe it's more important to clear cap space in a
>Walker trade than it is to hold out for equivalent talent. Now, 
obviously,
>they should try to do both, but maybe the trade would be easier this 
summer
>if the Celtics got back multiple stiffs at the end of their contracts 
and a
>couple draft choices for Walker and a couple of expensive stiffs in 
green.
>There's plenty in green to go around. If they have to trade him....make 
any
>sense? I don't know? If they do trade him for salary cap relief, get 
ready
>for a trip to "the worst record in NBA history" land.

However, there's going to be some interesting players available in 
next year's lottery
WC

>
>I'm cranky because.....I just think my kids love me more when I take 
out my
>check book. I take out my pen, I write the check, their eyes get big 
with
>adoration...something's not right.
>
>Paul M.
>
>
>


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