RE: Orlando idea

["Sampath, Venkatesh" <Venkatesh.Sampath@microcell.ca>]

Let me put it this way - between Horace Grant and Pervis Ellison playing
centre, I would choose the latter (for the position you mention). Grant
is just fine at the power forward position, but as a centre? No thanks.

The Walker-for-Robinson trade talk is amusing. A little over a year ago,
we on the Celtics' list were salivating over the fact that Duncan and
Walker would be playing together! With this trade, they will be, and
probably help the Spurs move closer towards a championship than with
Duncan and Robinson. (Alright, I'll admit I'm still feeling the hangover
of last year's draft).....

venkat



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>From: 	Warwick Janetzki[SMTP:giants@eisa.net.au]
>Sent: 	26 June 1998 09:14
>To: 	Celtics
>Subject: 	Orlando idea
>
>Hey all,
>
>I hear Orlando wants to trade Horace Grant..
>
>How about
>
>Horace Grant for Dana Barros, Travis Knight, Greg Minor and Pervis
>Ellison.
>
>It solves their center and point guard problems and gives them a player
>that may be able to help them out in some way in Greg...
>
>The downside to this is that Horace is signed thru to 2001 but his
>contract started at $14.85 million and from here it is at an average of
>$6,952,065 for the remainder. It would be about $10 mil this season and
>then $6 and then $4 the following year..
>
>That would allow the C's a heap of cap room next season *IF* we don't
>sign Walker until then..
>
>Team
>
>C: Horace Grant
>PF: Antoine Walker
>SF: Paul Pierce
>SG: Ron Mercer
>PG: Kenny Anderson
>
>Bench
>C: Andrew DeClercq
>PF: Popeye Jones
>SF: Bruce Bowen
>SG: Dontae Jones
>PG: Tyus Edney
>
>With RP as coach surely the C's can attract some players who wouldn't
>mind playing for the minimum, kind of like the 'Riley factor' in Miami.
>
>How about it?
>
>Warwick
>
>