ON HOOPS!!!

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

I read a nice joking rumour at On Hoops.

http://www.onhoops.com/articles/May98/qs1.html


Is this for Real?

We don't know. We doubt it, but we do have sources. This information was
sent to us via our Gallic
Correspondent Benoît Dujardin as printed in Basket Hebdo, a weekly
French NBA Magazine. If you
think it's untrue, then don't blame us, because we didn't make it up -
we're just reporting it because we
can't bare the burden of it ourselves, just in case it does turn out to
be fact. The rumor is this The
agent of Euro star Predrag Stojakovic told Basket Hebdo that the Kings
wanted to sign him this
summer in order to trade him with Mitch Richmond for Boston's Antoine
Walker. What the ...?
Now, we know what you're saying - we said it too, but it actually grows
on you. Walker is one of Rick
Pitino's boys, but by the same token, Pitino doesn't want to bastardize
the team a'la Minnesota and pay
him in excess of $100 million this summer. Walker's agent is Dave Falk,
don't forget, who's not the
most amicable negotiator on these matters. Stojakovic is a wonderful
athlete who'd fit right in with
Pitino's system, and the C's could either keep Mitch and deal Ron Mercer
for an established superstar
(Chris Webber's on the block, Sheed Wallace is gettable, Anthony Mason
is talking himself out of
Charlotte) or vice versa. It helps the Celts salary cap, depth,
maturity, and experience. With Kenny
Anderson now running the show, Boston aren't exactly an all-rookie team
anymore. As we said, we
personally don't believe Pitino would part with Antoine for anyone, let
alone Mitch, but you never
know. There are some big free agents this summer, remember...

Cheers,

Warwick