RE: Boston source says Walker staying?

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

> I am still not sold on Walker being the real thing worth risking the next 
5-10 years on , but these Mashburn & Grant deals just don't make sense to 
me.  Mashburn has been injured too much and best days are past, Grant just 
isn't an offensive force.  Why give up a young player with the potential of 
stardom without getting at least a proven dependable player in return ? 
 Portland made a mistake signing Grant & Wallace, both 4's to huge big $ 
deals, but I guess someone ( The Lakers & Elden Campbell) will always have 
a comparable undesirable to dispose of.
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> >http://www.herald.com/sports/heat/digdocs/067169.htm
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> Look, I know a lot of you hate the posting of these articles and URL's,
> but.... I'm not a nice guy.
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> >>   Although the Celtics, at one point, burned up the phone lines around
> >>the NBA to gauge interest in forward Antoine Walker, they apparently 
have
> >>decided they would rather keep him. <P>
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> >>      The near certainty that a new collective bargaining agreement 
will
> >>keep salaries under the $100&nbsp;million mark helped make the decision
> >>easier, according to a source in Boston. One of the main reasons the
> >>Celtics were examining trades: They did not think they would be able to
> >>afford Walker when he becomes a free agent after this season (if there 
is
> >>one). <P>
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> >>      Walker, an All-Star last season, apparently did not draw a whole
> >>lot of interest, either -- possibly because of his pending salary 
demands
> >>and possibly because he is not a particularly unselfish player. Only
> >>Michael Jordan took more shots than Walker last season. <P>
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> >>      It was rumored that Miami and Boston discussed swapping Heat
> >>forwards Jamal Mashburn and P.J. Brown for Walker and a couple of
> >>throw-ins. Walker going to Portland for Brian Grant was also rumored. 
<P>
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> Paul M.
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