Re: Vin Baker

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

Didn't you read the Will McDonough article, Warwick?  Walker's
not going anywhere; it's going to be the big four around here, and
there going to go out and sign a free agent big person.  Would
Pitino lie to us?  Perish the thought.  My only question is where are 
they going to get the money to sign a quality free agent, if they don't 
trade on of the big four?  Vin Baker would be nice
though, but you can't have both Walker and Baker here.
WC

>Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1998 23:59:36 +1000
>From: Warwick <giants@eisa.net.au>
>To: Celtics <celtics@igtc.com>
>Subject: Vin Baker
>
>Hey all,
>
>If the Celtics are desperate to trade Walker, how about using the
>suggestions that you said and trade him to the Sonics with our cap
>burdens..
>
>No superstar is likely to go to the Sonics because theres already too
>much limelight spent on the likes of Payton (a real star of the league
>imo!)..
>
>The Sonics have *alot* of space under the cap to work out a deal with
>the Celts, something like $9 mil...
>
>To the Sonics
>Antoine Walker $2,216,000
>Dana Barros $3,500,000
>Greg Minor $2,520,000
>Pervis Ellison $2,420,000
>Travis Knight $2,400,000
>Total Salary $13,056,000
>
>To the Celtics
>Vin Baker $4,264,000
>Total Salary $4,264,000
>
>Add the $4,500,000 that the Celtics have originally in free agency with
>the $8,792,000 that is created from this trade and the Celtics have
>$13,292,000 to spend on free agents with this roster as a starting
>point..
>
>  C:  DeClercq
>PF:  Baker / McCarty
>SF:  Pierce / Bowen
>SG: Mercer / Jones
>PG: Anderson /
>
>I'd say get a starting center (Theo Ratliff? Ike Austin?), a backup
>power forward (Jones?) to play McCarty as a utility, a backup shooting
>guard and a backup point guard..
>
>Center free agents
>Ike Austin - will leave the Clips
>Vlade Divac - will re-sign
>Luc Longley - A top passing center, but no loyalty.
>Stanley Roberts -- Too old and injury prone and top heavy
>Arvydas Sabonis -- Will re-sign
>Clifford Robinson -- A classic choker
>Loy Vaught -- Someone to consider if cheap
>Theo Ratliff -- A great leaper
>Matt Geiger -- A head case?
>
>You could even consider playing Baker full time at center and acquiring
>another forward like Tom Gugliotta or Derrick 'head case' Coleman to 
add
>another center piece..
>
>--
>Warwick Janetzki.
>
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