Re: Will Walker Force A Trade At The End Of The Season?

[Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>]

The major problem in dealing Walker to anyone other than Chicago --
and the only thing they have of comparable value is the draft choice--
is that Walker may be a base-salary compensation guy, at least Michael
Holley said so, and therefor the C's are limited in how big a salary
they 
can receive in return for Walker.  So Chicago's first round pick,
unproven
and all, may be the best you can do for Antoine...
Ray


Jim Meninno wrote:
> 
> Elton Brand hasn't proven he's an upgrade over anyone.  Even if he
> will be a fine pro, not a sure thing by any means, it's going to take
> him time to get there.  If Walker, Mercer, Pierce or Anderson gets
> traded, it will have to be for a proven veteran.  Trading one of
> these players for another rookie with two years of college only puts
> the team back a year or two, while the new rookie adjusts to the
> NBA.  With the fans apparently having reached the end of their
> patience, I would expect any trades to be for experience.
> 
> Jim
> 
> >From: wayray@ix.netcom.com (Way Of The Ray)
> >
> >Hmmmm.  The Bulls, one team that could take on Walker's contract,
> >currently are third in the draft, and could win the lottery,
> >putting the C's in position to draft Elton Brand, who would be
> >an upgrade over Walker at the power forward position.  Brand
> >might not have the overall skills of Antoine, but should provide
> >the Celtics with an inside scoring and rebounding presence.
> >Something the team currently lacks.
> >
> 
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