NBATalk Update

["Josh Farber" <joshfarber@home.com>]

Now NBA talk has changed what they have previously said before.  They said
that no one was interested in Mercer, Walker or Anderson.  Now this is what
they say.  Most of it is the same from before.

Josh
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TRADING BLOCK: ANTOINE WALKER, RON MERCER, KENNY ANDERSON (CELTICS)
INTERESTED TEAMS: DETROIT, DALLAS, LA CLIPPERS


Analysis:  Talk about two guys whose stock has really fallen. Walker is
still very talented, but the brutal treatment by Celtics fans is wearing on
him. Mercer thinks he is worth much more than the Celtics or the rest of the
NBA does, which is scaring everyone off. Now that Paul Pierce has shown he
can play the 2, Mercer has become expendable, thus you are hearing rumors
like the Samaki Walker for Mercer trade rumors. The Celtics won't let Walker
go for nothing. I think he'll have to stick it out at least one more season
unless the Sonics decide he's worth Vin Baker. The newest rumor has Mercer
being shipped to the Pistons in a three-way deal with Miami. The Heat would
get Jerry Stackhouse and the Celtics would get Jamal Mashburn and Voshon
Leonard. The Celtics will have a hard time unloading Anderson, but Mercer
could be a nice fit somewhere and is the most likely of the three to be
dealt.

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