RE: Walker rumors

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

I heard Walker for Davis which sucks. Both Davis' have been major underachievers. Bender & Rose I would consider.



On Wednesday, August 04, 1999 1:42 AM, Alex Wang [SMTP:awang@mit.edu] wrote:
> Now there are additional rumors involving Walker going to Indiana.
> The only players that I could see interesting the Celtics as principals
> in the exchange would be Jalen Rose, Dale Davis, and Jonathan Bender.
> It was reported that the Celtics were interested in Bender during the
> draft. Here is Chris Wallace's commentary on Bender:
>   "An intriguing prospect because of his combination of athleticism and 
>    offensive skills. The big question with any player who enters the NBA 
>    at such a young age is, 'How long will it take for him to learn the NBA 
>    game and mature physically enough.'" 
> It seems completely contrary to the idea of getting older, but Bender has
> drawn comparisons to Kevin Garnett who was an impact player in his second
> year out of high school. So it's possible that the Celtics could go for it.
> And if Davis and/or Rose are included, the Celtics do get some experience
> in return.
> 
> The thing is, supposedly the Celtics could have gotten Antonio Davis (and
> a first rounder) with Antoine Walker which means that getting Bender for 
> Walker should have been possible. So I doubt the Celtics do that deal 
> straight up; instead, they probably get Jalen Rose also, at least. Rose 
> showed some impressive skills during the playoffs, especially in his ability 
> to create his own offense. He's not a talent on the order of Walker though.
> 
> I wouldn't be in favor of the trade, though admittedly I know almost nothing
> about Bender. Of course if he's really the second coming of KG then go for
> it. But I find that pretty unlikely.
> 
> Alex
> 
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