Re: Will Perdue, anyone?

["CeltsSteve" <celtssteve@mindspring.com>]

Alex,

There is such a thing as "leverage".  The Spurs don't have cap room so they
are very limited in what they could sign in the free agent market and they
are finding that out. Since they used their $ 2 million exception on Terry
Porter, all they have left is their $1.1 million slot. Obviously, they
aren't finding any "quality" guys to take that slot. Couple that with the
fact Will Perdue is not exactly at the peak of his career, either. He's 34
years old and  may have 2 - 3 years left in the tank  Williams, on the other
hand, is 27.  While he doesn't have huge trade value, I disagree that he has
"negative" trade value. He would compliment what Jaren Jackson brings to the
party in that JJ is strictly a perimeter guy and Williams is a slasher that
gets to the line (and can convert his FTs) as good as anybody in the league.
By the way, how much more would you say  Elie has left in his tank?

To your point of wanting an outside shooter to compliment Duncan and
Robinson's inside game: I say fine  - add Eric Washington into the trade
discussion/equation.  He's 6 ' 4" and can also defend. Contrast that with a
one-dimensional guy like Steve Kerr who can shoot and do little else.

If I'm the Spurs, I don't think I  would just unequivocally  say "NO" to a
Williams/Washington proposal for Perdue.




----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu>
To: CeltsSteve <celtssteve@mindspring.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: Will Perdue, anyone?


> Eric Williams for Will Perdue is never going to happen.
>
> Eric Williams has negative trade value right now. Will Perdue is a
legitimate
> backup center with defense and rebounding skills, which is a rarity in
this
> league. The Spurs almost traded for Sprewell with Perdue as bait, before
the
> choke. Maybe his value is not so high now that he is a free agent but it
is
> at worst zero (they can always renounce him) which is a lot better than
Eric
> Williams.
>
> And the Spurs are not just looking for anyone who fits into the
> position of 3; he has to have a perimeter game to complement Duncan and
> Robinson. Eric Williams, even at his best, wouldn't fit in with their
> plans.
>
> Alex