Re: Hawks' first round picks

[Michael Joseph Byrnes <mbyrnes@leland.Stanford.EDU>]

Mr. Ghost wrote:

> They should talk to Atlanta.  They may have as
> many as four firsts this year from trades
> involving Stacey Augmon and Christian
> Laettner.  The Hawks picked up Sacramento's
> and Detroit's lottery-protected first-rounders
> for Augmon, and in the Laettner deal they
> received Portland's draft choice.  So, it
> looks like they could have four firsts, of which,
> they'll probably keep two at the most and trade
> the other one's for future firsts, a veteran,
> or try to move up in the draft.  Someone
> please send this information off to Pitino...

I don't think the Celtics are going to want too many more first round
picks.  The Celtics already have a nucleus that is about as good and as
*young* as possible, in Antoine Walker, Ron Mercer, and Paul Pierce.  Two 
other key players on the team, Tony Battie and Walter McCarty, are also
quite young.

At this point, I'm not sure the Celtics need to be looking to add more
youth to the mix.  

Michael Byrnes
mbyrnes@stanford.edu