Re: Pitino is in a mood to trade

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.andara.com>]

And is Paul Pierce the new assistant coach?

Cecil

-----Original Message-----
From: skmishra <skmishra@sprintmail.com>
To: celtics@igtc.com <celtics@igtc.com>
Date: Sunday, February 21, 1999 6:28 AM
Subject: Pitino is in a mood to trade


>The Herald is reporting that RP is in a mood to pull the trigger on a
trade.
>
>Here is the deals that I would do:
>
>Send one of Popeye or Barros + next years 1st round pick to the Clips for
>Lorenzen Wright
>
>The trade makes sense because Wright is demanding super star money to sign
>an extension with  the Clips. The Clips clearly are not going to give him
>that money, which makes him an FA next season. Wright may not be having a
>stellar season but still is averaging 7+ rebounds in limited minutes.
>
>Release Garnet, Riley and Schintzius
>
>If we move Barros, sign KJ to replace him at the backup pg spot with the
1.7
>mill exemption.
>
>Sign Pollard as a backup center.
>
>The team after the above deals would thus be:
>Center: Wright, Battie, Pollard
>PF:       Walker, Battie <Popeye if he is not traded>
>SF:        Mercer, McCarty
>SG:       Mercer, Bowen, Minor
>PG:       KA, Barros otherwise KJ
>
>IL: Ellison
>
>What do you guys think? - Mishra
>
>
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