Re: Rumor out of LA

[mberry@journalink.com (Mark Berry)]

If this is true, I'd do it. It's a risk, sure, but Campbell could be a nice fit. 
I guarantee, considering the minutes he'd pull for the Celtics, that his trade 
value would at least be more than Knight or Minor, despite his salary. In what I 
have read about Campbell, his biggest problem is he can't coexist with Shaq. He 
would give us a mobile big man who can score, rebound and block shots. Besides, 
it doesn't look like we really will gain any great cap relief in the future 
anyway. I say do this, sign Popeye and go to work.

Mark


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Subject: Rumor out of LA


From:    Bos3332@aol.com at Internet


Date:    1/13/99  8:46 PM





Rumor from XTRA radio is that the Lakers have offered Elden Campbell to
the Celtics for Travis Knight and other cap fodder to make the deal work
cap wise (the rumor was Greg Minor).   I'm one of Campbell biggest
detractors.  I dislike the guys work ethic and feel that he could be a
great player if he got it together.

That said ... he could provide us with a legitimate Center in this
league.  He has played well in that position when Shaq was out with an
injury and if anybody can get through, I would think it would be Pitino.

He'd either get through to him or Campbell will be the most expensive
piece of crap in the league on the end of a bench.  RP will run him
until he retires.

One thing I will say is that Robert Parish was considered lackadaisical
when he was with Golden State ... maybe this could be something similar.-Tony