Re: Excemptions/draft

[Mister Ghost <mister_ghost@yahoo.com>]

Dwayne Schintzius signed a contract Thursday with
the Celtics.  Now it may have a make-it-out-of-training-camp clause,
but it's 
for $1M., with the second year, the C's option.
So Shintzius is officially signed.  The C's
however still have the $1.75M. option, and it would be nice if they
used it on a quality 
veteran, someone who could be dealt for a draft
choice, when teams start solidifying their rosters
for the playoffs: A Brent Barry, Jimmy Jackson,
etc.
MG 




---Shailendra K Mishra <skmishra@sprintmail.com> wrote:
>
> NBA.com lists Schintzius and Garnett as training camp invitees which
tells
> me that they have not signed a contract yet. - Mishra
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: damekmo@teleport.com <damekmo@teleport.com>
> To: celtics@igtc.com <celtics@igtc.com>
> Date: Saturday, January 23, 1999 11:59 AM
> Subject: Re: Excemptions/draft
> 
> 
> >>Actually, I believe Schintzius was signed to the $1 million
exemption with
> >>a Celtic option for a second year.  While I don't expect the big
guy to be
> >>the comeback player of the year, if he is, we'll have a decent
center
> >>lined up for two years at no money.  Since the third year would
give him
> >>LB rights, I have to think we'd have the inside track on him there
as
> >>well.  If he  turns out to be a bust (as I'd expect), we pay him
about
> >>$600k (pro-rated $1 mill) and say adios.  He even may have some
trade
> >>value to a team trying to create cap room for next year.  I'm not
sure if
> >>Dwayne is a good signing, but the way Pitino and Wallace have
structured
> >>the deal is outstanding.
> >
> >>-----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>          Dave Wickerham
> >>          aw623@freenet.buffalo.edu
> >>          Saratoga Springs, NY
> >
> >How many exemptions does each team get per year? Let's say
Schintzius is a
> >bust and Pitino realizes two weeks into practice. He says "adios"
before
> >the regular season starts and the team has lost that exemption for
the
> >entire year? Yes?
> >
> >Paul M.
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 

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