Re: Excemptions/draft

["Shailendra K Mishra" <skmishra@sprintmail.com>]

OK, now I see their names on the celtics roster. - Mishra
-----Original Message-----
From: Shailendra K Mishra <skmishra@sprintmail.com>
To: damekmo@teleport.com <damekmo@teleport.com>; celtics@igtc.com
<celtics@igtc.com>
Date: Saturday, January 23, 1999 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: Excemptions/draft


>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
>
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>>>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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