Re: My trade scenarios

["Josh Farber" <joshfarber@home.com>]

I like the 1st deal, especially since we're getting Miller and Anderson.  I
doubt Cleveland will do it though.
I would love to see it happen!

Josh
----- Original Message -----
From: John Spindler <jaspindler@yahoo.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 10:55 AM
Subject: My trade scenarios


> There are two plausible deals worth doing for the C's to address their
> needs and go into next season as a playoff candidate:
>
> 1. Ron Mercer and a 2001 1st round pick to Cleveland for Andre Miller
> and Derek Anderson. Cleveland needs a scoring guard and has a logjam at
> point with Brevin Knight as the young experienced starter. Mercer gives
> them an athletic scorer to compliment Kemp. Boston gets a mature but
> young, pass first defensive oriented point guard along with an athletic
> ex-Kentucky swingman.
>
> 2. Kenny Anderson to LA Clips in a sign and trade for Lorenzen Wright.
> This team is desperate for a point guard after missing out on Baron
> Davis in the draft.  Lorenzen Wright fills our need for a rebounding
> power forward and is leaving the Clips anyway.  He can sign with them
> for more money than anyone else and is the tough player we need to
> complement Walker and V. Wright could get a very nice contract with
> starting money in the range that Kenny is currently making. Kenny gets
> to play in LA where he lives, and doesn't have to deal with Pitino.
> Everyone comes out a winner in this deal.
>
> After these two deals, we have a starting lineup of
>
> Barros
> Pierce
> Walker
> Wright
> VP
>
> with a bench of
>
> Miller
> Derek Anderson
> Walter
> Tony Battie
> Minor
> Popeye Jones
>
>
> Wright is versatile enough to play some center and Barros can move over
> to the off guard with Miller running the point. As Miller develops, he
> becomes the starter, and Barros goes back to the role he is best suited
> for, a sniper off the bench. Derek Anderson gives them defense and
> athleticism off the bench along with McCarty and Battie.   Minor and
> Popeye are fill ins.  Overall this a very versatile and athletic group,
> that is only missing the veteran maturity that seems to take teams deep
> into the playoffs.  Either they develop it through experience, or they
> add it in a year or two when it becomes critical.
>
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