Re: three way for Baker?

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

My bad.  If it's just Mercer (even w/Battie) it's a
great trade.  Hard to see Vin going for so little,
though.

--- DJessen33@aol.com wrote:
> Josh,
> If you read my original post which you attached in
> your post, you never find 
> the name of Walker. Some other posters have
> mentioned including Walker and 
> Mercer together in this three-way. However, Mercer
> alone (and any capfiller) 
> seems like not enough to get Baker. Mercer and
> Walker and Mercer and Battie 
> do seem like too much to me for Baker. However,
> Mercer and Anderson (and any 
> cap fillers) seem good to me...
> 
> << Let me get this straight:  we give up Antoine
> Walker
>  AND Ron Mercer for Vin Baker, and you consider that
> a
>  steal for us?  If we traded Antoine straight up for
>  Baker Seattle should get down on its needs and
> thank
>  the Virgin and all the angels.  Gimme a break.
>  
>  
>  --- DJessen33@aol.com wrote:
>  > Tom and all,
>  > I put Brand in the picture because I couldn't
> think
>  > of anything else the 
>  > Bulls could give up to be involved. After reading
>  > the today's Mays comments 
>  > and some comments by CeltSteve, I understand
> better
>  > what may be going down. 
>  > Chicago will use Mercer and Ellison as further
> cap
>  > reduction for a further 
>  > superstar free agent signing in Krause's
> continuing
>  > effort to be proved the 
>  > mastermind behind the previous Bull dynasty.
> Mercer
>  > will be resigned by the 
>  > Bulls for the maximum after he is a free agent.
>  > Ellison goes bye-bye. Celts 
>  > get Baker. Seattle gets Kukoc, Barros and
> Shintius.
>  > However, it doesn't seem 
>  > to be enough for Seattle to me. 
>  > 
>  > Seattle-Kukoc, Barros, Schintius
>  > Celts-Baker
>  > Bulls-Mercer, Ellison
>  > 
>  > If you throw in Battie to the Sonics in addition,
>  > the Celts have given up too 
>  > much. I don't think Seattle would want Artest.
> The
>  > bottom line is between the 
>  > Bulls and Celts, who wants this trade the most as
> to
>  > who throws something 
>  > else in. The Bulls do have two first round picks
>  > next year. This trade, as 
>  > shown above, would be a steal for the Celts...
>  > 
>  > DJessen33
>  > 
>  >  >>
> 

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