Celtics Have Radojovec In For A Work Out

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                                Look, but don't touch: Radojovec visits
                                Celtics

                                By Peter May, Globe Staff, 06/02/99

                                WALTHAM - The Celtics don't have a
                                        pick until the second round of
                                this month's NBA draft, but that didn't
                                stop them from working out a certain
                                first-rounder yesterday at Healthpoint.

                                In for a look-see was 7-foot-3-inch,
                                240-pound Aleksander Radojovec, who played
                                last year at Barton County Community
                                College in Kansas.

                                ''He's very skilled offensively,'' Celtics
                                general manager Chris Wallace said. ''He
                                has a ways to go on the defensive end, but
                                he'll be a first-rounder because of his
                                skills, his upside, and the fact that
                                there aren't many big men out there.''

                                Radojovec had committed to play at Ohio
                                State next year before deciding to enter
                                the draft. The Celtics worked him out
                                because he was in the area and they wanted
                                a first-hand look. They don't expect to
                                move up to pick him.

                                Rick Pitino & Co. will finish a two-day
                                free agent camp today. Among the 14 or so
                                in for double sessions yesterday were
                                ex-UConn players Donny Marshall and Kevin
                                Ollie and Boston College's Mickey Curley.

                                Wallace did not comment when asked about
                                the rumor making the rounds that would
                                have the Celtics trade Kenny Anderson and
                                Ron Mercer for Penny Hardaway.

                                PETER MAY

                                This story ran on page F02 of the Boston
                                Globe on 06/02/99.
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