Re: Boston had talks with Bulls on pick

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

Boston doesn't have multiple first round selections?  They don't even have
one!!!

Josh
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From: <DJessen33@aol.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 1999 9:39 PM
Subject: Boston had talks with Bulls on pick


> Toronto Star says Boston had talks with Bulls. This matches somewhat with
> what Sam Smith had reported. I have put together a few options. I think
> Option 5 could work for all but I don't think they want let Oakley go.
Scroll
> down for the article:
>
> Chicago has picks 1 and 16
> Toronto has picks 5 and 12, McGrady
> Boston-Mercer
>
> Option 1:
> Chicago-Mercer, McGrady
> Boston-5,12,16
> Toronto-1
>
> Option 2:
> Chicago-5,12,16
> Toronto-1
> (Krause won't go for this)
>
> Option 3:
> Chicago-McGrady, 5, 12
> Toronto-1
>
> Option 4:
> Chicago-Mercer, 16
> Celtics-1
>
> Option 5:
> Chicago-Mercer, 5
> Celtics-Oakley, 12
> Toronto-1, 16
>
>
> <June 4, 1999
> Raptors, Bulls believed cooking up draft-day deal
>
> By Doug Smith
> Toronto Star Sports Reporter
> NEW YORK - With less than a month until the NBA's college draft, the
rumour
> mills are starting to churn furiously, with the Raptors right in the
middle.
>
> Armed with the fifth and 12th selections in the June 30 draft, the Raptors
> are starting to seriously consider moves that won't likely come to
fruition
> until draft night arrives.
>
> The hottest rumour, confirmed by insiders with both teams, is that Toronto
> has already had preliminary discussions with the Chicago Bulls, who have
the
> top pick in the draft.
>
> And while some reports indicate the Bulls are seeking second-year Raptor
> Tracy McGrady, Toronto sources say the multi-talented guard isn't being
> shopped.
>
> ``Tracy's not it in, not now,'' said a Toronto source.
>
> Bulls general manager Jerry Krause has long coveted the 19-year-old.
>
> Just before the Raptors took McGrady with the ninth selection in the 1997
> draft, the high schooler held a private workout for Krause, who even
barred
> coach Phil Jackson from the gym.
>
> At that time, Jackson was still negotiating a new contract and the
> ever-secretive Krause didn't want him checking out a young prospect in
case
> Jackson took a job with another team that would draft McGrady.
>
> What makes more sense right now, with no distinct No. 1 selection, is that
> Toronto may be talking about packaging both its picks for Chicago's
choice,
> which would give Krause two first-rounders to help remake the Bulls.
>
> ``You're going to hear a lot of wild ones,'' a league source said. ``But
> nothing's probably going get done until draft day.''
>
> The Raptors have a high regard for Maryland guard Steve Francis, an
odds-on
> favourite right now to be picked in the top three.
>
> However, if Toronto feels Francis isn't a good fit, it's conceivable they
> could trade down from either of their slots and still get a player they
want.
>
> Of all the players Toronto has worked out or is scheduled to see, Utah's
> Andre Miller and 7-foot junior college star Alex Radojevic of Yugoslavia
are
> the most intriguing.
>
> Meanwhile, Krause, sources say, has also had cursory discussions with
Boston
> and Atlanta, both of whom have multiple first-round selections. >
>
> DJessen33
>