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Re: Holley: Credibility For Mercer For 5th Pick Deal
Chicago sends the 1st pick to Toronto for Tracy McGrady and the fifth
and
twelfth choices. Chicago then sends five and twelve to Boston for
Mercer.
One problem with this: The Bulls have to offer more than just the first
pick for the Raptors to trade McGrady, five and twelve.
Ray
Josh Farber wrote:
>
> Can someone please remind me about Mercer for the 5th and 12th picks?
>
> I don't remember exactly how that rumor would worl.
>
> Josh
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>
> Newsgroups: alt.sports.basketball.nba.boston-celtics
> Cc: <celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 8:29 AM
> Subject: Holley: Credibility For Mercer For 5th Pick Deal
>
> > Holley says rumors are flying around the NBA about a
> > Chicago/Toronto/Boston
> > three-way deal, where the C's would receive Toronto's No. 5 choice for
> > Mercer and then draft a point guard.
> >
>
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> ----
>
> >
> >
> > [The Boston Globe Online][Boston.com]
> > [Boston Globe Online / Sports]
> >
> > CELTICS NOTEBOOK
> > Pitino not bullish on 3-way deal
> >
> > By Michael Holley, Globe Staff, 06/10/99
> >
> > [Image]NDIANAPOLIS -
> > Rick Pitino says
> > there is ''not a hint
> > of truth'' to it, but a
> > possible three-way
> > trade between the
> > Celtics, Raptors, and
> > Bulls continues to be
> > popular topic around
> > the NBA.
> >
> > In the proposed deal, the Celtics' Ron
> > Mercer and the Raptors' Tracy McGrady
> > would go to the Bulls; the No. 1 overall
> > pick in the draft, belonging to the Bulls,
> > would go to the Raptors (which they would
> > use to select Maryland's Steve Francis);
> > and the Raptors' top pick, No. 5 overall,
> > would go to the Celtics. A few factors
> > lend credibility to the proposal:
> >
> > Bulls vice president Jerry Krause has long
> > coveted Mercer and McGrady.
> >
> > The Raptors start Alvin Williams at point
> > guard and would like an upgrade, something
> > the energetic Francis could provide.
> >
> > The Celtics have discussed trading Mercer
> > several times in the past year. They would
> > most likely select a point guard if they
> > got the No. 5 pick because they are unsure
> > about the durability of starter Kenny
> > Anderson, who has finished the last two
> > seasons injured.
> >
> > What makes the trade unlikely is Pitino's
> > assertion that the team doesn't need
> > another raw first-rounder. If the Celtics
> > don't trade, look for them to make a run
> > at someone such as Rodney Rogers. The
> > Clippers' free agent has fans in the
> > Boston front office (they tried to trade
> > for him in March). The Celtics believe
> > they need a defender for their first unit
> > and a scorer for their second unit, and
> > the 6-foot-7-inch Rogers can definitely
> > score (he averaged 7.5 points last
> > season). Also, Rogers and Pitino have a
> > mutual friend in Wake Forest coach Dave
> > Odom.
> >
> > Battie hearing in July
> >
> > In other Celtics news, forward Tony Battie
> > will have a pretrial hearing in late July.
> > Battie was arrested in April outside a
> > North End nightclub when a police officer
> > said Battie not only refused to deliver
> > proper identification when requested but
> > also moved his car - allegedly trapping
> > the officer's arm in the window - when an
> > arrest was attempted. According to police
> > reports, the officer was then forced to
> > pull his service revolver and arrest the
> > 6-11 Battie.
> >
> > This story ran on page C7 of the Boston
> > Globe on 06/10/99.
> > © Copyright 1999 Globe Newspaper Company.
> >
> >
> >