Re: NY Post trade rumor

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

Alex really is one smart indian.

--- Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu> wrote:
> Well, the deal seems a bit weird since each team is
> evidently giving
> up a premier player (Sprewell, Brandon, and Pierce)
> but the Knicks
> would be receiving two of the three back; so it
> doesn't make sense
> for at least one team.
> 
> Since these rumors tend to have a small smidgeon of
> truth to them
> and also tend to be hopelessly outdated (notice that
> this one comes
> out long after all of these guys are securely
> signed), I'll give an
> attempt at reconstructing what really happened.
> 
> It probably took place before Brandon had been
> re-signed and Mercer
> had been traded; in fact, probably before draft day
> because the draft
> picks are really the only other important tradable
> assets that the
> Timberwolves had. The Timberwolves are not
> completely sold on Brandon
> and are seeing what they can get for him. NY is also
> hesitant about
> Sprewell, but doesn't feel like a straight swap of
> Brandon and 
> Sprewell is equitable. Into the picture comes
> Pitino, who is trying
> to move Mercer; he wants Minnesota's 6th pick (and
> maybe the 14th too)
> for Ron Mercer, with the intention of drafting
> Bender, if available,
> or Shawn Marion (Chris Wallace evidently said that
> this is who they
> would have drafted had they kept the 8th pick).
> Mercer and Brandon
> would get shipped by Minnesota to NY for Sprewell.
> NY doesn't feel
> like it's enough and asks for Pierce. Pitino says
> Pierce is untouchable
> and it's the end of that discussion.
> 
> Alex
> 
> > In Wednesday's NY Post it was reported that the
> Celtics, Knicks 
> > and T-wolves discussed a deal that would have
> resulted in the 
> > Knicks trading Chris Childs and Latrell Spreewell
> and receiving 
> > Terrell Brandon and Paul Pierce in return. (No
> further details were 
> > provided). It was further stated that the deal was
> quashed by Pitino.
> > 
> > Its difficult to believe that Pitino would
> entertain discussions 
> > (outside of obtaining Tim Duncan) regarding
> Pierce. Anyone hear 
> > about this from other sources?
> > 
> 
> 


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