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Re: Rookie Watch and Players The Celtics Should Target In Trades
way, i'm just surprised that you didn't cut/paste the
entire nba registry when submitting your "players the
celtics should target in trades."
--- Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Top Rookies
>
> 1. Lamar Odom - Top of the Heap, A Number 1
>
> 2. Steve Francis - Playing better, catching up to
> Odom.
>
> 3. Adrian Griffin - Late surge passes Marion
>
> 4. Shawn Marion - Slight decrease in stats
>
> 5. Andre Miller - Nice numbers in little minutes
>
> 6. Wally Sczerbiak - Can shoot as advertised
>
> 7. Elton Brand - Very raw, but there's hope
>
> 8. Richard Hamilton - Moving Richmond out to another
> team
>
> 9. Radoslav Nesterovich - Minnesota big man showing
> some skills
>
>
> __________________________
>
>
> Players The Celtics Should Target In Trades:
>
> C's Needs: Shotblocking, Back-up Point, and a Low
> Post Scorer.
>
>
> Shotblocking:
>
> Dikembe Mutmbo - Would solidify C's center position:
> 13.4 p. 10.3 r.
> 3.13 b.
> If Atlanta decides to totally rebuild, they may move
> him. Would cost the
> Celtics at least Walker, Pot, and Denver pick, and
> because of Base Year
> Compensation issues, C's would have to find a third
> club with cap space
> to absorb some contracts.
>
>
> Shawn Bradley - 3.44 blocks in 21.0 minutes
> Somewhere around $7m in
> salary,
> however.
>
> Brian Skinner - .578 fg% 2.13 b. 8.4 p. 7.9 r.
> $800,000 or so.
> Rapidly improving Clipper forward/center.
>
> Adonal Foyle - 3.13 b. 7.8 p. 7.6 r. in 23.8
> minutes. Foyle is in the
> last year of his contract and has shown excellent
> shotblocking and
> defensive
> ability. C's Leo Papile was very high on him. He
> would be an fine
> pickup.
> Somewhere around $2.4 million; Battie, Cheaney and a
> first for him and
> something else, when Dampier returns.
>
> Theo Ratliff - Doubt LB would make another trade
> with Pitino, but
> Ratliff's
> averaging 11.7 p. 8.0 r. 3.0 b. and around $8
> million per annum.
>
> Greg Ostertag - Around $5 mil. a year and averaging
> 5.4 p. 7.5 r. 2.13
> b.
> in 22.6 minutes. What could the Celtics give up?
> Pot? BYC problems. Pot
> and something else for him?
>
> Akeem Olajuwon - Somewhere around $13 mil with
> slowing reflexes, but
> still pretty good with 14.0 p. 8.7 r. 2.0 a. 2.33
> st. 2.33 b.
> His large salary means a big package deal, however.
>
> Others:
>
> Will Perdue
> Jelani McCoy
> Michael Stewart - BSG suggests trading Barros for
> him
> Luc Longley
>
>
> Back-up Point
>
> Bimbo Coles - In 25.0 minutes, he's at 9.1 p. 4.4 a.
> Salary: Somewhere
> around
> $2.4 m.
>
> Chris Herren - Just started playing. I think he'll
> be pretty good.
> I'd see what Denver would want for him. Salary =
> minimum.
>
> Fred "Celtic Killer" Hoiberg - He can't be stopped
> once he gets in the
> groove...
> 12.2 p. 4.2 a. .463 shooting % and all that at a
> bargain basement rate
> of $800,000. and on a 1 year contract. Will increase
> his salary via free
> agency, so maybe the Bulls will move him...
>
> Steve Nash - .492 shooting %, .480 in three-pointers
> (Pitino is already
> in
> love), 9.1 p. 3.7 a. A truly fine back-up point who
> has been beaten out
> for the starting job with the Mavs by Robert Pack
> whom is playing like
> his
> old Denver days. Nash is an interesting trade
> possibility and one that
> fits into Pitino's world view of taking in talented
> disappointments.
> Contract: 6 years - $36 mil Hmmm.... Dana Barros
> and Battie for him?
> Dana Barros, a first and Waltahhh?
>
> Chris Whitney - 17.5 min. 8.0 p. 4.0 a.
> Always impresses me when he plays the Celtics. On
> the last year of his
> contract at about $1.4 m. What do the Wizards need?
>
> Others:
>
> Sherman Douglas - Still reliable...
>
> Randy Livingston - Would have been great but for the
> several knee
> operations
>
> Randy Brown - Good defender
>
>
>
> Inside Scorer
>
> Mo Taylor - Can score, but needs to improve
> rebounding
>
> Chris Gatling - Nice offensive weapon to bring off
> the bench
>
> Juwan Howard - Big contract problems
>
>
> Derrick Coleman - Hire a chaufeur and a
> psychoanalyst
>
> Gary Trent - Go for the daily double of Trent and
> Nash
> ______________________________
>
>
>
> Others who may be available for trade - Non
> Categorized
>
> Mitch Richmond
>
> Rod Strickland
>
> John Starks
>
> Donyell Marshall
>
> Kerry Kittles
>
> Jamie Feick
>
> Charlie Ward
>
> Chris Childs
>
> Larry Johnson
>
> Derek Strong
>
> Laphonso Ellis
>
> JR Rider
>
> Toni Kukoc
>
> Danny Ferry
>
>
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