Re: Pickings from Magic's renounced players?

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

I like Outlaw, Wallace and Amaechi also as acceptable replacements for
Fortson if he goes.


----- Original Message -----
From: "kevin" <kevin.lok@lycosmail.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 6:59 PM
Subject: Pickings from Magic's renounced players?


>
> from bskball.com site:
>
>  Here is how free agency for Orlando is gonna go...Almost everyone will
> be renounced, they have to do it to clear out the cap, and then everyone
> will be signed based on getting to the cap, not over it... The DeVos
> family is tired of overpaying ego driven players, and they are looking
> for a partner to build an arena with, so getting their salary down will
> be important. I think they'd pay Hill or Duncan max, but I don't see a
> lot of max deals coming out of Orlando- and honestly I don't see Hill or
> Duncan in Orlando. I expect a lot of $4 million deals--If they clear $18
> million- which would be enough to land Hill and Duncan.... If neither
> want to come to Orlando, thats 4 players @ $4, 1 at $2, and the 2
> exceptions, thats 6 guys they could land or retain.....
>
>
> so, there's gonna be available bodies for pickings. Mercer? Ameechi?
> Wallace? Outlaw? Atkins?
> like I said b4, Pitino got to be patient and not be trigger happy
> (again)
>
> cheers
> kevin (saw that AW fired that 3-pt with 24sec left, great to see a W)
>
>