Re: Looks Like A Bimbo Eruption As Coles Close To Signing

[Ellie Cutler <ellie@oreilly.com>]

I remember that Coles was one of the guards the C's were seriously looking at
the year we drafted Dee Brown.  Good defender, steady guy, decent height. He
was also a baseball draft pick - maybe our first since Ainge...

Hey Ray, do you have access to the story queues at the Herald or what??

 --Ellie

At 03:39 PM 08/02/2000 -0400, Way Of The Ray wrote:
>8.2.2000
>CELTICS
>Coles mulling Celts' offer
>BOSTON -- Free-agent guard Bimbo Coles, who spent last season with
>Atlanta, was weighing an offer from Boston yesterday that he appeared to
>be close to accepting. The Celtics have offered Coles their $2.25
>million salary cap exception slot, and team officials and Coles spent
>yesterday negotiating a contract.
>
>Coles is also considering Cleveland and Atlanta, but moving to Boston
>appeared to be his first choice. The Celtics were also chasing Chicago
>Bulls free agent Randy Brown.
>
>The Celtics did sign Mark Blount, a 7-foot center from Pittsburgh who's
>spent the last three seasons in minor league basketball. Terms were not
>disclosed, but Blount likely received a minimum contract for this season
>with an option for a second season.
>
>The Celtics are also exploring a way to get something in return for free
>agent forward Danny Fortson. The team apparently does not want to retain
>Fortson even though it lacks the rebounding presence Fortson provides.
>Other teams, namely Golden State, have interest in Fortson and the
>Celtics could sign Fortson to a contract and then trade him for a player
>or draft picks.
>
>
>
>-- KEVIN McNAMARA
>