Re: DJ/Westphal

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

I thought Westphal was traded for Charlie Scott ?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amy Beauregard" <amyeb88@yahoo.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 8:17 AM
Subject: DJ/Westphal


> Wow, I did not know this. I knew that DJ and Westphal
> both played for the C's, Suns and Sonics (trivia
> question), but did not know that DJ and Westphal were
> traded for each other in Summer 1980, just after the
> WCF defeat to the Lakers. Lenny Wilkens though DJ was
> a "cancer" (?!?) in the locker room and on the court
> and wanted him out of town. DJ led the Suns to the
> Pacific Division Crown in 1981 while the Sonics missed
> the playoffs due to Gus Williams sitting the season
> out in a contract dispute. Westphal went on to play
> for the Knicks and one more duty with the Suns I
> believe.
> 
> While I would have liked to see Westphal play with
> Bird, it could be argued had we kept Westphal the C's
> would not have sunk far enough in the late 70s to land
> Bird and further had DJ not been traded to Phoenix
> (for Westphal) we may not have landed DJ in '83 (for
> Rick Robey). Another chapter in the C's saga! '57-86
> was a hell of a run. Still paying for it.
> 
> 
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