Herald:Fortson for Williams

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      Celtics Notebook/by Steve Bulpett 
      Saturday, February 5, 2000 <snips>
      
      Fortson rumors swirl
      Members of Danny Fortson's family aren't the only ones noticing he 
hasn't 
      been playing all that much (six minutes last night). NBA clubs are 
      wondering what's up with last season's fourth-leading rebounder, and 
some 
      are calling the Celts to express interest.
      In one such case, the Pistons - a club desperately in need of some 
      interior toughness - came looking for Fortson. The discussion 
essentially 
      ended when the Celtics said the price would be Jerome Williams.
      (Believe it or not, Pervis Ellison's name also came up when the Pistons 
      talked with the Celts.)
      Fortson's new agent, Raymond Brothers, was in town this week to check 
on 
      things. He has talked to the Celts about a new contract for his client, 
      who will be a free agent this summer, but he did not hook up with 
general 
      manager Chris Wallace.
      ``I just came to watch Danny practice and talk to the Celtics and see 
      what's going on,'' Brothers said. ``That's it.''