Re: Clippers selling Kandi *cheap*??? [NBA Talk]

[CeltsSteve@aol.com]

In a message dated 01/03/2000 11:26:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
titans@ihug.com.au writes:

<<  If his knees are in good shape then I'd offer Tony Battie for him. I'd  
bring him off the bench for a while while Pitino can teach him the  plays, 
etc, etc. then I'd place him into Potapenko's place and have VP  come from 
the bench as the first power forward / center substitution.
 
How about it? >>



Battie for Kandi straight up?  In a heart beat.  But truth be told, I'd 
really rather trade V for  Kandi straight up and keep Battie.  Either way, it 
would be a coup for the C's.

If the price is Battie, the C's then would have effectively manufactured the 
#1 pick for absolutely nothing. Knight was originally a free agent signee 
that cost them nothing - no player in trade nor a draft pick.  

He was parlayed into a top # 5 pick in the person of Battie. To trade Battie 
for a true 7' 1", 275 pound center would be too good to be true. The Clippers 
might bite on that because Battie is now locked down for the next 6 years at 
a very modest/reasonable figure of $25 million which would no doubt appeal to 
their cheapskate owner, Donald Sterling.  V is also locked down for the next 
6 years at a reasonable amount at the slightly higher amount of $33 million, 
which should likewise be appealing to Sterling.
If the price is V, then the C's effectively traded a # 8 for a # 1 as again, 
DeClercq was a free agent signee that cost them nothing originally, either. 
I'd be more in favor of trying to move V for Kandi than Battie.

Personally, I think the C's would have one heckueva "4"/"5" combo in Kandi 
and Walker and then a backup tandem of Fortson at the PF spot to play off of 
Battie. Throw in a guy like Adonal Foyle as a free agent signee this summer 
with the $2.25 million exception slot and their power positions would have it 
all: speed, size, bulk, quickness, shot blocking, strength, depth. The 
combinations that RP could put on the court in those positions would be 
unbelievable.