Re: Celtics Taking a Walk Around the Rumor Mill

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

I would take Wes Person  for Barros or Williams, not sure Cleveland would
though. You could use Person and Pierce at the 2 & 3 spots.





----- Original Message -----
From: Vinny Natale <vnatale@map.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 9:15 AM
Subject: Celtics Taking a Walk Around the Rumor Mill


> Celtics Taking a Walk Around the Rumor Mill
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> NBAtalk Front | East Conf News | West Conf News | Injury Reports
> Celtics Shopping Walker, Again. According to the Boston Globe, the Celtics
> Are Trying to Move Antoine Walker, and May Have a Buyer in Indiana. The
> Celtics are tiring of Antoine Walker's act and, at least according to one
> GM, he's back on the trading block. Walker, of course is difficult to move
> because he is a base year player. It will take a team under the cap, like
> Orlando or Chicago to get him. However, one team that might surface as a
> power broker is Indiana, which, you may recall, talked about a Walker-
Dale
> Davis deal last summer. The Pacers have a $4.5 million trade exception,
and
> a boatload of free agents including Reggie Miller, Mark Jackson, Austin
> Croshere, and Jalen Rose.
> Missing Person According to the Morning Journal The Cavs Are Trying to
Deal
> Wesley Person. The Cavs front office would like to make some moves to
> salvage the season. The question is, do they have a player anyone wants in
> return. They've shopped Wesley Person and Danny Ferry, but so far aren't
> getting even a nibble. Of course, Shawn Kemp has been shopped too, but a
> fat contract and fatter gut have scared away most. 'We didn't have
blinders
> on. Even if we had Z, we thought we'd have some ups and downs. We're
> learning about the players we want long term and feel the will be a part
of
> something going forward. You hope to get to the point of contending and
> being in an elite group.'
> Wizards have Heard Enough according to the Washington Post, Michael Jordan
> dropped the ax on Gar Heard. It took 10 days for Michael Jordan to leave
> his mark. 10 days into his tenure he fired Gar Heard and will hire Ron
> Higgins (an assistant with the Warriors) as the new head coach of the
> Washington Wizards. 'I mentioned that when I became a member of the
> Washington Wizards that I would evaluate the team and the coaching staff,'
> Jordan said in the statement. 'I felt it was necessary to make a change at
> this time.' Wes Unseld was quick to point out that Jordan didn't make the
> decision alone, but the only decision Unseld made was to hire Heard in the
> first place. Heard, for his part was disappointed. 'It was a good ride,'
> Heard said. 'Unfortunately, I wasn't the guy that they wanted here.
Michael
> had his own guy and that's how it goes. I hope the next guy that comes in
> here does a better job for them.' But that could just be the start of the
> changes the Wizards are about to undergo . . .
> Strickland may be going, too according to the NY Post, Deal with Knicks is
> close. 'The Knicks and Wizards continue to discuss a trade that would
> return the native New Yorker to the team that drafted him later this week.
> As compensation, Washington would get Chris Childs, Kurt Thomas, John
> Wallace, Mirsad Turkcan and cash (as much as $3M) to help clear roster
> space by paying off people. Should the deal fall through, understand it
> won't be because the salaries involved are incompatible. Rather than
> subject you to the boring details, all you've got to know is that a third
> team is no longer required to make this work. Both the Knicks and Wizards,
> while conforming to league rules, would be able to absorb the obtained
> salaries on their respective caps.'
> Handicapping Hughes According to the Philly Inquirer Don't Expect Larry
> Hughes to Be Moved After All Now that the Hughes for Mashburn fiasco has
> subsided the Sixers are contemplating keeping Hughes aboard, at least
until
> this summer - or until the next flare up or decent offer. NBAtalk
> Interpretation: they could get more for him this summer and therefore they
> won't give him away, but he's gone if a decent deal comes along.
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