Re: Fortson for Childs?

[Gregory Hurst <gh18@juno.com>]

Paul, I was hoping to get a little more, especially because Forston will
definitely come back to hurt us.  When you trade in your own conference,
be careful on helping the other team's needs.  

What is your opinion of Chris Childs?  Can he be a solid contributor or
the 12th man on the team?  



>I seem to remember something about Kenny not getting along with Childs 
>when
>they played together...yes?
>
>Anyway, from http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/32139.htm:
>
>
>><P>   Meanwhile, The Post has learned another sign-and-trade deal 
>looms
>>out there of lesser impact but one the Knicks are considering and one 
>that
>>could ultimately make the Knicks favorites again to return to The 
>Finals.
>>You've read his name in this space before: Boston's Danny Fortson, 
>whom
>>the Knicks nearly obtained at the trade deadline in February for
>>much-needed rebounding support.
>><P>   Layden phoned Fortson's agent yesterday and discovered the only 
>way
>>he'll be able to obtain the rugged rebounding free-agent forward is
>>through a sign-and-trade and not with the Knicks' allotted $2.25 
>million
>>cap exception. And that's good news for the Knicks if they can pull 
>it off
>>because it means they can save that $2.25 million exception for 
>perhaps
>>free agent John Starks, who is dying to come back.
>><P>   Instead of letting Fortson go for nothing, the Celtics 
>yesterday
>>made him an offer well above the exception, believed to be in the $4
>>million per year range with the idea of pulling off a sign-and-trade, 
>a
>>source told The Post. The Celtics considered keeping the 6-7 Fortson 
>until
>>they drafted UCLA power forward Jerome Moiso.
>><P>   It just so happens backup point guard Chris Childs makes $4 
>million
>>next season too. A Childs-for-Fortson swap is a natural. It would
>>alleviate the Knicks' guard glut and the Knicks could stick Fortson 
>in as
>>their starting power forward over rebounding-challenged Larry 
>Johnson.
>>Meanwhile, the Celtics get a veteran who played his best ball as 
>Kenny
>>Anderson's backup in the mid-1980s.
>
>Paul M.
>
>

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