RE: BskBall on Fortson to Warriors

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

Anyway, we are pretty fixed at the four and five spots, no?
The last thing we need now is Dampier or Foyle.  I'm wondering
where Moiso/Blount/Battie are going to get their minutes.  Unless
something is in the cards for Vitaly....

Mookie seems like the better bet to me, the true defensive PG vet we've been
talking about.  He can score, too, at least as well as Kenny.  

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Joe Hironaka [SMTP:j.hironaka@unesco.org]
> Sent:	Friday, July 21, 2000 2:30 PM
> To:	Josh Farber; celtics@igtc.com
> Subject:	Re: BskBall on Fortson to Warriors
> 
>     I'd be kinda stunned if GS is offering Donyell Marshall for Danny
> Fortson.
> The 27-year-old 6th year pro averaged his first double-double (14.2 ppg
> 10.0
> rebounds) last year with an impressive 3.0 offensive boards and 2.6
> assists to
> boot. The career FG% (.405) for a 6-9 player and the propensity to jack up
> three-pointers would make Marshall a perfect fit in Boston.
> 
>     Donyell Marshall makes in the ball park of 6 million a year through
> 2002. I
> guess you'd have to include Barros to make it work, what with the BYC.
> 
>     Ideally a Foyle (or Dampier?) would be available instead, but it
> sounds like
> GS is high on Foyle.
> 
> ------
> 
> Josh Farber wrote:
> 
> > Here's what BskBall has to say about Fortson to GS.
> > Who do we want from them?  Who could we use?
> > Do we want Marshall?
> > Josh
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > 07/21-WARRIORS WOULD TRADE FOR FORTSON- Danny Fortson was in the Oakland
> > area yesterday to tour the Warriors practice facility and talk with the
> > team. The meeting included all of the gimmicks one could expect from a
> > college recruiting trip...Jerseys with his name and number, GM's wearing
> > "Welcome Danny" t-shirts...the whole boat. After that meeting its
> basically
> > been said that if a deal could be worked for Fortson, they'd love to
> have
> > him long term. Its also been said if he makes Golden State his top spot,
> > they'll guarantee a starting spot, likely pushing Donyell Marshall and
> Chris
> > Mills to the bench.  Danny is not a skilled offensive player, but is a
> > furious rebounder, and a very physical player. Acquired by Boston in the
> > trade sending out Ron Mercer. Danny has now been traded something like 4
> > times, including one deal that was nixed last minute. Danny has said he
> just
> > wants a stable home, and a contract that protects his interests. Fortson
> had
> > been offered a $4 million a season deal from Boston, which he declined.
> The
> > Knicks had expressed a lot of interest in Fortson, but cap complications
> > have made a deal almost impossible. The Orlando Magic have also
> expressed
> > interest in Fortson as have the LA Lakers. The Warriors are now trying
> to
> > piece together a package that could get Fortson into Golden State, but
> as
> > both teams are over the cap, a deal may be a little tougher than it
> seems.
> > No players have been mentioned, but you can assume Boston wants a point
> > guard and a power player. The Warriors have a ton of SF types, and would
> > love to deal one of them. Seeing that Boston has had Chris Mills
> already,
> > they may be more interested in Marshall, as the fruit of any deal.