Can this trade be far behind?!

["Michael Griffin" <mgriffin@rillc.com>]

I agree.  How in the world can O'Neal be worth 3 #1s?  There is one O'Neal
worth 3 #1s but he doesn't play for Portland.  Everyone in the league knows
that Rick must be desperate so he is not working from a position of
leverage.  Everyone will gladly trade with Rick if they toss Pierce in the
deal.  Can you see it now.......

The Celtics trade Pierce, Griffin, their two #1s in 2001, a future #1 in
2002 (not protected for the lottery because we won't be in it says Rick) for
P.J. Brown, Jamal Mashurn and the rights to Eddie House.

Commenting on the trade Pitino states, "We really wanted Pat (Riley) to
throw in Ernest Brown but he wanted two future second rounders which just
weren't willing to part with.  We save those for foreign diamonds" alluding
to Boston's past success scouting European players.

Continuing, "Most trades are fair, but I believe we really got over on
Miami.  Mashburn was the key to the trade.  I mean, he is my favorite
all-time player and I'm tickled to death that Miami even considered by first
overture.  Pierce has been a great player but he just couldn't grasp the
complexities of a Pitino defense - something that Mashburn to this day is
still familiar.

When asked about the first rounders given up, "I did extensive research on
the Boston Celtics igtc.com mailing list and was pleasantly surprised to
learn that late first round picks turn out to be more bad than good.
Knowing that we will be contending for the Eastern Conference over the next
few years I don't believe we were giving up the ability to draft the next
"Tim Duncan".  In addition, we'll have at least one 2nd rounder in the next
three years so it's not like draft day won't be meaningful.  Think about it,
getting this Turkish kid that Wallace tells me makes Kukoc look like a WNBA
player, was worth a lot more than we have to give up.  I considered some of
the high school talent but you knows U.S.-schooled kids have been pampered
and just difficult to motivate.  That is why we also drafted Moiso who was
not contimanitated by the U.S. public school system.  I am real excited to
know he has a chance to make the France Olympic team and look forward to see
how he fares against Kevin Garnett in the low post.  I think Celtic fans
will be surprised."

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
> Kevin.Lok@outokumpu.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 9:53 PM
> To: celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: why do Pitino always gives away so much?
>
>
> People might just get Jermaine O'neal for 2 unproven guards and Ricky has
> to give 3 no.1s.
>
> People gives scrubs for no.1s ( Erick Strickland to the Knicks for the
> draft rights to Donnell Harvey and John Wallace), and our Rick can't do
> better than that?
>
> I think the whole league is f..... Ricky.
>
> Ricky sure will do a lot of damage with the 1 year left.
>
>
>
> nbatalk.com
>
> The Aftermath: Plenty of trades went down but it is what didn't happen
> tonihgt that has the most intrigue.  Word is that the Bulls and Clippers
> will swap Darius Miles and Marcus Fizer and that Bulls will send recently
> acquired Jamal Crawford to the Blazers for Jermaine O'Neal and Erick
> Barkley.  But then again, maybe the Bulls will stay pat.  Fizer seems like
> an odd fit, however Tim Floyd said they're in love with Jamal Crawford.
> 'We've always liked big guards here. We thought Crawford would be taken as
> high as fourth-- we liked him that much,' Floyd said. 'We've always liked
> big guards here. We liked the guard, they wanted the big guy.'. . . Here's
> what did go down.
> Mavs Do Mega Deals, End With Three First Round Picks: According to the
> Dallas Morning News, Watch Out!  The Mavs Want to Be Contenders. As
> promised, the Mavericks made their draft-day trades. The Mavericks got a
> head start on a busy draft night by acquiring Fresno State 6-5 guard
> Courtney Alexander from Orlando for Dallas' 31st pick, a future
> first-round
> selection and $3 million cash. Alexander was taken by the Magic with the
> 13th pick Wednesday night.  The Mavs then traded Erick Strickland to the
> Knicks for the draft rights to Donnell Harvey and John Wallace.
> Overall the
> Mavericks ended up with three first round picks: Etan Thomas, Courtney
> Alexander and Donnell Harvey. Then the Mavs made yet another
> trade and sent
> Sean Rooks to the Clippers and reacquired their 31st pick.  They drafted
> Dan Langhi and then moved him to the Rockets for the draft rights to
> Eduardo Najera.
> Clippers Steal the Draft, Orlando Gives it Away  The Clippers who are
> usually draft day scrubs might have just won the draft this year. The
> Clippers walked away with Darius Miles, Corey Maggette, Derek
> Strong, Keyon
> Dooling and Quentin Richardson. They also traded for Dallas center Sean
> Rooks.'This was a heck of a deal for us,' Clippers general manager Elgin
> Baylor said. 'This has been quite a day.' Orlando sent Maggette
> and Strong,
> along with the 10th pick, Dooling, and cash to the Clippers for a future
> first-round pick. Orlando also traded the 13th pick, NCAA leading scorer
> Courtney Alexander, to Dallas for a future No. 1.The Magic now have
> approximately $18.5 million in salary cap room. 'We're set and loaded,'
> Magic coach Doc Rivers said. 'Now we have to go out and do something about
> it. I'm confident we can.'
> Bucks Trade Joel Przybilla.  The Bucks Finally Have a Big Man. All that is
> really known now is the Bucks seemed genuinely shocked and pleased that
> they were able to move up in the NBA draft Wednesday night and get
> Przybilla, the 7-foot-1 center from the University of Minnesota, from
> Houston in exchange for the rights to Jason Collier and a future No. 1
> pick.'It's not very often that an athletic 7-footer comes available to
> you,' said Bucks general manager Ernie Grunfeld, who was aggressive in
> directing his first draft with the Bucks. 'We feel good about his future.
> We may have a center here for the next 10 to 12 years.' 'I'm really
> shocked, but I'm happy that they decided to choose me,' Przybilla said. 'I
> just want to come in and learn from the guys.' 'I hope Joel understands
> that he has a lot to learn,' Karl said. 'Ervin will be fantastic for him.
> I'm going to emphasize that Scottie (Williams), Ervin and Darvin (Ham) are
> my guys.'
>