RE: Wallace on Sesar

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

This wasn't a bad deal at all when you think about it.  Next year, with two
#1s, there was no way two #2 picks would even make the roster so why not
deal them now for someone who has a great shot at making the roster.  We
know Moiso takes Ellison's spot and Sesar probably takes Overton's spot.  As
for Rush, Hurley or any of those other guys - we'll they'd have to beat out
someone that is under contract so that will make it difficult unless we can
trade something for a pick which I'm all in favor of doing.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
> Nathan A.
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 12:10 PM
> To: Celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Wallace on Sesar
>
>
> Does anyone know if Sesar playing in the summer leagues?
>
>         Nathan A.
>
>
>                  On 2nd thought, C's get Sesar
>                  by Mark Cofman
>
>                  Thursday, June 29, 2000
>
>                  When the NBA draft started last night, the
> Celtics had just
> one pick.
>
>                  But long after they had chosen UCLA power forward Jerome
> Moiso in the first round,
>                  Celtics coach Rick Pitino and general manager
> Chris Wallace
> engineered an 11th-hour
>                  exchange with the Seattle SuperSonics that
> netted Croatian
> scoring star Josip Sesar.
>                  The SuperSonics chose the 6-foot-6 guard with the 47th
> overall pick in the second
>                  round, then dealt him to the Celtics for a pair of
> second-round draft picks next season.
>                  The other second-round selection the Celtics used to
> complete the deal came via the
>                  Denver Nuggets.
>
>                  ``(Celtics assistant coach) Jim O'Brien and I went out to
> Chicago to see him work out,''
>                  said Wallace, who announced the deal. ``He's a tremendous
> shooter.
>
>                  ``He's the best shooter of all the dozen-plus players we
> had in here (for private
>                  workouts). And he handles the ball very well.''
>
>                  As for Sesar's defensive skills, Wallace provided some
> comic relief.
>
>                  ``His defense is like all Europeans,'' said Wallace.
>
>                  ``He'll have an adjustment with a capital A.''
>
>                  In four seasons in the Croatian Pro League,
> Sesar averaged
> 20.4 points per game. His
>                  scoring average dipped to 16 points per game
> last season as
> he logged some minutes at
>                  point guard.
>
>                  He averaged three assists per game. Sesar's
> career 3-point
> shooting mark is 40 percent.
>
>                  A member of the Croatian national squad, he
> helped lead the
> organization to the
>                  European championship in 1997.
>
>                  The Celtics were without their own second-round pick (No.
> 39 overall) as a result of the
>                  Chris Mills deal they engineered with the New York Knicks
> three years ago.
>
>                  New York had until next year to take the pick.
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