RE: two more going pro

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

Interesting.  So assuming that Ming, Brown and the two Williams point guards
don't come out, the top ten/eleven look like this:

	1. Curry
	2. Eddie Griffin
	3. Tyson Chandler
	4. Zach Randolph
	5. Jason Richardson
	6. Dasagna Diop
	7. Shane Battier
	8. Jamal Tinsley
	9. Loren Woods
	10. Rodney White
	11. Michael Bradley/Joe Forte/Joe Johnson

I like it!  And then of course when other guys come out, that will push our
options upwards.  But even if they don't, we are in a position to get two
very talented young players, and still have a pick left to move Tony Battie
with, possibly in combination with another pick for a move upwards.  This
draft is going to be a lot of fun.  The team would be nuts to sit on
Denver's
pick.  Get rid of Issel, give then one of the above guys, and who's to say
they won't be picking at 15 in a weak draft next year?  Then again, they
might be horrible, and their lottery protection goes down every year.
Having a top three pick in 2004 might be a great thing for the Celtics,
particularly if they continue to improve and become a playoff team.  There's
nothing like
adding a high lottery pick to a good team.


Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Berry, Mark  S [SMTP:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
> Sent:	Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:21 AM
> To:	'celtics@igtc.com'
> Subject:	two more going pro
> 
> Maybe three... Eddy Curry made it official last night, although everyone
> knew he was going pro. Reportedly Jason Richardson, the Mich. St. swingman
> who has been compared to Vince Carter, will announce today that he's
> coming
> out. And his teammate, burly power forward Zach Randolph, is close to
> announcing. That's three more in the lottery pool.
> 
> Personally, being from Big Ten country, I've seen plenty of Richardson and
> Randolph. I'm not convinced on Richardson, but I wasn't convinced on Vince
> Carter either, so what do I know? He's 6-6, athletic, can run and jump
> like
> a deer and generally plays hard. But his outside shot is a real question
> mark in my mind. I guess he played well against the NBA Olympic team last
> summer, although I didn't see any of those games. Randolph would be great
> for the Celts. He's a power forward. Period. He knows how to use his body,
> has soft hands and a soft touch around the basket, quick feet. I'd love to
> see him in Boston, but I'm betting his stock soars as the draft approaches
> and he climbs into the top five.
> 
> Also, Jason Williams' mother says Jason is staying at Duke one more year.
> That's too bad, because he would have gone in the top five and knocked
> someone else to the Celts. Anyway, there seems to be a clear top six at
> this
> point (in no particular order), with plenty of time for more early entries
> (Yao Ming?) and late risers:
> 
> 1. Curry
> 2. Eddie Griffin
> 3. Tyson Chandler
> 4. Zach Randolph
> 5. Jason Richardson
> 6. Dasagna Diop
> 
> After that, you're probably looking at... Shane Battier, Brendan Haywood,
> Rodney White, Loren Woods, Troy Murphy, Michael Bradley, Jamaal Tinsley,
> Frank Williams, Joe Johnson, Joe Forte... If you're looking for possible
> Celtic picks, look in that group. The Celts need guys like Ming and
> Williams
> and Kwame Brown to declare and hope someone's stock goes up so that one or
> more of that group of six (plus Ming, Williams, Brown) slips to that 10-11
> range. If the Celts could come away with two of those players, it would be
> a
> great draft.
> 
> Mark
>