Re: Celts may be able to pluck a plum

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

I would move try to move Walker and Moiso for Kobe.  I would try to keep
Pierce.  If they wanted Paul, I would make the deal but not with Antoine. I
would still try to move him for Brand or Rahim.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 7:20 AM
Subject: Celts may be able to pluck a plum


> A few situations around the NBA bear watching. First, the Kobe-Shaq battle
> in LA. The Lakers won't do anything during the season, but after this
> season, it's sounding more and more like they may at least discuss the
> possibility of trading Kobe Bryant. If the Lakers don't reach the Finals,
> expect the talk to start. Of course, if Kobe goes on the market, every
team
> in the NBA will be lining up, but the Celts could put a pretty nice
package
> of players and picks on the table, starting with LA native Paul Pierce.
I'd
> do Pierce, Toine and all of this year's draft picks for Kobe. And I'd
> include any other bodies the Lakers might want (UCLA's Moiso? Vitaly to
back
> up Shaq?). Kobe would give the Celts the superstar they're lacking at this
> point.
>
> Vancouver also may be a match. Shareef and Bibby are on the block and,
> again, the Celts have some attractive bargaining chips. I've been watching
> Vancouver a lot lately and I love Bibby. He'll be even better when he
> realizes he's the best player on that team, not Shareef. Right now he
defers
> to Shareef too often. Shareef, of course, is a great player in his own
> right.
>
> Chicago is looking for a legit, veteran player to take some pressure off
> Brand and make them more competitive (and attractive to free agents).
That's
> a team that could absorb Toine's contract now without any BYC problems,
and
> they have some young players they're willing to deal. Jamal Crawford would
> be the centerpiece of any deal with Boston, but the Celts have shown
> interest in Ron Artest in the past, and may be interested in Marcus Fizer.
> This would be a rebuilding move for the Celts. Also, there could be a
match
> with the Bulls as part of a three-way deal.
>
> The Van Horn rumors may resurface if things continue to go wrong in
Jersey.
> A Van Horn-Toine deal may be good for both teams and players. A classic
> "change of scenery" kind of thing.
>
> Philly still seems willing to discuss Iverson, and there was a rumor
> yesterday at bskball.com (so it must be true!) that they had offered
Iverson
> to LA for Kobe. Larry Brown loves Toine, and I could see a Toine-pick for
> Iverson deal happening.
>
> Anyway, the point of the post is there might be some options out there if
we
> go about this the right way. In other words, don't start selling off draft
> picks in stop-gap moves (Shammond Williams?). Isn't anyone interested in
> seeing what a healthy Chris Herren brings to the team? Is Shammond
Williams
> a big upgrade over Herren?
>
> I'm the biggest proponent on the list of blowing up this team, but let's
see
> where some of these storylines go, and if we can't land a big fish when we
> finally throw our line in the water.
>
> Mark
>
>