re: Trent

[kevin lok <bostonceltics17@yahoo.com>]

I remember the time when he was "in demand" and courted by Nellie (all
the way to Bahamas). I think he "sacrafice" his pay demands to get his
bird rights with Mavs, by signing for the 2mil exception with year 2
and 3 at his (player) option. I think he would definitely want to make
use of his bird rights now, so any deals would have to be thru Mavs.

I think when healthy, he plays bigger than his 6-7 frame (or 6-8?),
something like a better version of a Malik Rose. But the real question
is his injury prone career. Some players are just meant to be injured
for life (see Pervis and Stith). So there is a real possibility he
would be a career DL player, if signed long term.

I'll take my chances with Pot/Battie/Blount/Moiso.

kevin

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I'm not sure of his status, but Trent will not get much pt in Dallas,
so here's my evaluation after seeing him at his best in '99-00.  Trent
is 6'8", has a pf mentality, rebounds aggressively--esp. on offensive
end, shoots very well from close in to 15', and is extremely active.
I liked what he contributed to Dallas; he's sort of a C. Weatherspoon
player with more size and shooting ability.

I can't say he would put either Battie or Vitaly on the bench since
he is not a shot-blocker nor a Center.  But if we traded one of them I
would say Trent is a player, when healthy, who could help any team as
a back-up pf.  With all our new scorers, we may look for more of a
rebounder, shot-blocker.

Gene  (out shopping for a dish)


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