Re: Re: interesting NBA notes

[Francis Hsu <francis@ai.mit.edu>]

On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 04:53:02PM -0400, Berry, Mark  S wrote:
> Nazr tells the Hawks he isn't going to return and would like to sign with
> Boston for something around the mid-level exception figure. The Hawks
> believe they are a playoff contender and need a backup center to replace
> Nazr. So the teams work out a sign-and-trade involving Vitaly, who takes
> over Nazr's role as backup center in Atlanta. Granted, Atlanta downgrades in

Why would the Hawks want to take on Vitaly's salary and contract to fill their
backup center role?  His contract would be a big burden to them.  Do you
have any particular trade in mind, with the C's getting Mohammed and without
putting a big burden on the Hawks' salary for the next several years?

Francis