RE: Celtics talking to Jordan, Wizards about No. 1 pick

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

OK, so now the obvious question is, who 
would we take.  Kwame Brown or Eddie Griffin?
Curry is said to be underwhelming in workouts;
he's no baby shaq, in other words.  Boy, wouldn't
this be incredible?  We're the only ones who can
give michael is his "two mid-to-late lottery picks."
Is it conceivable we could actually keep the 21st?
Naw, that's too good to be true.  

Great day for news....

-----Original Message-----
From: Berry, Mark S [mailto:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 9:49 AM
To: 'celtics@igtc.com'
Subject: Celtics talking to Jordan, Wizards about No. 1 pick


This is from SportsTalk. If the Celts can get to No. 1 without giving up a
player, it's an absolute no-brainer.

Here it is...

Wizards president Michael Jordan has seen enough.  There is plenty of talent
in this year's draft.  And Jordan wants none of it with the number one pick.
Two league sources confirmed to sportsTALK yesterday that Jordan and the
Wizards have been actively shopping their number one pick around the league
in hopes of landing a young point guard.  Jordan has reportedly tried to pry
away Cleveland's Andre Miller and sources say Jordan has also spoken to the
Vancouver Grizzlies about Mike Bibby. 
 
It appears unlikely that the Cavs and Grizzlies will part with Miller or
Bibby, and the Wizards are now talking with several teams about trading the
number one pick in an attempt to get two mid to late lottery picks instead.
One source told sportsTALK that Jordan has become enamored with Iowa State
point guard Jamaal Tinsley.  Jordan watched Tinsley work out in LA and has
invited him back to D.C. for a workout after the pre-draft camp in Chicago.
Jordan likes Tinsley's grit and floor leadership and feels he may have some
of the same intangibles that Andre Miller brings to Cleveland.  Jordan has
talked with the Celtics, Pistons and Cavs about swapping picks.  
 
Another league source told sportsTALK that Jordan has also had preliminary
conversations with the New Jersey Nets that would send Richard Hamilton to
the Nets for their 7th pick in the draft and a Nets future number one pick.
Jordan is likely to target Charlotte freshman Rodney White with that pick.
Jordan was seen White workout twice and, according to the source, has fallen
in love.  
 
It's possible that Jordan could execute both deals and draft both White and
Tinsley while picking up a pair of future number one picks. Jordan is also
expected to make a run at Clipper free-agent point guard Jeff McInnis this
summer.  McInnis spent one season with the Wizards before joining the
Clippers.
 
Talk of Jordan trading away Hamilton and wanting to add a traditional point
guard to the roster is only fueling speculation that Jordan is planning to
retool the Wizards for a possible comeback next summer.