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

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>]

I don't know, Joe. I'm assuming the offers were more along the lines of No.
1 for Bibby and 6 or Miller and 8. Those aren't such no-brainers. And
Hamilton did average 18 ppg this year, so I'm not so sure a proven scorer
isn't worth the seventh pick to a team looking to get better now. I guess
we'll never know for sure, but Fox Sports also has a story saying Jordan is
trying to trade the pick. There's a lot of smoke there. Also, SportsTalk is
more legit than most think. I remember they broke the story that the
Indianapolis Colts were planning to take Edgerin James instead of Ricky
Williams in the NFL draft a couple of years ago, when everyone assumed they
had traded Marshall Faulk to make room for Williams. The SportsTalk guys
actually do a good job not just passing on links, but also adding an
occasional scoop. And they're going mainstream---they've partnered with
ESPN.com.

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From: 	j.hironaka [mailto:j.hironaka@unesco.org] 
Sent:	Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:33 AM
To:	Berry, Mark  S; 'celtics@igtc.com'
Subject:	Re: Celtics talking to Jordan, Wizards about No. 1 pick

At 09:48 05/06/01 -0400, Berry, Mark  S wrote:
>This is from SportsTalk.

>There is plenty of talent in this year's draft.  And Jordan wants none of 
>it with the number one pick. 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.

Vancouver wouldn't want to trade Bibby for a number one overall pick?? This 
already makes me suspicious about the credibility of SportsTalk...

>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.

Whoa, NJ Nets management feels Rip Hamilton is worth a 7th pick and a 
future lottery pick? I guess whenever you hear the phrase "league source" 
on an Internet rumor site, it deserves the same credibility as a Will 
McDonough prediction. If Jordan pulls off these trades, I might actually 
start believing all the conspiracy theorists.

I do agree, however, that the Celtics should at least explore Jordan's 
supposed interest in trading down to get Jamaal Tinsley. As much a slam 
dunk, no brainer this #10-11 in exchange for #1 overall is from Boston's 
perspective, it is no less ridiculous a scenario than the other ones 
suggested above IMO.

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