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

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

I heard a while back that Jordan would not take a high school kid at #1. I
am not sure if they need Battier so it makes sense for him to trade down. Do
the Nets need another top 3 pick ? We need to have a productive draft or
make moves or we will be in the same funk the Clippers were in through the
nineties with about ten top 10 picks with nothing to show. Rodney White
seems to either be really moving up into the top 5 or 6  or everyone's
smokescreen.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 6:48 AM
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.
>
>