swap for #1?

["Thomas Murphy" <tfmiii@worldnet.att.net>]

Cap-wise a swap of Antoine for the Wiz's #1 and Rip Hamilton could be worked
out. The Wiz will actually be below the cap once they buy out Richmond's
contrct (team option) but we don't know what the cap will be yet so we don't
know how below the cap they will be. Washington can also send along soon to
be expiring contracts of Nesby (3.26 mil, exp '02) and Loy Vaught (5.162
mil, exp '03) to balance the deal if necessary. I would imagine that Jordan
would want the 11 pick back to snag Tinsley, whom he apparently covets. That
might be a bit much given that we are the ones giving up the established
star even if we are moving up 9 spots.

Should be interesting!
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:17:23 +0200
> From: "j.hironaka" <j.hironaka@unesco.org>
> Subject: Re: Sportstalk: Celtics going hard for Gasol
>
> At 15:02 12/06/01 -0700, John Lyell wrote:
> >I really think now is the time to make the moves Jerry West did to get
the
> >next Shaq & Kobe. Walker is not the answer, so I would offer him to the
> >Wizards for the #1 and Richard Hamilton, and also to the Bulls for #4 and
> >Brand and see what happens. If we can land Curry, Brown, or Griffin,
along
> >with say 2-3 out of Johnson,  Radmanovic, Hassel,  Jefferson, Cook, Earl
> >Watson, or Gerald Wallace, yes it may take a few years but we will have
the
> >nucleus we do not have now.
>
> I wonder what Michael Jordan thinks of Walker after playing with him
> everyday so far this summer? Maybe he sees a Scottie Pippen type sidekick
> veteran on the verge of a breakout 7-assists-per-year, double-double type
> season. Or maybe he sees a guy who needs too many touches to fit into his
> glorious comeback plans next year.
>
> I don't know quite how we could get 10 million or so in cap fodder from
the
> Wiz to make the Antoine-for-#1 deal work out. Risky but worth considering.
>
> We could also move the #10-11 picks to get a second top-five level of
pick,
> or #10-21 to move a few notches up. Two or three top players to rebuild
> without Walker sounds kind of smart. Could even be "win-win". Of course,
it
> will be more than a little annoying watching Peter May and the rest of the
> Fleet Center retahds gloat about this deal. May will say this is proof
this
> draft is a lousy one, if Walker is worth anything near a number one
overall
> pick in the eyes of MJ.
>
> In the end, MJ will probably go with Eddy Curry. If he thinks he and
> Barkley can neutralize Shaq in the playoffs he's dreaming. With Curry and
> Patrick Ewing splitting time, they might have a fighting chance.
>
> Joe
>
> p.s. Unless we hear about Boston actually inviting Curry, Kwame, Battier
> and Eddie Griffin for workouts, this whole scenario is a sinsemilia pipe
> dream. With everyone and their mother talking about the top-four teams
> willing to trade, Boston has been curiously disinterested in scouting any
> of the top guys.