Portland/Boston Trade?-It Works

[MetNut9@AOL.com]

Would you guys do this, the trade checker checks out:

  
Portland trades:  19th Overall Pick $0 to Boston                               
Portland trades:  Bonzi Wells $1,528,440 to Boston                               
Portland trades:  Scottie Pippen $13,151,683 to Boston                               
TOTAL:   $14,680,123     
 
  
Boston trades:  11th Overall Pick $0 to Portland                               
Boston trades:  Jerome Moiso $1,461,960 to Portland                               
Boston trades:  Eric Williams $3,892,000 to Portland                               
Boston trades:  Kenny Anderson $7,515,000 to Portland                               
TOTAL:   $12,868,960     
 
  

  


TRADE ACCEPTED

Due to Portland and Boston being over the cap, the 15% trade rule is invoked. Portland and Boston had to be no more than 115% plus $100,000 of the salary given out for the trade to be accepted, which did happen here. This trade satisfies the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Portland would also receive a trade exception of $1,811,163 with this trade. This would have to be used within one calendar year from the date of this trade.

Be aware that this exception will be extinguished if the team which possesses it falls below the cap by the combined amount of the exceptions it currently possesses.

The reason why Portland does it, they get their man Kedrick Brown. They get a defensive swing player in Williams, and a back up in Kenny. Moiso could be servicable in the future. Boston gets a scoring option off the bench(Bonzi), and Pippen is servicable till his contract runs out...that is if he keeps his mouth shut. If he is a thrid scoring option, 10-15 shots a game, he might be happy with that, and be the option the Celtics lacked last year. Thoughts?

Derek