Re: Spanish rumor

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

I could see this happening if Wallace was as hot for Gasol as reported.
With Memphis getting only Wright and Knight for the #3 and Rahim this does
seem a bit one sided. I  was expecting Battier to end up in Atlanta also

Gasol and Mohammed to Boston ?

Anderson and Battie to Atlanta?

JJ, Demar Johnson and Henderson to Memphis ?

I an not sure how the salaries compare, but  could see something like this
happening. I would hope we keep Brown.

Didn't Papile make a comment on expecting something big? But with them
telling Johnson and Brown to find a place in Boston you would think they
would have the courtesy to say something is in the works.


John














----- Original Message -----
From: "David A Wickerham" <aw623@bfn.org>
To: "celtics" <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 11:27 AM
Subject: Spanish rumor


> According to the ESPN message board, a spanish newspaper is reporting that
> Gasol may be moved to the Celtics in a three way deal with Atlanta and
> Memphis.  It apparently involves one or both of our 10-11 picks.  The deal
> hasn't been announced because a free agent is involved (Nazr?).  There was
> some speculation on the Board tat it might have been part of the Draft
> Night deal of SAR to Memphis for picks.
>
> I'm only reporting the rumor, so don't jump down my throat.  It doesn't
> seem reasonable to me that the Cs would have Antoine and Paul call JJ from
> the draft room if they weren't keeping him, and it would make Walace's
> comments an out and out lie.  However, Atlanta needs a point, Celtics are
> sertainly interested in Nazr, Memphis needs scoring talent to replace SAR
> and Bibby, and Wallace did say that the top 3 guys on his draft board were
> Gasol, Battier, and JJ.
>
> For what it's worth.
>
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