RE: "According to league sources,..."

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

I really don't think this guy is coming out.  We would have heard about it
by now, no?

-----Original Message-----
From: John Lyell [mailto:johnlyell@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 10:21 PM
To: Jim Metz; Celtics @ igtc.com
Subject: Re: "According to league sources,..."


Dejuan Wagner could be another Kobe or Carter. His dad Milt was a pretty
good shooter from what I remember. 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jim Metz <mailto:JBMetzEA@AOL.com>  
To: Celtics @ igtc.com <mailto:Celtics@igtc.com>  
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 5:03 AM
Subject: "According to league sources,..."



C's eye young and restless
by Mark Cofman 
Monday, May 14, 2001
Armed with two first-round picks and most likely a third, the Celtics kept a
watchful eye on last night's deadline for college underclassmen and high
school seniors to declare for the NBA draft. As the midnight deadline
approached, a record-breaking six high school hopefuls and 31 college
underclassmen had submitted their official paperwork to the league office,
making them eligible for the June 27 draft.
According to league sources, highly regarded prep star DeJuan Wagner of
Camden, N.J., was also set to waive a college career at Memphis and enter
the draft, though no official word had been given. Regardless, this year's
group of high school and early college entries, in what is certain to
continue a decade-long trend, will make up the majority of the lottery field
and could ultimately dominate selections throughout the first round.
Celtics director of player personnel Leo Papile said he could not comment on
specifics of early entry and high school candidates until the NBA office
distributes an official list to teams later this week. But sources around
the league were in agreement that this draft has turned into one of the
deepest in recent history, a development that bodes well for the Celtics.
The Celtics' pick, assuming they don't win one of the first three slots in
the lottery, is 10th overall. They also have the right to use Denver's
first-round pick, No. 11, unless the Nuggets secure one of the first three
slots. In addition, the Celtics own Phoenix' first-round pick (No. 21).
``We have this rare opportunity to have multiple first-round picks, and
that's one certain way to add to your talent quotient,'' said Papile.
``Obviously, we have to sort out (the list) and explore all of our options
before we decide what direction we're going to go in. But we feel good about
our chances of improving this team through the draft.''
Added Celtics general manager Chris Wallace, who was in Paris for the
European Championships, ``The next step is the lottery (on Sunday) and then
(individual) workouts. At that point you're only five weeks away (from the
draft).''
The high school entries include centers Eddy Curry (Holland, Ill.), Kwame
Brown (Brunswick, Ga.), DeSagano Diop (Senegal, Africa, by way of Oak Hill
Academy in Virginia) and Tyson Chandler (Compton, Calif.), forward Ousmane
Cisse (Mali, West Africa, by way of St. Jude High in Montgomery, Ala.) and
guard Tony Key (Compton, Calif.). Early forecasters are already predicting
that Curry, Brown, Diop and Chandler could be among the top 5-8 picks.
Worcester native and Villanova star Michael Bradley, a power forward who is
expected to be a lottery pick, is among the college underclassmen entered in
the draft. Also in the field is Seton Hall forward Eddie Griffin, who was
considered the second-best high schooler to Darius Miles a year ago before
he opted for college. Notre Dame forward Troy Murphy, like Griffin and
Bradley a Big East star with high lottery expectations, and Michigan State
forward Jason Richardson, are also among those who have declared for the
draft.

  Copyright by the Boston Herald 
-JB-

 


 
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