Moiso on the trading block again

[Francis Hsu <francis@ai.mit.edu>]

Charlotte Observer Online reports that Jerome Moiso will likely be involved
in a trade that will bring Derrick Coleman to Philadelphia.
Philadelphia will send George Lynch in return, along with Traylor and Moiso.

So it appears that Philadelphia's giving up a draft pick for Moiso was
wasteful, unless you believe that Moiso is anything more than cap
fodder in this trade.

And I also think it validates our trading Moiso for the draft pick as
a good move.

Francis

Excerpts from http://www.charlotte.com/hornets/pub/coleman.htm:
[...]
The Hornets were on the verge Thursday morning of trading Derrick
Coleman's massive contract to the Philadelphia 76ers for a package of
players that would include former Tar Heel forward George Lynch.

The trade would also include the Golden State Warriors, a source
familiar with the negotations told The Observer. According to the
source, the Hornets will receive Lynch - a defensive specialist - plus
power forwards Robert Traylor and Jerome Moiso. The Hornets are also
expected to receive former Auburn guard Chris Porter from the
Warriors.

By trading away Coleman, the Hornets will free themselves of an
unhappy and underachieving player. Under the contract the Hornets
signed him to, Coleman is owed $8.7 million this season and $9.4
million next season.
[...]
Lynch is the only one of the four new Hornets with a long-term
guarantee, and he looks like a keeper. It's possible the Hornets might
waive Traylor, who has only this season left on his contract. Moiso, a
first-round pick in 2000, would have this season and next guaranteed
under the rookie pay scale. He's been a disappointment so far, and had
already been traded from Boston to Philadelphia
[...]