Re: Rumornating About Sam Cassell

["Josh Ozersky" <jozersky1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

It doesn't matter.  Chad Ford is under huge pressure to come
up with "insider" stuff on a daily basis for ESPN, since it is a
subscription service.  He's just running the Real GM rumor back
at us.  As for Cassell, he's a huge talent, an impact player.  But
he has to dominate the ball, and more importantly, he's been
nursing a grievance for his whole career about being underpaid.
With Baker, Pierce, and Walker on the payroll, there is no way
they are going to take him on -- even if his salary does match up
with Eric Williams for now.  Also, I believe Wallace is looking
forward to this draft, and hates being out of the game, not that that
would keep him from making a killer trade.  Which this is, in terms
of sheer talent.  But the cost and chemistry make it out of the question,
IMHO.

Josh

"jb" <jbemery@attbi.com> wrote in message
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> The ESPN rumors says Eric Williams and ONE pick, not two.
>
>
> "Way Of The Ray" <wayray@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> 3D4EAF85.EDCC7803@ix.netcom.com">news:3D4EAF85.EDCC7803@ix.netcom.com...
> > - Are the Bucks trying to move Cassell? The other trade rumor
> > involving him, has him going to the Bulls for Travis Best and
> > Jamal Crawford.
> >
> > - The rumored Celtics deal, rumored to be heard on a Milwaukee
> > radio station, has the Celtics trading Eric Williams and two number one
> > picks for Cassell. Now, that trade works cap wise, as Williams and
> > Cassell's
> > contracts are within 15 percent of each other. And it works draft choice
> > wise,
> > if the picks are spaced out over two years. The C's, because they dealt
> > their
> > number one pick last year, can't deal off both choices this year,
> > because of the
> > the Ted Stepien rule, unless they receive a 1st round pick in return or
> > receive
> > the league's permission to make the trade.
> >
> > - Cassell would certainly give the Celtics their best point guard since
> > Tiny Archibald, or DJ/Ainge, if you consider them to be point guards.
> >
> > - Acquiring Cassell would be a good move, if the team is
> > taking the "Future Is Now" approach, which it seems to be doing with
> > the moves its made in the past six months.
> >
> > - Cassell at 32, obviously isn't a long term factor, but in the short
> > term,
> > and against a team like New Jersey, where the Celtics were killed at the
> >
> > point guard position, Cassell could help, as he aveaged 22 points and
> > 5 assists a game against the Nets last season.
> > Ray