Fwd: Vin Baker

[CeltsSteve@AOL.com]

In a message dated 2/14/02 11:27:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
francis@ai.mit.edu writes:


> The Seattle Times and Sports Network are reporting the Celtics as one of
> three teams (the others being Pacers and Knicks) being interested in
> Vin Baker, although one article seems to be a paraphrased version of the
> other.
> 
> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/134404446_soni14.html
> 
> http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&
> page=nba/news/ACN1934351.htm




This is very interesting given the timing coincides with the reported trade 
discussions with Utah for Russell in the Herald and Globe. Not long ago, 
there was in the Herald, I believe, a reference to the fact that Utah and the 
C's had held prior discussions re: Utah's interest in V. Ostertag is in 
Sloan's doghouse so far now that I'm wondering if the current talks between 
the two clubs over Russell have also included the possibility of the deal 
being expanded to include Ostertag and V?

Given the fact that the C's would still be overloaded at the wing positions 
and coupled with these two articles that Francis cites, could the interest in 
Bryon Russell actually be only to in turn reroute him to Seattle as part of a 
deal for Baker? Seattle wants to keep Rashard Lewis and they could be looking 
to create cap room to re-sign him. There also was some prior interest by the 
C's in Shammond Williams. 

CeltsSteve 
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Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 14:26:53 -0500
From: Francis Hsu <francis@ai.mit.edu>
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Subject: Vin Baker
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The Seattle Times and Sports Network are reporting the Celtics as one of
three teams (the others being Pacers and Knicks) being interested in
Vin Baker, although one article seems to be a paraphrased version of the
other.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/134404446_soni14.html

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=nba/news/ACN1934351.htm