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Re: Vin Baker



The deal wouldn't work capwise.  Also, Vin is due big bucks over the next
4 years which would have luxury tax implications once Pauls renewal kicks
in.  Finally, Vin would have to play Center on this team, and I'm not sure
he is really suited for any role but PF.  I don't see it happening for a
variety of reasons

****dave


On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Orion wrote:

> I could live with moving V and maybe one the swing men McCarty or Williams
> etc and ending up with Baker and Shammond.
> 
> 
> 
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> Subject: Fwd: Vin Baker
> 
> 
> > 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.
> >
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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/ACN19
> 34351.htm
> 

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