RE: Celtics Interested In Sundov

["Orion" <jlyell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I head Philly was pursuing Charles Oakley and Chris Gatling with their
exceptions. Gatling would be a good find for us.

Their are better guys out there than Vrankovic,Tabak....I mean Sundov.

James and Drobjnak have played better.
 Maybe we just don't have anyone that can judge talent in low post players.

Can we get the Chief out of retirement?








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Subject: Celtics Interested In Sundov


About time, the Celtics start catching up with the rest of the NBA
concerning foreign players. Now, if they can just get Sundov to be
a low post option, rebound, and block shots. Never mind this three
point stuff.....

Celtics interested in Sundov


By Shira Springer, Globe Staff, 7/12/2002

The Celtics may be focused on re-signing their own free agents, but that
did not stop 7-foot-3-inch Bruno Sundov from visiting Waltham a week
ago. With the Celtics' situation at center uncertain after starter Tony
Battie, there is interest from both sides. (Vitaly Potapenko is spending
the summer rehabilitating from surgery to repair a partially torn left
ACL, while Mark Blount is shopping around as a restricted free agent.)
So far, Sundov is the only player the Celtics have brought to their
training facility on a so-called recruiting visit.



The 22-year-old from Croatia has played in the NBA since the 1998-99
season after a brief stop at Winchendon Prep School. As a big guy with a
good outside shot, Sundov's skills fit the Celtics' style. Another bonus
for budget-conscious Boston is that Sundov remains more concerned about
playing time than money.

''We're interested,'' said Sundov's agent Frank Catapano, who is based
in Boston. ''We're talking to the team he's with [Indiana] and one or
two other teams. We're looking for a place where we think Bruno's going
to play. He wants to play. He's tired of sitting on the bench ... If he
gets a chance to play, he'll produce.

''I think he had a very nice visit and I think Bruno is a different guy
than what you normally see. He has a good mind and analyzes how the team
plays, what they like. I think the Celtic people were very open with him
... We're going to decide for ourselves what we want to do on Sunday or
Monday. We're going to talk to Indiana about that and the other teams
that have an interest and try and sign Bruno in the next week. My read
on the situation is that the most that's out there for him is maybe $1
million and the least out there is the five-year minimum, and there
ain't a heck of a lot of difference between the two ... He wants to play
and he doesn't care about the money angle.''

Playing 22 games for the Pacers last season, Sundov averaged 4.0
minutes, 1.5 points, and 1.0 rebounds. He has played in 50 NBA games,
including time in Dallas.

''Bruno is someone we've had our eye on for quite some time,'' said
Celtics general manager Chris Wallace. ''We tried to swing a deal to
draft him in the year that Paul Pierce came out, but we couldn't obtain
a first-round pick at the later end of the round ... He hasn't played a
great deal at Indiana, but he's benefited from practicing against some
very good players at his position.

''He fits into the way [coach] Jim O'Brien wants to play, which is to
have players at power forward and center who can step away from the
basket and shoot from the outside. Hopefully, he can shoot from the
3-point line, which he can. He knows what the league is all about,
understands the commitment a player has to make to be successful, and
he's very hungry to play. He just has some very intriguing skills that
could possibly flourish in the future.''

This story ran on page E3 of the Boston Globe on 7/12/2002.
) Copyright 2002 Globe Newspaper Company.
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