Re: ESPN Insider article...

["Jaims" <jaims@info.com.ph>]

Is Brian Grant worth trading for?  I really am salivating for Ben Wallace's
shotblocking and super rebounding abilities.  Are there any other players
with this kind of attitude and talents out there?

Jaims
----- Original Message -----
From: "Orion" <jlyell@netzero.net>
To: "Jaims" <jaims@info.com.ph>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 11:51 AM
Subject: RE: ESPN Insider article...


> Has anyone even seen Rodney White even play this year?  What team is he
on?
>
>
> We need to sell Duncan on reuniting the Laker Celtic rivalry.
>
>
> John
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]  On Behalf Of
> Jaims
> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 7:08 PM
> To: celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: ESPN Insider article...
>
> Hello guys.  I am wondering if there's someone (big man) we could use by
> acquiring via trade here:
>
> Summer trading block
> begins to fill up
> by Chad Ford
>
> Some teams build via the draft. Other teams build through free agency. And
> others, like the Nuggets right before the trade deadline, build by
> subtraction. It's the old Vietnam strategy -- destroying the city to save
> it.
> With the season beginning to wind down for half of the league, we're
getting
> our first good glimpse at who does and doesn't fit into the long-range
plans
> of teams struggling to climb out of the cellar.
> Of the 13 teams with losing records, almost all have players they'll try
to
> ship out this summer. For more successful teams looking for that missing
> piece, could any of these guys fit the bill?
> Here's an early sneak peek at who could be on the trading block this
summer
> in
> the East. Big names with big games, from Andre Miller to Glenn Robinson,
> could
> be wearing new jerseys next season.
> Friday we'll tackle the Western Conference.
>
> Heat -- Pat Riley's plan is to try to lure a couple of top-flight free
> agents
> during the summer of 2003. To clear enough cap space, he's going to have
to
> push this summer to move either Brian Grant or Eddie Jones. Both players
> have
> been a disappointment in Miami. Grant has seemed lost since Alonzo
Mourning
> returned from his illness late last season. Jones has shown flashes of the
> player he was in L.A. and Charlotte, but isn't the long-range bomber nor
the
> uber athletic, rangy small forward who Riley's always coveted. If Riley
can
> find a way to swap one of those two for a top draft pick or a guy like
Lamar
> Odom or Keon Clark, they're gone. On the flip side, given Grant's and
> Jones's
> huge contracts, moving them won't be easy.
>
> Knicks -- GM Scott Layden will be working the phones again this summer to
> see
> if there is any interest in Allan Houston, Marcus Camby or Latrell
Sprewell.
> With Houston's huge deal, Camby's history of injuries and with Spree being
a
> fan favorite, don't expect Layden to have a lot of luck. Instead, his most
> tradeable asset at the moment may be Kurt Thomas, who has been putting up
> double doubles the last month. Thomas has just two years, at around $5
> million
> per, remaining on his contract.
>
> Cavs -- This team has major issues, and most of them surround what to do
> with
> point guard Andre Miller this summer. Yes, the Cavs realize that Miller
may
> be
> the best point guard in the game. But, Miller alone can't turn around the
> Cavs' fortunes. With a series of draft blunders, salary-cap problems and a
> roster full of medical marvels, the Cavs might need to seriously consider
> shipping Miller out in return for a couple of young, athletic impact
> players.
> Impossible you say? That's what everyone said about those Jason Kidd trade
> rumors last spring. A more modest course would be to see what they could
get
> for Chris Mihm or Wesley Person. Stop laughing.
>
> Bulls -- They have too many young projects and will have another lottery
> pick
> to boot this summer. Don't be surprised to see the Bulls package their No.
1
> (unless they have the top pick in the draft and a shot at Duke's Jason
> Williams, then all bets are off) and either Marcus Fizer or Jamal Crawford
> (or
> both) for a veteran All-Star to give Jalen Rose some help. The way Jerry
> Krause is talking, he thinks the Bulls are going to make a big upgrade
this
> summer.
>
> Raptors -- They need to get more scoring help for Vince Carter. They'd
love
> to
> move Alvin Williams or Hakeem Olajuwon, but more realistically, they may
> have
> to part ways with either Antonio Davis (if they can find any takers for
his
> huge deal) or Jerome Williams to get any value in return.
>
> Wizards -- Whether Michael Jordan comes back or not, they'll be some house
> cleaning this summer in Washington. Jordan has a great handle on who can
and
> who can't help this team. Christian Laettner, Courtney Alexander and
Hubert
> Davis will be shopped.
>
> Bucks -- If the team falters in the playoffs, expect major changes to take
> place this summer. Coach George Karl's primary target is Glenn Robinson.
But
> Anthony Mason, Sam Cassell and Ervin Johnson aren't safe either. If GM
Ernie
> Grunfeld doesn't clean house a bit, it might be Karl who walks out that
> door.
>
> Celtics -- The team needs to find a way to get under the luxury tax
> threshold
> and re-sign Rodney Rogers this summer. That means the Celtics need to find
a
> taker for one of their bigger salaries. Given Kenny Anderson's strong play
> this year and his favorable contract (only one year left), has his value
> ever
> been higher?
>
> Nets -- The team has to figure out a way this summer to convince Jason
Kidd
> to
> re-sign when he becomes a free agent in the summer of 2003. Expect them to
> use
> Keith Van Horn as trade bait to lure a more athletic small forward to
> Jersey.
>
> Sixers -- If Larry Brown is around, you know there'll be at least one or
two
> trades. The Sixers continue to get interest in Eric Snow. With the Hawks
and
> Pistons in desperate need of a point guard, would a draft pick, or a young
> prospect like DerMarr Johnson or Rodney White convince Brown to part with
> the
> Sixers' floor leader?
>
> Hornets -- They like their team, but wouldn't mind swapping owners George
> Shinn and Ray Wooldridge for a pack of Tic-Tacs.