Rodney White

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CBS Sportsline is reporting Rodney White trade for Meng 
Bateer and a Denver first round pick. (see below)

I don't know the details on the Denver pick, but it 
sounds like the Pistons simply bailed on Rodney White, a 
guy once touted as high as the top-three in the draft. If 
I'm not mistaken, Michael Jordan was really high on him.

Things being relative, Boston actually got some value for 
Joe Johnson, if you consider how valuable playoff and 
conference finals experience for our two young superstars 
is. Plus Tony Delk looks set for up around 25 minutes per 
game this year, out of necessity rather than merit thus 
far in his Celtics career. I'm still looking on the 
bright side. A year ago, a Rodney White+Sagana Diop draft 
would have looked like a stroke of luck.

Joe H.

p.s. Caveat: Denver has a potentially horrible team, so 
maybe Joe Dumars is actually getting major value out of 
this reported trade. In college, Rodney White was like an 
Antoine Walker minus the passing skills. A 
gunner/dribbler type big forward, who could rebound a 
little bit but concentrated more on his scoring. 

Also, the article noted that Meng Bateer actually played 
on a team called the "Peking Ducks" last year 
(or "Beijing" depending on the English phonetic 
spelling). That's a great one for headline writers.

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Pistons to send forward White to Denver  
Sept. 24, 2002
SportsLine.com wire reports      
     
DETROIT -- The Detroit Pistons will trade forward Rodney 
White to the Denver Nuggets for a first-round pick and 
two players, a basketball source said Tuesday. 

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The source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said 
the Pistons will receive 6-foot-11 Chinese center Menk 
Bateer and former Detroit forward Don Reid. 

The source said the trade would be made within the next 
few days. 

White was the ninth overall pick of the 2001 draft. He 
appeared in 16 games last season, averaging eight minutes 
and 3.5 points. 

The 22-year-old White was drafted after playing one 
season at North Carolina-Charlotte. 

White did not immediately return a telephone message 
seeking comment Tuesday. 

Detroit drafted Reid in 1995. He played four seasons with 
the Pistons before signing with Washington as a free 
agent in March 2000. He signed with Orlando in August 
2000, and played two seasons with the Magic before being 
traded to Denver in August. He has averaged 3.4 points 
and 2.9 rebounds in his career. 

Bateer became the second Chinese player in the NBA in 
February, joining Wang Zhi Zhi of the Dallas Mavericks. 

Bateer scored four points in two preseason games with the 
Nuggets in October. He then returned to China to fulfill 
his commitments with China's national team and the 
Beijing Ducks. 

Bateer averaged 22 points and 12.8 rebounds with the 
Ducks. 

 

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