Re: expansion theory

[CeltsSteve@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 12/13/03 8:48:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
fozzyrocks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> The Celtics will protect the following 8 players (in salary range);
> 
> 1 - Paul Pierce - he's a maximum salary player in the league. Star. 
> Obvious protection
> 2 - Kedrick Brown - he will be protected because he has a reasonable 
> salary (2 mil)
> 3 - Jumaine Jones - If he can get a whole preseason under his belt he'll 
> be a helpful player
> 4 - Jiri Welsch - becoming the key player in the Toine trade. Best 
> team-skilled player the team has had since Bird's teams.
> 5 - Marcus Banks - has shown potential although he has come to heads 
> with Obie. Worth hanging on to.
> 6 - Mark Blount - Is he signed through next season? If so he'll be kept
> 7 - Kendrick Perkins - Another surely to be held on. Will become a solid 
> backup if not good starter for us
> 8 - Brandon Hunter - Salary purposes only.
> 
> Left Unprotected;
> 
> 1 - Vin Baker :If the Bobcats are willing to take on his contract for 2 
> years and are targetting Year 3 for their first success then they may 
> pick him up. Another team may like him. The Celtics should leave him 
> unprotected. If someone picks him up thats $14.6 mil off our cap
> 
> 2 - Raef LaFrentz - I dont think the Bobcats would pick up LaFrentz with 
> 5-years left on his contract with his knee problems. Again, if the 
> Bobcats were to pick him up for another team it'd still clear $10 mil 
> off of our cap situation.
> 
> 3 - Walter McCarty - With Kedrick, Jiri, Jumaine and Paul under contract 
> it doesn't make sense for us to protect Walter.
> 
> 4 - Tony Battie - He's the type of contract that the Bobcats may pick up 
> if a team is interested.
> 
> Remember most players the Bobcats pick up could very well be on-traded 
> immediately to another team for a draft pick or an expiring contract.
> 
> As far as trades this year go;
> 
> If Philly are interested in Tony Battie
> 
> To Boston: John Salmons + Jamaal Tinsley + Jeff Foster (or Scot Pollard)
> To Indiana: Marc Jackson + Walter McCarty
> To Philadelphia: Tony Battie
> 
> From Boston: Tony Battie + Walter McCarty
> From Indiana: Jamaal Tinsley + Jeff Foster (or Scot Pollard)
> From Philadelphia: John Salmons + Marc Jackson
> 
> Celtics cut Chris Mills.
> 
> John



John,


Nice post -- cogent, concise, and complete.                 
    
CeltsSteve 

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