Twan will opt out?

[Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx]

Celtic related stuff from today's Alridge chat. Key info here is that he 
thinks Twan will opt out after this year. If that is truth, it would be a tough 
dilemma to decide if you should trade him now and get something for him or just 
let him walk and take the cap help. With EWill also expiring, it would put us 
right around the cap limit of 43 million or a little under it. All that really 
does it let us us the full exception. Big deal. The best anyone got out of 
that this year is Kandiman and Howard, guys we could have signed anyways if we 
could have attracted them. There is also the sign and trade but as evidenced by 
Indy with Miller and Detroit with Hill, you don't get much back in those 
deals. 

The Trade Twan stuff seems to have died down and most of the other guys that 
were also on the block have been traded. Yet, they say the silent ones are the 
killers. Maybe there still is something out there. However, all evidence 
indicates that Danny plans on going with what he gots for this year...

DJessen33

Rod, Detroit, MI`: Besides Kevin Garnett, who are the top potential free 
agents in 2004? Also, might it be too early to ask you to predict what potentially 
will happen with these free agents? 

>David Aldridge: The top free agents, in no particular order: Kobe (says he'll 
opt out), Rasheed Wallace, Antoine Walker (has an opt out, and I think he'll 
use it), Vlade Divac, Keon Clark, Bones Barry, Antonio McDyess, Jamaal 
Magliore, Toni Kukoc, Adonal Foyle. Among the restricted free agents would be Jamal 
Crawford, Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson and Kenyon Martin.     
    
Chris in NH: David, what impact do you think Marcus Banks will have this 
season? Can he make the Celtics a running team? 

>David Aldridge: Marcus looked really good running the team in the summer 
league. Now, I know summer leagues are traditionally guard dominant, but he looked 
strong, decisive and quick. I think he'll be the starter at the point when 
the season begins. Looks like a real good pickup for Boston. 
    
andrew (warwick,Ri): Do you think the celtics will start Kedrick Brown, Eric 
Williams, or Jumaine Jones at SF? 

>David Aldridge: I think Eric Williams, Andrew. He's been a solid defensive 
player over the years and he knows what O'Brien wants. Kedrick has just been too 
inconsistent and I can't see Jumaine being able to step in right away.