RE: consensus on draftees

["John Lyell" <jlyell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If we can't move Walker to Miami, Denver or Chicago to get an impact player
we should consider moving one of the picks for a proven commodity unless
Ainge can evaluate talent better than the past regimes

How about a 3 way package with the Clippers & Miami where The Clippers get
Miami's #1(Sterling likes cheap short term solutions), Miami gets Walker and
the Celtics get Elton Brand? Then we take the best of Pavlovic, Delfino,
Hayes, Wade, Heinrich, Bell or move one or both for a veteran.

What about Keith Bogans as a possible free agent pickup or in a trade to
someone selecting in the second round?  This guy reminds me of a bigger Sam
Cassell who does not get a lot of press but comes to play and has good size.


John



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
gene kirkpatrick
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 6:18 AM
To: celtics@igtc.com
Subject: consensus on draftees


There is some talk about the ill-fated '01 draft and the idea that the list
had a "sort-of consensus" about several players that the Celts should take.
Those included Jefferson and to a lesser extent, Radmanovic, Murphy,
Tinsley.  Most thought Johnson would be good if he fell to us and likewise
Battier.  Almost all (whatever their feelings about Forte) thought we had
enough swing men before our third pick.  So, I would like for us to suggest
our best picks (for #16 and #20) as the month unfolds and I will try to sort
out who we prefer for posterity.  Of course, James and Anthony and Ford are
not realistic, but the foreign players plus the top rated late lottery
possibilities and after that should be considered.  Someone like Sweetney or
Hayes or Wade or ?? will fall.  Plus, suggest those we might pick up if we
regain a second round pick.

So, here's my short list of possibilities (and I have not followed this like
WayRay or others):  any of the foreign corps like Lampe, Pietrus, Pavlovic
and Barbosa, then Hayes and Collison, and West at #20 if we're delighted
with our #16 pick and think a banger/rebounder could help our second
team--heck, he's probably better than EWill right now.  Still, I long for
Steve Blake and will forever utter his excellence--until he proves he can't
make anyone's squad and heads off to Europe.  Maybe if he disguised himself
as Steveya Blakovic and returned as a star from the Ukranian national team?
Cheers, Gene
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