Re: news on Songaila

["John Heydt" <jheydt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Being a WF grad and observing Darius for 4 years the idea of giving him more
season is ludicrous.  He played and started 4 years in the ACC and made
all-conference as a junior and senior.  That ain't chopped liver!!!!  He got
plenty of seasoning playing in the ACC.   He could have been a good addition
this year.  I hope the C's rectify this mistake next year.  He certainly has
the ability to contribute in the NBA

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Malo" <kimmalo@mindspring.com>
To: "Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@hotmail.com>
Cc: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: news on Songaila


> At 09:51 AM 5/6/2003 -0400, Shawn Niles wrote:
> >Does anyone know the deal with Songalia? Can we just bring him back
> >whenever we want? Or is he under contract over there? How long do we
> >retain our rights to him? Basically, if the C's decided they wanted him
on
> >the team, what is the process?
>
> I think, because he was drafted as a regular US college player rather than
> as a foreign player, we own his rights basically for one year after his
> obligation to a non-NBA team ends. It's a bit more complex, but that's
what
> the version in the CBA seems to boil down to
> http://www.nbpa.com/cba/articleX.html  although the salary cap version is
> MUCH more readable http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#40
> That's why they wanted him to go play in Europe - to give him more
> seasoning that would let them retain his rights vs sitting on the bench or
> getting waived, since he was raw and they probably couldn't afford to give
> up a roster spot for him
>
> Kim