Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] Banks

[Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx]

What about a Kedrick & Battie for Davis & Bimbo Coles (expiring)? Would you 
do that and would you think the Cavs would do it?

DJessen33

<< Dave,
 
 First off, let me explain the reason I'd be interested in David more. In a 
 nutshell: his relatively low salary. He's currently making about $4.9M which 
is 
 basically the mid-level exception money. And to get a 20 pt/game scorer for 
 that little amount of money makes alot of sense. You couple the fact that 
he's 
 only 23 or 24 and you'd have someone that will be here under contract for 
 relatively short money for the duration of Pierce's prime years. $4.9M is 
much 
 cheaper than what Antoine would have wanted to re-sign for and he's much 
younger 
 than Antoine.
 
 Volatile? You bet. Immature? To be sure. Another high risk/high reward deal 
 ala Baker but that deal is now paying dividends. Pierce, Davis, and Baker 
(and 
 LaFrentz) give the C's three (or four) potent scorers and much more 
offensive 
 diversity than the Walker/Pierce playoff team of the past two years. 
 
 I would start by offering Battie only because their salaries (Battie's and 
 Davis') would work straight up. However, I'm certain Cleveland would want 
more 
 -- either a draft pick in addition to Battie or an expiring contract along 
with 
 a pick. EWill is fitting nicely into his role of coming off the bench at 
this 
 time and I'd be leery of trading him; especially since his presence would be 
 needed in the locker room to help keep Davis in check. 
 
 Mills' contract is for more money so somebody else would have to be included 
 from Cleveland's side. They also might  want the C's to take Yogi Stewart 
off 
 their hands to get Davis. Stewart has this year and next left at virtually 
 identical money to Battie whereas Battie has two years left after this 
season. 
 That's a sticking point where things would get fuzzy and probably make the 
deal 
 fall apart as I don't see the C's having any interest in Yogi what with 
 Kendrick (and Hunter) on the bench and McCarty also under contract.  
 
 It would take some haggling but I think it's doable from the C's side. The 
 question is though, are the Cavs still wanting to unload him and build 
around 
 James, DeJuan Wagner and Boozer and yo a lesser extent Mihm and Ilgauskas?  
If 
 I'm Ainge, I pick up the phone and make the call to find out.         
     
 CeltsSteve >>