Part II: Mark Blount Deals

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Here's a few Mark Blount deals. Cap realistic, but NBA realistic?

- Chris Mills, Mark Blount, and a first for Erick Dampier.
Golden State likely can get a better offer.

- Mills, Blount, McCarty and Stewart for Austin Croshere, Scott Pollard,
and a first.  Ainge was there chatting away with Bird, the Pacers could use another
center, and the Celtics have coveted Croshere for the longest time.

- Blount, Mills, and Banks for Dampier.  Actually a deal for both Dampier and 
Van Exel would really help the Celtics.

- Mills and Blount for Troy Murphy, Cliff Robinson, and Popeye Jones.
If the Worriers are in cap-reduction mode.

- Mills, Blount, and Michael Stewart for Ratliff and Chris Crawford.
Ratliff may end up in Philly.

- Mills, Blount, Stewart, and Banks for Fizer, Crawford, and Robinson.
Rather have Crawford than Banks, though neither is what you call a pure PG.
And the Bulls would want more than what's offered.

- Blount, Mills, and Davis for Dampier and Dunleavy.
Dunleavy and Jiri - two peas in a albino pod.

- Blount, Mills, and Davis for Larry Hughes, Etan Thomas, and Laettner.
Now here's a deal that solves both of Ainge's wants, a big PG and a
young wide--body. But why would Washington do it?

- Blount, Banks, Mills, Davis, and McCarty for Wallace.
These 5-for-1 deals generlly don't get done.

- Mills and Blount for Juwan Howard, George Gricek, and Shammond Williams.
Been rumours.

- Blount and Mills for Lorenzen Wright and Ryan Humphries.
Memphis may present some intriguing possibilities.

- Blount and Mills for Greg Ostertag.
A wide body for sure.

- Blount, Stewart, and Mills for Brian Grant.
Another wide--body.

And so it goes...
Ray