Re: Could It Be Vitaly And Barry?

[Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx]

Let me put it to you this way, he isn't even worth the MLE money, let alone 
also giving up a no.1 draft pick. Look at the guys available last summer for 
the MLE, Terry, Andre Miller, Howard, Candiman, Arenas, all guys significantly 
better and younger than he is. I mean, he is 32 right now. That sets his worth. 
There is no need to trade more than 1 to 2 no. 2s for him. And where does he 
fit in in the long term? He isn't a starting point guard on a championship 
team. He would be fighting for minutes with Jiri and Ricky D. 

If Danny wants to basically trade a couple of no. 2s to help them get to the 
playoffs this year, then I gues go ahead. They could then resign him for 3-4 
million for a couple of years (kind of like what Seattle is offering) if they 
want or let him go. Don't go long term with this guy or give up any more. He is 
a complementary player with no. D, weak and doesn't fill a need.

I think there is a lot better ways to spend Mills contract....

Whatever you do, don't take back one of Seattle center dogs, except maybe 
James if you thought you could get him to lose a little weight.....

But what is this rumor all about? It is either Seattle trying to get 
something out of the Cs on a player they are going to let go anyways or it is Danny 
trying to stir up interest in Mills contract. I think it is the latter.....

DJessen33




> A bit of an impasse with trading for Brent Barry.
> 
> Seattle wants more than Chris Mills and the Dallas draft pick isn't
> more enough.
> 
> Ainge wants to hold on to the Celtics pick, because there will be some
> prime high-school and foreign prospects available to the team. You
> could be looking at high-schoolers like Al Jefferson, LaMarcus Bradford, 
> and Randolph Morris, and International types like Uros Slokar, 
> Tiago Splitter, Erazem Lorbek,  Sergei Monya, Andre Biedrins, etc.  
> With the possibility of  an Age Limit imposed for future drafts, there 
> should be a lot of high-schoolers and International Players in this draft. 
> 
> So, methinks a compromise will have to be reached, for any trade to occur.
> 
> You have to ask yourself, what do the Supersonics truly need?
> 
> And the answer is a center upgrade.
> 
> If the Celtics aren't willing to give up their own pick, the other 
> possibility is for them to give up either Blount or Mihm and take back one 
> of the
> Seattle's big men in the deal.
> 
> For instance, you could do:
> 
> Potapenko and Barry for Blount, Stewart, Mills and the Dallas pick.
> 
> The Celtics are looking for a widebody after all, and in a non-Jim O'Brien 
> system,
> Potapenko could be an offensive option.. And Mihm, Perkins, and LaFrentz 
> will be around to act as shot-blockers, negating Vitaly's defensive lapses. 
> Besides Pot's contract is up after next season, so he's trade bait next year.
> Ray