Re: Sam Smith on dealing Pierce

["Mrs. Celtics Beagle" <MrsCelticsBeagle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:57 AM 2/9/2004, Berry, Mark  S wrote:

>Not much here. Just a writer throwing a question out there. I wonder who
>the "insiders" are? Pierce hasn't seemed upset by everything.
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>Celtic slide: Will the Celtics trade Pierce? That's the question in
>Boston these days as general manager Danny Ainge has blown up the team
>and a coaching staff that had the Celtics in the conference finals in
>2002. Pierce has remained quiet, but insiders say he's seething and
>could demand a trade if fortunes continue to wane. There would be plenty
>of takers. The Celtics are here to play the Bulls on Thursday, and that
>marks the end of the team's waiting period on Vin Baker. If he isn't
>cleared to play by then--and his agent claims he's ready--the Celtics
>would be in position to void the last two years of his contract at
>approximately $30 million.