Re: Dampier? Speculation from ESPN Insider

[Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx]

Danny has to go as hard as he can after Dampier and Van Exel. They would make 
an immediate impact. Van Exel would be the locker room and on the floor 
leader. He would get the ball to the people when and where they needed it. This 
would allow Banks to mature over time. Dampier would solidify the center spot and 
give us a center who defensively could hold his own against Shaq. We would 
immediately become one of the top teams of the East. The only thing lacking 
would be power foward and Raef would fill that next year.

First, let's remember that Atlanta showed that if a team was willing to take 
two of their big contracts, all they needed to get back is expiring contracts. 
We don't have enough expiring contracts to get Van Exel and Dampier 
completely clean. However, we come close.

Mills 6.6, Stewart 4.5, trade exception 3.6, Blount 1.1, James .6 would put 
us within 15% of Van Exel 10.9, Dampier 7.8.
That is all expiring except for one extra year of Stewart and you don't even 
have to pay Mills (insurance) or the exception. Now you are just adding draft 
picks to get it done.

If they insist on Mihm, who I don't want to give up, instead of Stewart, you 
would add JJ,  Walta  and Hunter and reduce the draft picks. But if GS 
insisted on getting a young player back (Mihm) to get this done and you knew that 
could keep Dampier, I would make this all day.....

Go for it Danny! The rebuilding would be complete except for the backup power 
forward spot which you could fill with the MLE and or a draft pick....

I have to think that Dallas would be give up a Finley to get Dampier. But why 
wouldn't they have done that with Atlanta for Ratcliff? Very interesting 
times......

DJessen33

<< Around the league
 
             Word is the Warriors are still trying to figure ways to kick
 Nick
             Van Exel to the curb. The bait, as it was a few weeks ago,
 is Erick
             Dampier. The problem is, there isn't another team out there
 with the
             type of expiring contracts or cap room the Warriors are
 looking for.
 
 
 
             The closest could be the Celtics, who are trying to combine
 the
             expiring contracts of Chris Mills ($6.6 million) and Chris
 Mihm
             ($2.8) to convince someone to make a deal. That's enough to
 get
             Damp, but why would the Warriors give him up without also
 getting
             rid of Van Exel? Then again, this is the Warriors we're
 talking
             about. >>