Who will it be - Bulpett

[Eggcentric@xxxxxxx]

On the deal front 
     
The Celtics were mainly sitting tight on the deal front last night with 
today's NBA trade deadline bearing down. 
     
If the team does make a move, it will most likely come down in the final 
hours as teams find they cannot get the player they want and instead choose 
the financial benefit the Celts are offering. The club has dangled the 
contract of injured forward Chris Mills, who is on his final year at $6.6 
million, with insurance picking up 80 percent of that. 
    
As of last night, the Celtics were still in play for Seattle's Brent Barry 
(either straight up for Mills or in a package that would see the C's taking 
on a less desirable contract to get Barry in the fold before he becomes 
a free agent) and San Antonio's Malik Rose (but the Celts would have to 
get more than a pick with him). 
     
According to league sources, the Celtics have also talked to Toronto, 
which is looking to move Donyell Marshall and Morris Peterson. Those 
two could be sent to Seattle for Barry and Vladimir Radmanovic, cutting 
in on the Celts' desire for Barry. 
    
Another possibility for the Celtics is a deal that nets them more draft 
picks. They already have two first-rounders, and Danny Ainge said 
yesterday, ``I really like this draft.'' 
    
If the Celts do make a trade that clears a roster spot, they could well be 
interested in Michael Doleac, who was waived by Atlanta yesterday, just 
days after he was acquired from the Knicks in a three-team deal. 
    - Bulpett
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So who will it be - Barry, Radmanovic, Rose, Marshall, Peterson, 
Atkins, Jerome Williams, Taylor?  Or will it simply be another first 
rounder or two or three?  Just what we need, Ainge slurping
pablum all over his long white beard by the time his dream team 
matures to a reality.  

Since a few of you have asked, far as I know, the deal for Juwan Howard 
was set to be announced following the Sacramento game.  Have no idea 
what happened at the 11th hour.  Maybe it was called off due to the last 
hundred negative feedbacks.  Moments later, Celt nation and Mihm were 
being assured that such a deal had never existed.  Good-bye Juwan.

Egg

"We were advised we could move to terminate this player (Baker)
a year ago, but chose to give him what has amounted to a year of 
additional chances" 
-  Wyc Grousbeck 

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