Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] who to protect for the expansion draft?

[CeltsSteve@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 3/10/04 8:16:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx writes:

> I didn't know this. This makes it more likely that LaFrenz gets put on the 
> available list. Still, if you were going to sign a free agent, wouldn't Raef 
> be the best guy for the Cs that you would sign? He would likely command the 
> same salary that we are already paying him, or maybe a little less. Maybe less 
> a year or so of total years. But that is the problem. So I guess I am still 
> thinking that Danny makes Chucky available. I am probably wrong but it is 
> just my opinion....
> 
> DJessen33
> 
> <<That's the bad news. The good news is the Bobcats are only allowed to 
> select one player from each NBA team. If a team has one of its players 
> selected, the team receives a trade exception equal to the player's 2004-05 
> salary. This allows teams to replace a player lost in the expansion draft with 
> another player of 
> comparable salary.  >>


 
I did not know that either. which means they could therotetically offer 
Charlotte a 1st rounder and up to $3M in cash (which they received from Detroit in 
the Atkins deal) to take Yogi Stewart and receive almost a $5M trade exception 
in the process. That would be sweet. 

Charlotte can turn around and let Stewart go and they make $3M cash and also 
get a 1st rounder to draft younger, cheaper, and cost controlled talent via 
the Rookie scale for the next 3-5 years. Win/win for both teams and tough luck 
for Stewart as there is no way he gets a FA offer anywhere near that kind of 
money.
                
    
CeltsSteve 

``In Ainge We (T)rust" - what other choice do we really have?