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

[Mark Piotrowski <markp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You're right Charlotte won't refuse that deal, but we also won't offer 
it.

Why would you give a 1st rounder and cash for them to take Stewart, who 
will be a FA next summer and thus can be used in a trade deadline deal?

(the other) mark

On Mar 11, 2004, at 6:49 AM, Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I don't see how Charlotte refuses that deal. But is a 5 million 
> exception
> that great for us? If Danny had another deal already lined up, then 
> yes but
> Stewart's contract itself has some value since it is expiring. The 
> thing that
> bothers me is that we have had trade exceptions in the past and 
> haven't used them
> (although smaller). So again, I say this works if Danny had another 
> deal lined
> up to use it on.
>
> How do you like the threat that the Cs are going to go for additional 
> money
> from Vin? Maybe they are going try to recoup previous wages. They must 
> be
> trying to settle or it is time to play hardball....
>
> DJessen33
>
> << 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  >>