C's trade???

[Berry, Mark S]

You just beat me to it.

Probably a good risk considering the writing was on the wall with Jones.
Danny is cashing in a guy he was going to cut anyway for a former
lottery pick, hoping he can rediscover the form that made him a lottery
pick in the first place. Of course, he was atrocious with Cleveland.
Absolutely atrocious.

But if Danny makes this trade with the intention of keeping Jackson,
that complicates things. Jones was getting cut in favor of Olowokandi.
That was becoming clear. But now you add a guy at a position where
they're already overloaded. Who goes?

PGs: Telfair, Rondo, West
SG/SFs: Pierce, Wally, Allen, West, Green, Ray, Jackson
PFs: Jefferson, Gomes, Scalabrine
Cs: Ratliff, Perk, Kandi

That's 16. Someone has to go. Does it come down to a direct competition
between Ray and Jackson for that final spot? And this isn't considering
Powe or Pittsnoggle, who I'm assuming are history.

Could it be a precursor to another move that ships out some 2/3s to add
a big? 

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On
Behalf Of Belanger, Roger
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 11:21 AM
To: Boston Celtics
Subject: C's trade???

>From the boston herald

The Celtics are about to make a trade today that will benefit them
financially and possibly on the court, as well. 
 
According to league sources, the C's will send center Dwayne Jones to
Cleveland for former first-round pick Luke Jackson. 
 
     The Celtics will also receive cash considerations in the swap and
will get to take a look at Jackosn, the 6-foot-7 forward/guard, who is
coming off back problems. Jackson, the 10th overall pick of Cleveland in
the 2004 NBA Draft, out of Oregon, played in 36 games for the Cavs last
season. 
 
     The 6-foot-11 Jones, who was assigned to the Florida Flame of the
Developmental League last season, was unlikely to make the Celtics'
roster, with some around the club intimating last week he could have
been the first cut from camp. The presence of a revived Michael
Olowokandi seriously hurt Jones' chances of sticking. 
 

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