Sonics trade

[Mark Piotrowski]

i'm just pissed b/c I had "2nd week of the regular season" in the 
pool of when the Ainge-bashing would start back up.... oh well.

(the other) mark

>Now why cloud the Ainge bash with facts?  Your missing the point I think.
>
><Jim
>
>Keep in mind Orlando also had to give Lewis an
>absolutely ungodly sum. I'm not sure we could have fit
>that deal under our cap even if we'd found a way to
>include Wally and Ratliff in the deal. Nor if we could
>have done that and then given Al a big extension.
>
>
>  >>Would we have been
>better off giving up that little (a second-round pick
>and a $9 mill trade exception or a reasonable
>facsimile) ) for Lewis rather than giving up Delonte,
>Wally, and #5 Jeff Green (or Jianlian who we would
>have taken had we kept the pick)