Re: why trade Battie?

["Jim Meninno" <jim_meninno@hotmail.com>]

So, it makes more sense to trade him for a cheaper player that no one 
wants?  Not to me, it doesn't.  If he's worth that kind of money (and 
what difference is it going to make with the Celtics over the cap due to 
Walker, Mercer, Kenny and Vitaly anyway), why not sign him if you can 
and have another tradeable asset.  Any player movement will have to 
involve trades anyway, now that these draft picks are turning into 
veterans with long term contracts.  To me this rumor is about as 
credible as all the Walker for Mashburn stuff we heard.

Jim

>From: Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu>

>I think the main reason is because Battie is a salary cap
>nightmare in the making. Seriously, he is just good enough
>to demand some sort of hefty contract but doesn't really 
>fit in the Celtics starting lineup plans for the future.
>Rogers on the other hand is someone that no one wants, as
>you say, and would have to re-sign for cheap (if the Celtics
>like him). Rogers is also the age that Pitino is looking for.
>
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