<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/ce...alker_to_miami/ Celtics set to trade Walker to Miami in multi-team deal Boston will get players, picks, breathing room in return By Shira Springer, Globe Staff | August 2, 2005 The Celtics made sure they received something in return for free agent Antoine Walker, agreeing in principle to a sign-and-trade with Miami this afternoon. According to two Eastern Conference sources, Walker will receive $52 million over six years with a starting salary of approximately $6.75 million. Although the details of the deal, which likely will also involve Utah, Memphis, and Sacramento, and 12 or more players, are still being finalized, the same sources said Boston would receive two second-round picks from Miami; the rights to Albert Morales, who currently plays for Valencia, Spain; a $5.4 million trade exception; Utah 7-footer Curtis Borchardt, and Miami wing player Qyntel Woods as well as cash considerations from Miami. Other players trading places in the deal include the Grizzlies? Jason Williams and James Posey heading to the Heat. Eddie Jones would move from Miami to Memphis. Greg Ostertag goes from Sacramento to Utah, while Bobby Jackson leaves Sacramento for Memphis. Kirk Snyder and Raul Lopez go from Utah to Memphis. League approval of the deal could come as early as Wednesday. For the Celtics, the deal represented an opportunity to get coveted draft picks and a valued trade exception without assuming salary. While Borchardt will compete for a job, don?t expect to see Woods in a Boston uniform. The Celtics have a glut of players at the wing position, plus past off-court problems make Woods a less-than-ideal fit for the organization. But Boston might not waive Woods immediately, preferring to see if it could throw him into another deal before the start of the season. Both Borchardt and Woods are entering the final year or their respective contracts. And, in any event, the cash considerations the Celtics will receive should cover the salaries of Borchardt and Woods. ? Copyright 2005 Globe Newspaper Company</div> Now with Willie out, we need to really shop around for a SF. Perhaps trying to aquire Tim Thomas could be more truth than rumor!
trust me. you guys didnt want walker. he plays NO defense. if i were you i'd go after gerald wallace. you could get him cheap too.
wow! with walker out, who else is on billy king's list? christian lattner, andrew declarqe, carl crawford? we are already out of the running for hunter. billy has to sign an impact player, not scrubs. i think he should be looking at reggie evans, but unfortunatly, he's not.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Please get Reggie Evans.</div> Hate to break it to you but word (or the lack of) is King hasn't been negotiating with him. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Perhaps trying to aquire Tim Thomas could be more truth than rumor!</div> Trying to get an overpaid underachiever? Lets not. I'd take Gerald Wallace over him without a doubt. But, I don't think we should invest too much into Willie being out. They still haven't examined his injury too extensively so he might still be with the team.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting lessthanjake:</div><div class="quote_post"> if i were you i'd go after gerald wallace. you could get him cheap too.</div> Not really, he is a restricted free agents, and the Bobcats have the lowest cap in the league chances are they will match any offer we make to him. Anyway, contrary to the popular opinion I don?t see us signing anyone to replace Green. First of all we don?t know how long he will be out for, and we only have one MLE to offer to sign a good big man. One name that comes to mind as someone who will benefit from the Green injury is Salmons. He was pushed behind Green in the rotation when he was drafted. He is versatile so could probably play pg, sg, or sf.
Personally I'm happy that Walker is off the market. I don't think the Sixers need another undersized player who plays on the perimeter and shoots way too much. And that trade has a crazy amount of players, picks, and money moving
I figured that getting him would be a long shot, but it seems as if the 76ers didn't get much of a shot at all. Miami has added a lot more weapons but the face of their team will definitely be different next year, and that may take some time for them to get used to. Plus sharing the ball between Toine, Wade, Williams, and Shaq might be difficult.
