http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news/ap/20000830/ap-mavericks-spoilers.html Mavericks coach and general manager Don Nelson admitted after Tuesday's trade with Detroit that Dallas was behind the unraveling of a historic deal that would've sent Laettner to the Los Angeles Lakers, Patrick Ewing to Seattle and Vin Baker to New York. "Oh, we broke it up," Nelson said from his home in Hawaii. "No question." ============================================= Thanks Mr. Cuban
This is the part that is probably the most interesting... As happy as the Dallas Mavericks were to land Christian Laettner, they seem to be taking more pride in having sabotaged a proposed four-team trade. Mavericks coach and general manager Don Nelson admitted after Tuesday's trade with Detroit that Dallas was behind the unraveling of a historic deal that would've sent Laettner to the Los Angeles Lakers, Patrick Ewing to Seattle and Vin Baker to New York. ``Oh, we broke it up,'' Nelson said from his home in Hawaii. ``No question.'' He added: ``They were an hour from putting that thing to bed, but we gave them a reason to take a second look.'' ------------------ When I die I want to go right after watching a rockets game !