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Porchlight Still on for Walton

June 29, 1985

Maxwell-for-Walton Still a Hot Topic

Rumors keep flying about the proposed Bill Walton-for- Cedric Maxwell trade, but all parties say there is still no deal.



Some Knicks officials are telling people that the trade has been completed, and one Celtics source said, "If it's going to happen, it'll happen in the next day or two, or not for another month," but Celtics general manager Jan Volk and Clippers president Alan Rothenberg yesterday denied anything is imminent.

"There's nothing new, really," said Rothenberg. "I think we're all still interested in seeing if we can do a deal, but the holdup is Cedric Maxwell's physical condition.

"There's no secret deal. The Celtics are interested in Bill Walton and Walton is very interested in the Celtics. If he's healthy, the Clippers are probably interested in Maxwell."

Maxwell is in Los Angeles undergoing rehabilitation for his left leg under the supervision of Clippers team physician Tony Daly. Walton was given a physical by Celtics team physician Thomas Silva in San Francisco Tuesday.

Volk said, "It's been two days since I talked to Carl (Clippers GM Carl Scheer). It's been on hold for a couple of days. It could be the kind of thing that we both walk away from soon, or agree to table, or agree to do. All the options are available, but it could be prolonged for a while if it gets done."

In another Celtics-related matter, New Jersey executive Lewis Schaffel met with Boston assistant coach Jimmy Rodgers late Tuesday night. Nets president Bernie Mann said earlier in the week that Rodgers is one of the three leading candidates for the New Jersey coaching job, along with Lakers assistant Dave Wohl and North Carolina State's Jim Valvano.

"We just had a cordial conversation," Schaffel said. "I didn't speak to him about the job at all. I've known Jimmy for 10 or 12 years and we were just talking."

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