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United Press International
HOUSTON — With New
York, Los Angeles and New
Jersey reportedly interested in
Moses Malone, the Houston
Rockets’ estimated $1.9 niillion-
a-year contract offer to the
NBA’s leading rebounder suf
fers from bad timing, Philadel
phia 76ers owner Harold Katz
says.
“They feel that they have to
sign Moses for next year in
order to save that franchise,”
Katz said. “But they messed up
by waiting so late in the season to
make him an offer. The offer
was just too late.
“It’s a joke,” he said, “because
there is no agent in his right
mind who is going to sign a con
tract now when his client has to
wait no longer than this Friday
to become a free agent and get
more money on the open
market.”
Katz reacted Sunday to news
of the Rockets’ offer as his 76ers
played the fifth game of the
NBA final series. As soon as the
series ends, Malone can hit the
market seeking contract offers
from other teams.
The Rockets have the right to
match any offer and retain
Malone.
This past season, Malone was
the NBA’s leading rebounder
and second leading scorer as he
played out the final year of a
three-year contract.
Rockets General Manager
Ray Patterson broke a long si
lence on the Malone contract
situation Sunday when he said
Malone would be retained by the
Rockets at any cost.
“Malone is going to be in
Houston one way or the other.
The Maloofs (team owners)
understand how much he means
to the franchise and they are
going to do what it takes to keep
him here. They are always going
to protect their assets,” he said.
Patterson also had been
quoted recently as saying he had
talked with four or five groups
interested in buying the franch
ise, although no firm offer has
been made. The team is believed
to be worth $12 million.
But team owner Colleen
Maloof, head of the Maloof
Companies of Albuquerque,
N.M., said while her family fre
quently receives offers, a bid
“really has to be attractive” be
fore they would consider selling.
“It (the team) is definitely not
on the selling block,” added
Gavin Maloof, Rockets presi
dent.
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Katz criticized the money and
the timing of the offer to
Malone, which was sent to
Malone’s lawyer in Washington
D.C. late last week.
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“All the Rockets did with their
tactic was set the starting price
for Malone way too high and,
probably in the long run, have
forced themselves to pay out a
lot more money than they
should have to re-sign him,”
Katz said.
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A phone call. That was all
David Flores wanted for his 21st
birthday. A phone call.
Flores, whojust completed his
third year of pitching for the
Aggie baseball team, wasn’t wait
ing for an ordinary phone call.
The ring he hoped for would
present him with an offer to join
a professional baseball organiza
tion.
Flores didn’t receive the good
news until Monday night, but
when he did, he couldn’t have
wished for a better birthday pre
sent.
That’s because the 6-3, 210-
pound pitcher and teammate
Joe Szekely, a junior catcher,
were selected in Monday’s initial
rounds of professional baseball’s
1 summer draft. While the Mon
treal Expos picked Flores in the
secondary phase of the third
round, the Kansas City Royals
drafted Szekely as the 10th pick
in the second round, the 36th
pick overall.
The secondary phase of the
draft involves the selection of
players who have been drafted
previously. Flores, after com
pleting his high school career at
Corpus Christi Carroll High,
was picked by the Expos as well.
Flores, who finished the 1982
season with a 7-5 record, said
Monday night that he didn’t
know if he’d be picked early or
during today’s later rounds.
“I’ve always been looking for
ward to this,” he said. “Not that I
wanted to leave A&M, but just
that when the chance came, I
wanted to take it.
“I didn’t have the great year
this year that I always hoped for,
but I’m satisfied that I got to play
at A&M — that was a great
honor.”
Although he said he’s not sure
what the Expos will offer him in
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last year of college eligibility.
“I want to (play professional
baseball now) but we’ll just have
to wait and see what their offer’s
going to be,” he said.
Szekely, chosen third-team
all-America for 1982, said from
his home in Paris, Texas, that
the outcome of the draft sur
prised him.
“I really didn’t think I’d go
with the Royals in the draft,” he
said. “I thought there were two
or three other teams that I had
talked to who seemed a little
more interested in me. The
Royals had sent me a question
naire, but they really hadn’t
talked to me that much.
“But then I got the call this
afternoon about 2 or so. It was a
surprise, but it was a good sur
prise. The Royals have a good
team and a top-notch organiza
tion, and they like to use their
minor league players in de
veloping the team.”
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visit from Kansas Citj|
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Szekely said the acconi
ment of some personal |
during the 1982 seasons!
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years, but I had a realgdl
this year. I wish the teamf
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