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If I am Boston, I'm trying to trade Bradley or Crowder to some struggling Eastern team - Hawks, Bulls or Pacers, whoever offers them their pick. I think at least one of them would go for it.

They would be so stashed with picks next two years that they could comfortably come out of it with Ayton, Porter and one of Bagley/Williamson and be sorted for the future as well as present.

They are genuinely building a 2017-19 contender at the same time as building a 2020-24 contender. They probably have the second most exciting future team after 76ers (and maybe Timberwolves) as well as possibly 4th or 5th (Behind Cavaliers, Warriors and maybe some of Spurs, Rockets and Thunder but it's entirely possible that only Warriors and Cavs are currently better) best team in NBA now.
 
Sarni said:
If I am Boston, I'm trying to trade Bradley or Crowder to some struggling Eastern team - Hawks, Bulls or Pacers, whoever offers them their pick. I think at least one of them would go for it.

They would be so stashed with picks next two years that they could comfortably come out of it with Ayton, Porter and one of Bagley/Williamson and be sorted for the future as well as present.

They are genuinely building a 2017-19 contender at the same time as building a 2020-24 contender. They probably have the second most exciting future team after 76ers (and maybe Timberwolves) as well as possibly 4th or 5th (Behind Cavaliers, Warriors and maybe some of Spurs, Rockets and Thunder but it's entirely possible that only Warriors and Cavs are currently better) best team in NBA now.
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You think a struggling east team would give up a draft pick for a veteran? Seems like backward thinking to me.
 
Driew said:
You think a struggling east team would give up a draft pick for a veteran? Seems like backward thinking to me.
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And if they did, it would be HEAVILY protected - at least lottery protected. The days of raping the clueless new Russian owner are long past.

BNM
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
Nick Young to the Warriors, it's getting ridiculous at this point... how much help you need...
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I'm not really understanding your criticism. Are you saying they should leave roster spots unfilled? Purposely sign worse players to indicate they "don't need more help?"
 
Minstrel said:
I'm not really understanding your criticism. Are you saying they should leave roster spots unfilled? Purposely sign worse players to indicate they "don't need more help?"
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It's just annoying that they can go out and get a good bench player for 5mil and for the same price we will get stuck with DJ Mbenga and his taco loving ass.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
It's just annoying that they can go out and get a good bench player for 5mil and for the same price we will get stuck with DJ Mbenga and his taco loving ass.
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I don't know--OKC signed Patrick Patterson for the same mini-MLE and I think he's an even better player. These types of bargains are out there. Sometimes.
 
The best part about swaggy p in golden state is no more Ian Clark.

Maybe we should sign Ian Clark just so we don't have to play against him anymore.
 
Boston has 4 rotation worthy SFs. They need to get rid of one, and they're not going to give away Avery Bradley, Crowder, and young assets, this completely gutting their team, for Carmelo.
 
Olynyk is about to land 15m+ per year. He's going to single handily make Meyers an asset. Let's fucking go.

Shooting is pretty much identical.

So are their offensive ratings. Defensive rating is close enough

Leonard has better rebounding numbers

Leonard is younger

Leonard is cheaper

Nets are evidently interested in Olynyk. They should be interested in Leonard as well.

My argument isn't that Leonard is better than Olynyk. My argument is I'd rather have Leonard for 10m than Olynyk for 15+.
 
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ripcityboy said:
He did the same thing that Durant did.
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Really? I didn't realize that BOS was the best team in the league, and recently had the best W/L record in the history of the league. I also totally forgot that UTH just played BOS in the Finals.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Another player I was actually building some trades around in the trade machine: Marc Gasol

And then I saw this -



https://sports.yahoo.com/gordon-hayward-makes-celtics-true-east-contenders-142233448.html

I guess it depends on how much Boston is willing to give up to add him. We could definitely get involved and throw them some young talent.
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If Memphis trades gasol, they probably wouldn't have a need for someone like Crowder. Boston can reroute Crowder to Portland while we ship Memphis Vonleh and a pick or something.
 
Scalma said:
If Memphis trades gasol, they probably wouldn't have a need for someone like Crowder. Boston can reroute Crowder to Portland while we ship Memphis Vonleh and a pick or something.
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The problem is the money. Gasol makes $22.6 million. So in order to clear enough space, you'd have to do something like this.
http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=yao8av75

Bradley and Crowder wouldn't be especially interesting for Memphis, because they'd be essentially going young. So they'd want guys like Harkless, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, and Vonleh.
 
JDC said:
I'm all for going after Crowder, but I still think they keep him. Ainge loves him and with Hayward in, I don't think it makes sense to effectively make your team worse over the next year or two by playing a rookie/2nd year player in his place.

There's no need for them to make that kind of move right now.
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I am just now catching up to this thread so this may have already been mentioned but BOS has to clear some space as they don't have enough to sign Hayward outright to MAX currently. I have heard Smart is most likely to go but that Crowder is probably 2nd most likely.
 
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