David Lee Available

bobheckler wrote:

dboss wrote:May be more difficult and costly to move Lee than it would have been if they kept Wallace...I'm just saying..

I do not see the need for overnight contention.  This is not 07 and earlier where Celtics Nation endured years of frustration.    The Celts have a competitive team not great but not bad either and the build has produced some very solid young players.  I would love to see things play6 out over the next 2 years and that means we do not squander those first rounders from the Nets.  Besides we still have other first rounders to move although they may not land a superstar.

So no I would mot make a move for Cousins because I do not think he is a transformative player.  I would take my chances in the lottery ..win or lose.. and move on from there.

dboss

dboss

dboss,

I don't get where it would be harder to move Lee than Wallace.

1.  Lee can still play, Wallace couldn't anymore.
2.  They are/were both expiring contracts.
3.  Lee has championship experience, Wallace didn't.
4.  The difference in the salaries, approximately $5M, could be made up with a TPE.
5.  GSW traded Crash to the Sixers, who waived him almost immediately.  He is STILL not signed with anybody.  He's practically free, and nobody wants him.

I saw a trade rumor today that said the Bulls are taking calls on Gasol, Noah and Taj Gibson.  According to the NBA Trade Machine, Lee for Noah works.  Danny might have to add some sugar to that, but I'll bet not that much.  Lee is a champion, 32 years old and an expiring contract.  Noah is DPOY, but lost his starting slot to Gasol (an even bigger demotion than Lee losing his to Green at GSW, since Gasol is MUCH older than Green) and has a shoulder injury that he says will require 2-4 weeks of rest and rehab (meaning closer to 3-5 weeks).

Bulls want a "talented wing player".  How about throwing James Young in?

As far as landing a "transformative player" in the draft, Brooklyn beat Chicago the other night and are now up to 8 wins.  They are tied at 8 with NOP, and the Nets are starting to look like they are remembering they have some talent.  We could be getting the 5th, or worse, pick in the draft from them and you're not likely to get a transformative player at 5+, although kdp and others who follow college sports could say that better than I.


bob


Bob

I was thinking about the differences in salary between Lee and Wallace.  Also just because brad stopped playing Wallace it did not mean that he could not play anymore.

I would do a Noah for Lee trade provided we used an artificial sweetener to make the deal work.

The Nets are one bad step (Lopez) away from washing down the drain. However there are no transformative players in the draft.  there is potential for a player to become a transformative type of guy (Simmons)  I realize that when the balls start blowing around in the jar anything can happen.  But I would take the damn shot.  If you miss you miss.  We have future draft picks still in the pipeline.  We need to add a young stud.  that is not all that we need but the Celtics need to draft a young stud and the best way to do that is to stay the course and use the high first rounders to give yourself a shot.

Merry Xmas

dboss