« Reply #2201 on: April 20, 2019, 03:21:03 PM »
Sorry peeps, but the Celtics (once again - no surprise) missed their window to trade for an elite star.
Horford's contract has a player option next year. He's not resigning with the Celtics just to get traded to NO for Anthony Davis.
There's not really any package the Celtics can put together for Davis without Horford that makes sense on both a salary cap and talent level for New Orleans
Are you trolling / baiting, or are you just ignoring the dozens of posts pointing out that there’s plenty of salary flexibility to make a deal?
In the last two years Danny has whiffed in trade negotiations for Butler, Kawhi, Paul George, Blake Griffin, and Kristaps Porzingis (and YES Anthony Davis). I'm pointing out that without Horford there's no deal for Davis that is both appealing from a talent standpoint and workable from a salary matching standpoint for new Orleans. The truth is the window for an Anthony Davis trade closed at the trade deadline this year because Danny reportedly told New Orleans he wasn't ready to make a deal.
If someone is trolling/baiting you it's Danny Ainge.
The Celtics couldn't have traded for Davis this season as long as Kyrie was on his current contract and they weren't going to trade their best player for a player who would leave in a season because he doesn't have another all star to play with. So the idea that they "missed their window" makes no sense. There was never any chance that a Davis trade involving the Celtics could've happened this year.
And as Roy already pointed out, what you're describing regarding salary matching is also incorrect. There are a bunch of ways the Celtics can make up the required salary with, arguably, the best possible deal anyone else can offer for Davis.
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