Celtics Allegedly Offer Bradley, Melo, Picks for Gortat (unconfirmed)

[badshar]

Sources have confirmed that the Celtics prepare to send Avery Bradley, Fab Melo and draft picks to the Suns for Marcin Gortat. Waiting to hear back if the Suns will accept the deal.

SRC: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=377600805662078&set=a.353036154785210.88414.353025171452975&type=1

Noooooooooooooooooooo NOT BRADLEY!!!!!!! NOOOOOO!

Another problem this raises is that does this mean KG will move back to PF? If yes, then will both Bass and Sullinger come off the bench?

Another Source: http://clnsradio.com/2012/11/23/celtics-to-propose-trade-for-marcin-gortat/

Another Source: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&ei=UNKvUPnNING90QHQpIGAAw&hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://nba.przegladsportowy.pl/Koszykowka-NBA-Marcin-Gortat-a-Alvin-Gentry,artykul,152021,1,299.html%26hl%3Den%26tbo%3Dd%26biw%3D1680%26bih%3D921&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=pl&u=http://nba.przegladsportowy.pl/Koszykowka-NBA-Marcin-Gortat-a-Alvin-Gentry,artykul,152021,1,299.html&usg=ALkJrhikm5Y-RNiPKU2OPxZW64cROPybBw

[indeedproceed]

Post the link. WHere is it from?

[badshar]

Post the link. WHere is it from?

I edited and posted it.

[InfiniteMH]

http://clnsradio.com/2012/11/23/celtics-to-propose-trade-for-marcin-gortat/

No proposal fully drawn yet but the links suggest Bradley and Melo + picks

Bradley no

[BleedGreen1989]

Don't like it..pretty sure the salaries don't work either

[alajet]

It was clear from the start that we had no pieces to lure Phoenix into this trade without Bradley.
Bradley isn't a superstar or anywhere near that caliber, but for the Suns, he'll be a good complementary piece and that's the sole reason they are going to show a tendency to accept this offer and of course, draft picks are always valuable for a team that's going through a rebuilding process.

[PierceMVP08]

Well the facebook link doesnt seem to be a legit source and the CLNS article only speculates that Bradley would be involved.  No sources named.  I'll hold off on judgment until more news is made available.

Surely, these must be some tense times for AB.  Would hate to see him lose his spot on account of an injury.

[MJohnnyboy]

This can't be possible. Bradley and Melo is not enough money for Gortat. Plus its fb. Anyone can say anything on fb.

[KGs Knee]

No way salaries work.  Would rather not see Bradley go, but we need a Center.

[indeedproceed]

So this is likely much ado about nothing.

No legitimate sources yet. We have a polish newspaper saying the Celtics *MIGHT* be looking to acquire Gortat, which gets refernced by a blog, which gets referenced by a internet radio site. Also, somehow some guy's facebook page got in on it.

[indeedproceed]

I think this one is a false alarm, people. Twitter ain't sayin nothin.

[hpantazo]

If this is the case, then my money is on Bass being the other piece to make the salaries work. We need to keep Lee if we trade Bradley, and then it's either Bass or Green to match salaries. We need Green as our backup 3 for Pierce, but Sullinger can easily take over for Bass as the backup 4 once KG slides to the starting 4 spot. I can see this trade going down, but it would have to be after mid-january I think until we can trade any one of Bass, Green, or Lee.

[LarBrd33]

I'm surprised we can even get Gortat for Bradley.

[BballTim]

I think this one is a false alarm, people. Twitter ain't sayin nothin.

  It's a sad state of affairs when we look to twitter to validate trade rumors.

  But here we are.

[gpap]

I think this would be a great move. The Celtics clearly need a big right now.

I think Sully will end up being a serviceable player but right now he's very green and I've always been a fan of Gortat's game. A big who can rebound and score, what's there not to like?

As for Avery Bradley, ditto with Sully. Talented player, however seems to be a bit injury prone. Also, if you can fetch a decent big for a decent 2 guard, who have to do it.

That said, I am finding it hard to believe this is all it would take to land Gortat.