Celts can afford that.
Theis - 5m
Kanter - 4.7m
Romeo - 3.45m
Poirier - 2.5m
Semi - 1.6m
Wanamaker - 1.4m
Those 6 players can be used as trade bait.
4 among the 6 and the salaries will match.
Celts can afford an 18m player.
Except as is usual, you forget the fact that we are doing well. We lost to Philly of course, but beat Philly and the Bucks. CBS looks happy with the team and so does Ainge. I too, would like to have a quality big but it is not going to happen as we play small ball and believe in it. Everyone of your trades leaves a massively weakened bench that is one injury away from disaster. This is not NBA live or 2K. Ainge is not going to make a trade just to make a trade.
Last season the Celts really needed to make changes at the trade deadline.
Ainge didn't do it.
Celts ended up exiting in the 2nd round.
Philly, Toronto, and Milwaukee all made changes even when they were doing well.
Bucks got George Hill in December and Mirotic in February.
Those two were key players for the Bucks against the Celts in the 2nd round.
Sure we're playing well right now, but the playoffs is a different story.
In the playoffs, we'll have to beat the opponent 4 times in order to advance.
The playoffs also has a slower pace, unlike the regular season.
Ainge doesn't have to make a move now, but heading into the playoffs, Celts will need an upgrade.