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Well, let's see where the Celtics are 3 years from now. Right now they are hitting on all cylinders. At some point their three "30-something" stars will begin to decline and we'll see what happens then. How will they reload?
Their draft picks will be very late first rounders, so they probably won't be able to do it that way, although Ainge has done a good job with late first round picks.
Some teams reload by moving their veteran stars to contending teams a the deadline in exchange for expirings and licks, but the Celtics have historically not operated that way. For example, they probably should have traded Parish and McHale in 1991 or 1992, but they did not.
Brick, this has always been the history of the Celtics. A great run, retirements, 2 off years, high draft picks and other pickups, and another competetive team for ten years. The difference is that you can no longer rebuild a team after a great run. No more minor leagues (4 college years), new rules, etc. This will happen to the Spurs and Suns soon, Detroit is on it's way, Miami is already on it's way to oblivion. What should the alternative be. We've already seen it. Let's enjoy the fun now and deal with the rebuilding when it's over. Also, that's part of Red's legacy--Loyalty to players who gave their all for the team. You could add Bird to Parish and McHale, but those players wanted to retire as Celtics. The team knew what would happen when they retired, but it's LOYALTY. One of the reasons why players used to want to play here. That's what Danny has been trying to bring back.