Oh it's coming at some point: a washed up star

[Hemingway]

Getting Gary Payton was a real turning point for us. Not that he had enough in the tank to really get us over the hump. No. It was the fact that we got him and he came here. It put us on the map. I was so scaed then that he would not agree to come to Boston as we had sh#t the bed for sooooooo soooooo long. W are starting to look good again. We need someone to come here and say its good to give us some more legitimacy. Also i would be good for CBS to get some experience with someone with some legacy and ego. He wil have to manage them down the road when we are again a great team, why not give him some practice.

[Csfan1984]

Well the odds are its a guard so I'll say Joe Johnson

[Boris Badenov]

Let's make it even more fun. Which former All-Star and current player would represent the most depressing acquisition?

I think for me it's Joe Johnson. It just works on so many levels...he's overpaid, likely to evaporate completely as a player...and we would end up having traded him away once just as he was getting good, only to re-acquire him as he began to suck again. The clincher would be sending back enough talent to ruin the BKN picks we own.

[loco_91]

Paul Pierce.



  I can't troll with a straight face

[BballTim]

As we continue to get better, Ainge will probably bring in some washed up star. We did it before with Payton, and before ainge with Wilkens. I bet we do it again. Let's speculate? Who will we get in the next few years that will help but just be a few years too late?

At ths point it is different from Shaq and Sheen and Cassel. Those guys came becasue we were crazy good an they wanted a ring. IMO right now we are at a similr point to when we traded for Payton years ago. One an upswing but not really good enough. Like then, we need a little legitimacy.

Any guesses?

  Two guys in 20+ years is hardly a trend you can bank on.

[PhoSita]

Let's make it even more fun. Which former All-Star and current player would represent the most depressing acquisition?

I think for me it's Joe Johnson. It just works on so many levels...he's overpaid, likely to evaporate completely as a player...and we would end up having traded him away once just as he was getting good, only to re-acquire him as he began to suck again. The clincher would be sending back enough talent to ruin the BKN picks we own.

Giving up young players or picks I could get excited about for an over the hill player I hate watching would qualify.

Hmm . . . .

Neither Kobe nor Wade seems likely to happen, thank God.

So I'm not sure who.  I'd be disappointed if Ainge did something like trading picks and players for, say, Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Martin.   Joe Johnson is a good example.

[Dedalus]

Noah or Pau. Probably Pau. We have so many guards. Why not a target a Center?

[Big333223]

David Lee

Nice. This.

[fairweatherfan]

Let's make it even more fun. Which former All-Star and current player would represent the most depressing acquisition?

I think for me it's Joe Johnson. It just works on so many levels...he's overpaid, likely to evaporate completely as a player...and we would end up having traded him away once just as he was getting good, only to re-acquire him as he began to suck again. The clincher would be sending back enough talent to ruin the BKN picks we own.

Gerald Wallace. 

Serious answer is probably Kobe, considering the Lakers connection and what we'd have to pay him to torpedo a season or two for us.

[Boris Badenov]

Let's make it even more fun. Which former All-Star and current player would represent the most depressing acquisition?

I think for me it's Joe Johnson. It just works on so many levels...he's overpaid, likely to evaporate completely as a player...and we would end up having traded him away once just as he was getting good, only to re-acquire him as he began to suck again. The clincher would be sending back enough talent to ruin the BKN picks we own.

Gerald Wallace. 

Serious answer is probably Kobe, considering the Lakers connection and what we'd have to pay him to torpedo a season or two for us.

Let's not forget about his unparalleled skills at transforming the NBA's premier free agent/trade destination into "the place guys turn down to sign with Milwaukee, Cleveland and the Clippers."

[ahonui06]

Don't believe it will happen in the 2016 season.

[max215]

David Lee. Noah could be another one though.

[sofutomygaha]

I suppose that if Paul Pierce were to fall apart and be unable to contribute to the Clippers, we might be the team to take on his contract and send them a helpful bench player in exchange for a future pick or some other asset.

[86MaxwellSmart]

Carmelo....this year.

[alewilliam789]

Carmelo....this year.

I wouldn't put it past Ainge if he can grab him for the right price. Would be a fantastic if we could land him at a very cheap price. We'd still have to grab a young star somewhere along the line, but it would be a nice start.