I totally get those wanting to do "A Trade"......
We "DO" need to either make a splash trade-wise within the next year, have our top 5 players (The Jays, Kemba, GH and Smart) stay healthy for our ENTIRE playoff run OR perhaps TRADE
one of those 5 to get a piece(s) that we need to propel us over the top.
The trade(s) discussed in this thread ALL have merit....I do find Turner and Oladipo intriguing. But I wonder if a trade for those two will be enough to beat LAL in a 7-game series.
I just don't think (IM0) that GH or Kemba for Turner and/or Oladipo is "THAT" significant of a trade....I don't know if the pieces going OUT in such a trade will weaken our team chemistry-wise.
Make no mistake about it The Los Angeles Lakers "HAVE" upped the Ante in Boston....them winning 17 "HAS" placed more pressure on us as fans AND on the organization in general.
Count me in the boat that we "MUST" do something........and do it soon....THIS YEAR, I think.
I think it would be DISASTROUS (at this point) for BOS to NOT AT LEAST make the Finals next season.....we've had 3 deep playoff runs the last few years...The Jays are maturing......
There IS the urgency to take THAT NEXT STEP....
I recall Ainge saying that he meant this past season to be a "Bridge Year", with Kemba coming onboard. I don't think he expected us to be "THIS GOOD" this fast....
We ARE.
Time to take that next step....I just hope us as a Fan Base are ready for what that may entail......
What I'm trying to say is that "IF" we make a trade IMO Danny needs to swing for the fences......
Greek Freak or some other Big Time C or PF that we as a fanbase may not have on our radar.
I don't think we HAVE to build our team to counter GSW anymore....need help up front and I'd hope that IMO it's either Greek Freak or The Stifle Tower.
Neither GF nor The French Rejection will come cheap....I get that. But like I said if we MUST do a trade I think Danny needs to swing for the fences. I've been wrong on here before and I hope I'm wrong THIS TIME.
Make no mistake about it, though - I think either Greek Freak or Rudy puts us RIGHT THERE with LAL.....if we don't pull off such a trade we NEED to rely on HEALTH to compete with LAL...and we all know unfortunately how THAT has played out for us the last 11-12 years.....