I can't believe that people are still entertaining this idea. It's absolutely ludicrous, and not for some sappy, sentimental, green tinted #17 reason either. It defies reason altogether.
When was the last time trading a star who meshed with his teammates for a bunch of role players worked out for a team? I can't think of one example. But I can think of countless examples of when trading a star for a bunch of role players can go wrong.
As I said before, I think some of you are thinking from a basketball, hockey, baseball frame of mind, where such a trade might actually work, because you need so many quality players to be successful in that sport. In basketball, it doesn't work that way. You stick to your stars and you succeed.
Compound that with the fact that we clearly are the best team in basketball right now and the potential chemistry issues that could explode by trading Ray and bringing in Diaw and Barbosa, and it's clear why this is an absolutely horrible idea.
As I said before, stop thinking about the future. I think too many people erroneously look at the collapse of the '80s Celtics and think that's going to happen here. Well, guess what, the C's did have a plan, unfortunately Bias and Lewis both died and draft picks and young talent were mismanaged thereafter. However, if Ainge plays his cards right, starts building some decent young talent to surround the Big Three (which he's doing), when they all eventually do retire, he'll have cap space to sign a major free agent or two to pair with Rondo and whoever he can develop internally.