Avery Bradley rejected a four-year extension, worth 24 mil

[86MaxwellSmart]

Bradley is taking a huge gamble by doing this...24 Mil guaranteed, is pretty good for player made of glass. Let's see him get hurt and beg for that offer back.

[Clench123]

Absolutely not.  He is overrated to begin with.  Bye

[LatterDayCelticsfan]

I'm guessing they hit middle ground in the off season. Maybe something along the lines of 27 million in 4 year of rising salary with the 4th being a player rather than a team option. On the whole I think this season is only the second which Bradley has gotten to establish a proper identity on offense and as he continues to build on it by the end of the season many will agree that the kind of deal I elaborated will look like a win win for everyone.

[guava_wrench]

Bradley is taking a huge gamble by doing this...24 Mil guaranteed, is pretty good for player made of glass. Let's see him get hurt and beg for that offer back.

Based on how he has been playing in recent weeks, he will get that easily as a free agent.

[guava_wrench]

Yikes.

I don't think I'd go over $5mill or so for Avery.

No way he takes a low ball offer like that. Most teams would pay more than that. Top perimeter defender who is efficient on offense. He will get paid. Likely on a contending team that can offer the money.

Dude is also still really young. Those years will be the BEGINNING of his prime.

[guava_wrench]

Celtics dodged a bullet then. You don't win championships by overpaying average talent.

It is Avery Bradley. He was all-defense at age 22. That is not average.

[guava_wrench]

Bradley is 23 years old, has around 2-3 more years of developing before he's in his prime of 26-30.

His PPG, FG%,3P% and Rebounds have all increased, in some cases dramatically, since last season. He is shooting 45% on 3s over the last 30 days.  His offense is really coming around.

On defense there is literally no one else better then him at his position, and he will be at the top for the next 4-5 years easily.

There is still a lot of season to go, but so far AB is trending upwards.  Rondo could help boost his numbers also, but we'll see. Overall I think if this continues he will be worth pretty close to 8mil per year, and I dont know if Danny should be quick to say "no thanks". He might actually be worth a lot more then 8-9-10 mil per year if he reaches full potential when he's 25+.

67   Thaddeus Young, PF   Philadelphia 76ers   $8,850,000
68   Kendrick Perkins, C   Oklahoma City Thunder   $8,727,437
69   Jeff Green, SG   Boston Celtics   $8,700,000
70   Mike Conley, PG   Memphis Grizzlies   $8,600,001
RK   NAME   TEAM   SALARY
71   Jameer Nelson, PG   Orlando Magic   $8,600,000
72   Charlie Villanueva, PF   Detroit Pistons   $8,580,000
73   Rodney Stuckey, SG   Detroit Pistons   $8,500,000
74   Omer Asik, C   Houston Rockets   $8,374,646
75   Jeremy Lin, PG   Houston Rockets   $8,374,646
76   Ryan Anderson, PF   New Orleans Pelicans   $8,308,500
77   Marcus Thornton, SG   Sacramento Kings   $8,050,000
78   Caron Butler, SF   Milwaukee Bucks   $8,000,000
79   O.J. Mayo, SG   Milwaukee Bucks   $8,000,000
80   Jeff Teague, PG   Atlanta Hawks   $8,000,000
81   Mark Blount, C   Miami Heat   $7,967,375
82   Ersan Ilyasova, PF   Milwaukee Bucks   $7,900,000
83   Marcin Gortat, C   Washington Wizards   $7,727,280
84   Trevor Ariza, SF   Washington Wizards   $7,727,280
85   Brandon Jennings, PG   Detroit Pistons   $7,655,503
86   James Posey, SF   Indiana Pacers   $7,595,600
87   John Salmons, SF   Sacramento Kings   $7,583,000
88   Taj Gibson, PF   Chicago Bulls   $7,550,000
89   Marvin Williams, PF   Utah Jazz   $7,500,000
90   Arron Afflalo, SG   Orlando Magic   $7,500,00

Mark Blount?

The problem with a list like this is that many of these guys are already in their prime. Bradley will likely improve a lot during the next contract because he is only 23. He is already all defense and had shown that he can score, even without Rondo feeding him on cuts.

[playdream]

No way he get paid over 6m/y
he is too short / injury prone / very bad handle and even worse pass ability
if he can keep his shooting percentage like now i think 6m/y is about just right, but not likely

[LEHGOCELTICS]

Bye Avery!

[green147]

I wouldn't put much (if any) stock into this rumor. It was reported by the less-than-credible Bleacher Report and Memphis already adamantly refuted the part of the article about Z-Bo. I mean, I'm sure AB's agent would love to get him $8 mil a year. He won't get that here or anywhere else and unless DA decides to trade him, I seriously doubt he is going anywhere.

[LooseCannon]

The report is certainly plausible.  There were reports that both sides were working on a framework for a deal.  The numbers make sense to me.

I could see negotiations going something like:

Ainge: Three years, $6m per year.  The MLE starts at $5.305m and you're not likely to get more than that.
Bradley's agent: You can sign for four years using the MLE.  A full MLE contract would be $22.65m total.  Four years, $25m total.
Ainge: What if we make the fourth year unguaranteed?
Bradley's agent: If you really want an unguaranteed fourth year, then let's make it $22.65m guaranteed over the first three years and the final year only $1m guaranteed.  My client can't leave guaranteed money on the table.
Ainge: My calculation is that such a contract would start out at about $7.22m and ending at $8.2m.  That's a bit higher than I am willing to go per year.  Let's talk about a contract next summer.
Bradley's agent: Are you going to trade my client?
Ainge: It's been a pleasure doing business with you.
Bradley's agent:

[The Rondo Show]

How do you figure that he's shooting 60% from 3?

[LooseCannon]

How do you figure that he's shooting 60% from 3?

Shooting 60% for the month of December. (Or, the last five games.)

[Celtics4ever]

Trade him while he is hot and move JC to SG when RR comes back.

[playdream]

Trade him while he is hot and move JC to SG when RR comes back.

nice idea, you need your SG to have shoot/pass/drive ability
and JC is the choice, AB will be gone sooner or later if he  want that much of money
plus we can keep Lee then for the Rondo/JC/Lee rotation and still have defense(and size)