OP is dead wrong about getting value back in trades for PP/KG. KG especially, has a rather modest contract for his production, and ability to instill instant toughness in to his teammates. Pierce should not be making what he makes right now, but his contract is more or less an expiring, in the sense that a contender can rent his talents for this season, and then waive him (4 or 5 million buyout?).
The Clippers would be almost a lock for a title if they were to trade for both Pierce/KG (boston gets Jordan/Butler/Odom/filler). We call a spade a spade, lose out get a top 10 pick, and begin to rebuild legitimately.
You could say the same for Chicago, if Rose comes back to full form. Imagine a Boozer/Deng for PP/KG swap.....they get to play for Tibbs and actually compete with a great chance to make it to the finals and win.....Noah/KG/PP/Rip/Rose would be the best half court team in the league.
Other teams that would improve greatly as playoff contenders with PP and/or KG: Denver, Golden State, Indiana.
There's no doubt in my mind that Boston gets 60 cents on the dollar or better for KG especially, which is more than enough in my book. We should learn from Ray Allen's departure to actually operate like an efficient business, rather than watching this painful deterioration.