Remember how mad people were when Danny traded the number 1 pick in the draft for a first rounder and drafted Tatum instead of Fultz? That was funny.
I remember the threads and posts on Celtics blog where fans were convinced Ainge was making a huge mistake trying to trade for KG, who didn't want to be here, while possibly including two 1st rounders, Al Jefferson(who most fans were convinced would be an All-Star/All-NBA player for years), Gerald Green, Ryan Gomes and others.
I remember how convinced people were that we couldn't give up Jefferson for a player like KG who didn't want to be here.
But then Ainge shipped off Wally Szczerbiak(a player KG HATED) and parts for Ray Allen.
And then KG said sure to Boston and signed the extend and trade extension and the trade was made.
Then the Celtics went 29-3. Then 66-16
Then they were world champs.
Then no one cared about Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Ryan Gomes or those two draft picks ever again.
Good times.
so you are saying KG agreed to an extension before the trade. Will AD agree to an extension before the trade?
No he won't. It would cost him tons of cash if he did that.
Gotta remember, wherever Davis ends up, his next contracts are going to be 2 one year deals followed by a 4 or 5 year max contract at 35% of the salary cap. That is his future.
So there won't be a long term extension for Davis for about 3 years.
If money is the main concern for Davis, then why doesn't he stay in New Orleans where he can sign an extension of $230 million over 5 years?
Because, as explained by O'Connor, yes he walked away from New Orleans and the $266 million over 6 years, but, there is a scenario where he can get out of New Orleans to a team he wants to play for and if his contracts are handled properly, he can still get about $252 million over the same period.
It's called minimization of loss. He gets out of New Orleans but at a cost of only $2.5 million a year over those years.
My numbers above might be off slightly but they are close.