I wonder if the Pacers are going to demand the moon from the Celts and if they dont comply....Pacers will just trade PG13 to like the rockets or something
Pacers point of view - with PG13 plus Hayward you can win a championship. That is worth alot. Vs trading PG13 to a lesser contender. Less in return could be acceptable
I understand the frustration of a Celtics fan who wants the George deal to happen yesterday. What I don't understand is the sports media's continued reporting as though Houston were a serious suitor for George. They have nothing to offer. Even the most superficial analysis would show that this is true. The best deal that I can come up with is Gordon and Capela. Why would Indiana want Gordon? He will be 29 and make $40 million over 3 years. Because of protection on the 2018 pick traded to LA, they can't cleanly trade future 1st rounders. Maybe another poster can come up with a reasonable Houston offer for George.
I think there is a thought that they can trade Gordon or Anderson somewhere else and pick up some young assets, which they can then use in the trade with Indiana. Like say Toronto loses Ibaka and Patterson, but retain Lowry. Anderson would make a lot of sense in Toronto. Maybe the Rockets acquire Carroll (which they keep) and acquired 2 or 3 of the following which they send to Indiana: Caboclo, Poetzl, Siakam, Noguiera, Powell. So here is a 3 team trade that work.
Houston - Carroll, George
Toronto - Gordon, Anderson
Indiana - Capela, Joseph, Caboclo, Poetzl, Siakam, Houston 2020 protected 1st
I could see where to Indiana that might be more appealing than Crowder, Bradley, 2018 Boston 1st. Obviously Boston has the assets to top that trade rather easily, but if Boston isn't offering the primo assets lots of teams could put together an attractive enough package.