Rebuild Entirely Around Tatum, Signaling He Has the Keys to the Kingdom

[GreenlyGreeny]

Assuming the Rockets get the first overall pick:

https://tradenba.com/trades/cVriF2RPU

We basically rebuild our team around Tatum and Cade Cunningham. Some additional moves to position us for 2-3 seasons from now:

https://tradenba.com/trades/tm1p70eQu

Now we’re rebuilding around Tatum, Cunningham and Wiseman, three players who complement each other nicely.

And one more move, just assume the TPE is combined to make the dollars work:

https://tradenba.com/trades/tI0atE2Nv

So our rebuild is focused on Tatum (23 years old), Cunningham (19 years old), Wiseman (20 years old) and Porzingis (25 years old) with the following support left:

Payton Pritchard (23 years old)
Jabari Parker (26 years old)
John Wall (30 years old, 2 years left on contract)
Eric Gordon (32 years old, 3 years left on contract)

Assuming we can unload Gordon for a vet on a two year contract, once Wall and that vet are off the books then we should have cap room before Wiseman and Cunningham become RFAs, so we may be able to pair a solid, expensive vet alongside Tatum’s and Porzingis’ big contracts. Meanwhile, can likely avoid the luxury tax until we start making a dynasty run with an experienced core of Tatum, Cunningham, Wiseman and Porzingis.

And the following picks are still here for future trades/rookies:

2022 1st
2022 2nd
2024 1st
2025 2nd
2026-onward all picks

Would argue this roster is MUCH more interesting than the last three months:

Wall/Pritchard/Madar
Cunningham/Fournier/Bradley
Tatum/Gordon
Porzingis/Parker
Wiseman/MLE (Theis?)

Basically only bringing back Tatum and Pritchard from the beginning of last season, with Fournier and Parker back given intricacies of the cap/contracts. Avery Bradley once again is the longest-tenured Celtic, at least for this season.

Add a couple of reclamation projects (Dragan Bender!), maybe sign IT as the 15th man of Goodwill, and we are good to go.

[GreenlyGreeny]

The masterpiece move: Once Wall and Gordon are off the books, if we could convince MVP Jokic to come to Boston to be closer to home and a more popular franchise, we’re golden. If it means moving Porzingis for Jokic in a sign-and-trade, or moving Porzingis for a pick to make cap room, so be it. Jokic/Tatum/Cunningham is a potential Big 3 dynasty, even with Jokic at 28-29 at that time. See about Jokic at the 4 next to Wiseman, or move Wiseman for another piece that better complements our Big 3.

Bottom-line: There are possibilities before us, but I’m not seeing a lot of them if we JKJB…

[gouki88]

Another Jaylen Brown trade thread? Seriously? This is what, your third this month alone?

[Roy H.]

Respectfully, you’ve posted several dozen trade ideas, and I don’t think any have made sense for all involved.

I guess the wrinkle on this one is building around injury risks in Wall and Porzingis.

[Celtics4ever]

Signaling He Has the Keys to the Kingdom

That signal has been loud and clear for a while.....

[Humble G]

The third trade cannot be done as I believe you can't combine the TPE with players to add up to a larger amount.

[wdleehi]

So the signal to Tatum is the team is not trying to compete for the next season or two?   

Terrible trade.  The Celtics trade away the best player and take back the multiple bad contracts for the hope they get a player who may be as good as Brown one day?

[nickagneta]

#JKJB

Seriously, enough of the trade Jaylen trades. With another jump in his game similar to his last two, Jaylen jumps into top 10-15 player in the league category. He is the quintessential #2 to Tatum's #1.

If a new coach has them play with and off each other rather than have those two take turns dominating the ball while the other hangs out in a corner as a decoy, the Celtics half court sets will get much more efficient.

Unless you are trading Brown for LeBron, an extended Kawhi, Doncic, Giannis, Davis, Jokic, Curry, Embiid or Zion, you don't move him because it is either a lateral move or a step back move.

And in the plethora of Jaylen trades the OP has suggested, most are massive step back moves. A new GM and coach, to me, suggests ownership wants steps forward not backwards.