While I think Horford and Davis can play together, Al is getting old and doesn't have much left in the tank. In a perfect world, he would be the salary going to New Orleans in the trade. With his salary the trade could be enlarged to include Holiday (who I don't think New Orleans would really want to keep going forward)
So next summer I'd be good with something like this
Horford, Tatum, Smart, Yabu, and the 1st's
for
Davis, Holiday
So post trade for next year with the main rotation (maybe Rozier is brought back, maybe not)
PG - Irving, Holiday
SG - Holiday, Brown
SF - Hayward, Brown, Semi
PF - Morris, Davis, Theis
C - Davis, Baynes, Williams
I like that team even without Rozier. Still have MLE to add some vets to the team.
Wanted to respond under your post but the mods have locked that thread, hence I'm posting here.
Imo, AD is at his best when playing at the 5. The same goes for Horford.
Likewise, Holiday is at his best when playing at the 1. The same goes for Kyrie.
If we're trading for both AD and Holiday, I wouldn't be against including Kyrie in the deal.
This way
- we get an all-star caliber player to replace Kyrie
- we keep both Tatum and Brown
- we can complete the deal prior to the deadline
Boston in: AD + Holiday
Boston out: Kyrie + Horford + Kings pick + Memphis pick + Clips pick + C's 2019 first
New Orleans in: Porzingis + Horford + Lee + Kings pick + Memphis pick + Clips pick + C's 2019 first + Knicks 2019 first
New Orleans out: AD + Holiday
NY in: Kyrie
NY out: Porzingis + Lee + Knicks 2019 first
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http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=y8dunjqa15-man roster after the trade
Holiday - Rozier - Wanamaker
Brown - Smart - Bird
Hayward - Morris - Semi
Tatum - Theis - Yabu
Davis - Baynes - Williams