No one ever mentions Amir Johnson here. Young athletic guy who can rebound, play inside, and run the floor with Rondo.
Would be much less costly too get than Josh Smith too.
We need an All Star. Amir is good, but so is Avery Bradley.
These guys don't take you to the promised land. (in my opinion).
Trade our mid level chips for one big swinger.
Has to be the plan with so many chips.
If we are really planning to swing for the fences, I am not convinced that Josh Smith (and I do really like his game) is that swing for the fences guy.
I see a lot of rumbling and grumbling among the faithful in the near future if Josh Smith is the basket that Danny puts all the eggs in.
That's why I don't think it takes all the eggs.
We don't give up the farm. We aim for our desired final lineup and keep everything else on the table, yes, but we don't give away the farm unless it makes it our year or it comes with a likely extension that works.
Bass or Sully (likely Bass for salary, and they don't push too hard for Sully because they want Horford at PF and working inside. Bass is a great backup.
We'll have to give up another midlevel contract, Lee or JET. I say we push JET due to lack of D, quite frankly. They take Melo the prospect and possibly Joseph for their rebuild roster. That puts the money right I think, but would work with Lee or Bradley just as well, or 2 of the 3, or one plus Barbosa....
SO I'd say what we have to offer includes Bass, Melo and Joseph, and one guard from the stable. That's not all the eggs because we'd still have Sully to step in to start next year and Green backing up both forward spots, a returning 3 guard rotation, and KG starting at the 5.
We could up it by adding a pick(s) and cash if he signs an extension.
The upped offer amounts to a third of the roster, a future 1st rounder, and money. Danny might be able to net an allstar PF (or C if KG moves back) with that package.
Who would he want besides Smith? I can't think of a better fit any more after seeing what we've got already with Green, Bradley, and Sully.
The eggs I was referring to wasn't so much who we would be giving up to get him, but what we would have to pay him to keep him.
I'd say that the question is the same: Is one Smith worth a JET, a Bass, Melo, Joseph, and another rookie 1st? They're about even cash too, I think.
But then the roster shakes out with Rondo and Smith being max or near-max guys, followed by what looks like Green and Bradley as eventual complementary starters in the $5-9M range, plus KG for now, and an MLE C in the future.
If you like that lineup in the future, it's good, right?
Rondo/Bradley/Green/Smith/MLE Center
Right now, it works with Pierce and KG starting and Green as a 6th man. In the future, it has to work with Smith, Green, Rondo, Bradley (or Lee, I guess), and and MLE Center, which is pretty much the only way we'll get one once the contracts are all signed.
I think if Green can shoot from 3 and can find some type of go-to move in the half-court, it works because the defense will be dominant and Rondo can penetrate quite well. I think Smith, Green, and Rondo could total 60 ppg on average, and would combine for 20 boards, too.
As long as we keep enough pieces to contend this year, I think Danny tries to make a big move at the deadline.
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