Celtics to trade Lee for Jerryd Bayless?

[prov1ml34]

She is a done deal folks, would like to know if there are any other parts/assets included on either side....

Sean Grande ‏@SeanGrandePBP
Courtney Lee "probably will not play" is the early word from Brad Stevens tonight. More to come at 6:30 from here in OKC.

[Endless Paradise]

Something else has to be involved.  Memphis is in less position to take on extra salary than Boston, so I don't see why they'd do a straight swap of Lee and Bayless when Bayless has the expiring.

[henr1k]

I tried the espn trade machine and said failed

Grizzlies can use their Rudy Gay trade exception to make the numbers work.

I like the trade cause if gives us more flexibility going forward but I still can't get over the fact we lost 3 2nd round picks to sign Lee. (1 of which was from Charlotte)

Edit: Lucky17 already mentioned TPE while I was playing with trade machine

[greenteam17]

http://basketball.realgm.com/tradechecker/saved_trade/6398704

[Lucky17]

I tried the espn trade machine and said failed

Grizzlies can use their Rudy Gay trade exception to make the numbers work.

I like the trade cause if gives us more flexibility going forward but I still can't get over the fact we lost 3 2nd round picks to sign Lee. (1 of which was from Charlotte)

A shame Lee never really worked out in Boston. At the time, the deal was universally lauded as a great piece of work by Ainge to cobble together enough assets to make a deal happen.

I'll wish Lee well. He gets to go to a playoff team in the West, and should contribute.

[lon3lytoaster]

What?? What a coup. Bayless always murders us, too.

[Endless Paradise]

He gets to go to a playoff team in the West...

Yeeeeeaaaaah.... about that. Hahaha.

[Lucky17]

If it's a straight up swap of Lee for Bayless, Celtics will get some breathing room under the LT threshold, which could facilitate some other deals between now and mid-February.

And Bayless has value around the league. Like Crawford, he's scoring combo guard on a relatively small and expiring contract. I wouldn't be surprised if Ainge flips him.

[Lucky17]

He gets to go to a playoff team in the West...

Yeeeeeaaaaah.... about that. Hahaha.

LOL, guess I should have looked more closely at the standings. I thought they were hanging around the 8th seed, with Gasol coming back.

[Boris Badenov]

link:

http://espn.go.com/boston/nba/story/_/id/10247719/boston-celtics-reach-agreement-trade-courtney-lee-memphis-grizzlies-jerryd-bayless

Seems like a salary dump, primarily.

[snively]

Lee's worth his money if he's getting 24mpg as the 3rd guard. Not the ideal situation for him though - I've always thought he'd be best sandwiched between two ball-dominant guards, like Irving and Waiters in Cleveland.

Not a fan of Bayless, especially on a team with Crawford, but it's nice to have that much less salary to get in the way.

[Endless Paradise]

Wow, a straight swap.

[SCeltic34]

Wow.  Nicely done Danny.

Lee was playing really well for us this season, but glad we're getting rid of his contract.

[lon3lytoaster]

Curious why the call is happening tomorrow, though. Are the offices closed today?

[henr1k]

A shame Lee never really worked out in Boston. At the time, the deal was universally lauded as a great piece of work by Ainge to cobble together enough assets to make a deal happen.

I'll wish Lee well. He gets to go to a playoff team in the West, and should contribute.

Yeah, I remember being super excited that Danny managed to replace Ray with Terry+Lee combo. Just shows that being a GM isn't that easy.