Like some reports say, perhaps Ayton does not extend with the Suns since the Suns decide they do not want to max him out (surely someone will offer him the max after his rookie contract). Would the Suns consider this deal at the deadline (highly doubt it considering they’re making a push for a title, but want to throw the idea out there anyway, particularly since Schröder could help them with their title push and partially offset the lost contribution of Ayton with regards to buckets…hard to see Timelord staying healthy and a big drop from Ayton to Timelord, but at least Timelord is locked in for years on the cheap, and we all know how cheap Suns’ ownership is):
BOS In: Ayton
BOS Out: Schröder, Timelord, 2022 BOS 1st, 2023 BOS 1st swap, 2024 BOS 1st, 2025 BOS 1st swap, 2026 BOS 1st
Definitely gets us a young, exciting Big 3, but at a high cost. Ayton also went to high school and college in Arizona, so it’s hard to see him really wanting to leave the Suns, but at the same time it is understandable if getting max money is the top priority for him…
Come the off-season, we could flip JB and Langford for Beal as a sign-and-trade (or he agrees to the extension right before the trade if he opts into his deal), giving Tatum his BFF and making the Celtics the most popular team in the St. Louis market, which would obviously be attractive to ownership (and why I think it is more likely JB will be moved for Beal than JKJB ruling the day). More importantly, we definitely become title contenders in 2022-2023:
Eight-man rotation:
Smart, MLE PG
Beal, Richardson
Tatum, Richardson
G. Williams, Horford
Ayton, Horford
Comments: Our new Big 3 with Tatum starring as The New Truth (PP can become known thereafter as The OG Truth), Beal playing Ray-Ray, and Ayton playing The Big Ticket. Grant is a good lad and will be ready. Pay Al. The goodwill obtained by paying him far outweighs any perceived benefits to cutting him, so just pay him (he is a good lad and can still contribute 24-28 MPG off the bench as a key veteran contributor in a title run…the other dynamic most fans overlook is his popularity, and therefore our team’s popularity, among Latin Americans). Richardson could become 6MOTY material in such a rotation. The key will be finding a decent MLE PG like we did this year with Schröder.
9-15 depth:
Pritchard
Ring-chasing vet who can play 3/2
Ring-chasing vet who can play 4/5
Nesmith
Hernangomez
Begarin
2022 2nd round pick (if draft-and-stash, leave the 15th spot open)
Comments: Expect some minutes during the season for slots 9-12, particularly when we secure big leads or suffer injuries. Hernangomez, Begarin and the 2022 2nd will barely get any play, with the latter two being onboard for their cheap contracts. Would even be fine with somehow dumping Hernangomez via one of those protected seconds, and adding another ring-chasing vet.
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