If ray's gone, go for rudy gay as a replacement. I know there are many different factors in going after him, but I think it could be done.
I just don't see how there's any way the Celtics can acquire him.
A team like Minnesota can offer him more money, thanks to their cap space.
The best package we could offer via sign and trade is expiring contracts (Sheed and Davis), plus future pick(s). That's not going to cut it, either.
Could Ray Allen be included in that sign and trade as well? I know he would have to agree to go to Memphis and I don't know why he would and I don't know that Memphis really needs him but it's fun to think about anyway.
Yeah, he could. Sign him to a three-year deal, with the first (and maybe second) year guaranteed.
But how does that help Memphis, and why would Allen agree to be traded to a non-contender?
He wouldn't.
Not only that, Gay's probably the #1 candidate for getting a contract that far exceeds his abilities this offseason.
Some team that strikes out on LBJ and Wade and Bosh and company is gonna be staggering around the NBA looking to spend like a drunken sailor on shore leave. And at least for a moment, Rudy Gay's gonna look like he has a real purty mouth.
Ainge doesn't strike me as a drunken sailor.
Topic: Ray Allen, the first domino of the Celtics offseason (Read 13094 times)