If the Asik trade happens, are "basically" rebuilt?

[kozlodoev]

Can Bennet play small forward?

Not at his current weight certainly. I really doubt he can long term either.

Right now, the main question about Bennett seems to be simply "can he play".

[Vox_Populi]

I'm not sure what you see in Waiters/Bennett. They certainly don't make the team better now.

Bennett is looking like a bust, but Waiters is potential All-Star material.

[PhoSita]

I'm not sure what you see in Waiters/Bennett. They certainly don't make the team better now.

Bennett is looking like a bust, but Waiters is potential All-Star material.

Yeah, I think that in the right situation Waiters could be similar to Harden, though not as dominant.

[LooseCannon]

I just see Bradley as better suited to being a starter, mainly because he can't play the point, so would be horrible in the role of combo guard off the bench.  I am open to an upgrade, but I would be bitterly opposed to replacing him with a guy who can score 20ppg but doesn't play defense, especially if he is a bad three-point shooter.  I just don't think that sort of player would fit on a Stevens-coached team.

If the Celtics add Asik, I would like them to add a sixth man SF/SG who can score some and defend the bigger SGs who I think Bradley can defend, but who will cause him to foul out.  The alternative would be to acquire a SF who would push Green into a sixth man role where he backs up SF and plays some minutes at PF and SG.

[Moranis]

I think Boston should look at moving Green to Cleveland for Waiters and Bennett.  Waiters would add a much more consistent scorer to the team and Bennett provides some potential and another potential asset.  I think that team on the whole would be better than the current one.

So the team would be

PG - Rondo, Crawford
SG - Waiters, Bradley
SF - Wallace, Bennett
PF - Sullinger, Olynyk, Humphries
C - Asik, Faverani

To me that team is a bit better balanced and a bit better than the one with Green.  You would then look to the draft for an upgrade at SF or hope Bennett actually develops.

I'm not sure what you see in Waiters/Bennett. They certainly don't make the team better now.

I really like Waiters.  I think he can be an elite scorer and he gotten better and more efficient.  He is going in the right direction.

Bennett got off to a horrible start, but he has been better of late.  Certainly not worth a #1 pick, but not completely useless either.  For a guy with that much raw athletic ability I think he is worth the risk.

[Celtics4ever]

Bennett got off to a horrible start, but he has been better of late.  Certainly not worth a #1 pick, but not completely useless either.  For a guy with that much raw athletic ability I think he is worth the risk.

http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2991473/anthony-bennett

Much better as of late?  What planet is 2.3 PPG much better?  It's better than nothing I concede.  Much better my foot he shoot, he can't play but he is a good athlete.   We already had this guy in Kedrick Brown.   No thanks.

[Moranis]

Bennett got off to a horrible start, but he has been better of late.  Certainly not worth a #1 pick, but not completely useless either.  For a guy with that much raw athletic ability I think he is worth the risk.

http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2991473/anthony-bennett

Much better as of late?  What planet is 2.3 PPG much better?  It's better than nothing I concede.  Much better my foot he shoot, he can't play but he is a good athlete.   We already had this guy in Kedrick Brown.   No thanks.

He isn't playing very many minutes, but he has greatly improved his shooting efficiency and is rebounding at a decent rate. 

[GreenEnvy]

Bennett got off to a horrible start, but he has been better of late.  Certainly not worth a #1 pick, but not completely useless either.  For a guy with that much raw athletic ability I think he is worth the risk.

http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2991473/anthony-bennett

Much better as of late?  What planet is 2.3 PPG much better?  It's better than nothing I concede.  Much better my foot he shoot, he can't play but he is a good athlete.   We already had this guy in Kedrick Brown.   No thanks.

He isn't playing very many minutes, but he has greatly improved his shooting efficiency and is rebounding at a decent rate.

Shouldn't be too hard to improve your efficiency when you start your career shooting .000 your first 3 games.

[Moranis]

Bennett got off to a horrible start, but he has been better of late.  Certainly not worth a #1 pick, but not completely useless either.  For a guy with that much raw athletic ability I think he is worth the risk.

http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2991473/anthony-bennett

Much better as of late?  What planet is 2.3 PPG much better?  It's better than nothing I concede.  Much better my foot he shoot, he can't play but he is a good athlete.   We already had this guy in Kedrick Brown.   No thanks.

He isn't playing very many minutes, but he has greatly improved his shooting efficiency and is rebounding at a decent rate.

Shouldn't be too hard to improve your efficiency when you start your career shooting .000 your first 3 games.

well sure, but his last four games he is 5-8.  I know he isn't shooting much, but he is making progress, looking less loss, etc. and he is doing that with playing so infrequently that he can't really get into a groove.  He is looking more and more like a NBA player.  He never should have been the first pick, but he isn't looking totally lost right now.

[Celtics4ever]

well sure, but his last four games he is 5-8.  I know he isn't shooting much, but he is making progress, looking less loss, etc. and he is doing that with playing so infrequently that he can't really get into a groove.  He is looking more and more like a NBA player.  He never should have been the first pick, but he isn't looking totally lost right now.

Better agreed, much better I do not.   He looks more like an NBA bench player.  But I am sure any improvement is a good thing and he had no where to go but up.