Should the Celtics pursue a big name like Love or Aldridge?

[michael 26]

Players like Kevin Love or Lamarcus Aldridge can easily turn the Celtics franchise around. We will now see if Danny Ainge will unleash some "fireworks" to pull off a big time trade. The two players who are possible targets are Love and Aldridge. Now, as for Aldridge he and Rondo would be an amazing tandem, feed off each other and thus make the Celtics great. The thing is that Aldridge seems content with the good situation in Portland and unless something catastrophic will happen in the playoffs he will probably stay. Nevertheless the Celtics should stay tuned with his availability. to make sure they don't miss a possible chance.

On the other hand acquiring Kevin Love seems more promising. Love wants to be out of Minnesota as fast as possible so the Wolves would tend to agree more to trades. Love obviously wants to play for the Lakers but Boston has more to offer (and he might have a better future here). A trade like Love for Bass , Green, and Sullinger. Then via free agency the Celtics can acquire a rim protector like Stiemsma or Okafor who will return from injury next season. at the 2 the Cs can sign Gordon Hayward (who played for Brad Stevens in college) instead of resigning Bradley. Now the Celtics can draft a very solid small forward, and there we go: Next years' possible lineup:

1. Rondo
2. Hayward
3. Wiggins/ Parker/ Aaron Gordon
4. Kevin Love
5. Emeka Okafor/ Greg Stiemsma

If that will happen it will be just like getting KG. Stealing a great power forward frow the T-Wolves.
Let's hope history will repeat itself!


Please post an explanation for you choice and tell me what you think about my trade idea.       

[BigAlTheFuture]

How do we Love and not give up our lotto pick? It's almost a given we have to give that up along with numerous future firsts

[michael 26]

Maybe you'r right BigAlTheFuture and the celtics will need to find a 3 elsewhere but still... AAANYTHIIIING IS POSSIBLEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

[PhoSita]

They can pursue 'em all they like.

[pearljammer10]

I don't think Aldridge is going anywhere. Portland would be crazy to trade him and not build on what they already have.

[crimson_stallion]

I don't think it's gonna happen, but I'd be jumping in excitement of Boston could get Aldridge.  Beyond my Green glasses though, I just don't see how that would happen.  He's currently playing in the conference semi-finals on a team that killed the regular season, and has more than enough youth to keep contending for years to come.

Coming over to Boston would mean leaving all this to go over to a team that just fnished with the 5th worst record in the NBA, and has yet to make any moves that solidify them as an improved team next year. 

Plus Aldridge is right in his prime years right now, at around 30 years of age.  He's doesn't have the years to sit through a rebuild and hope that he can contend in 2-3 years...he wants to contend right now.

Also makes no sense for Portland to trade him, given that he just had an MPV calibre season.

Kevin Love I really don't want. There's no chance you'd get him for less than a max contract, and I just don't believe he is a max contract calibre player.  The Minny teams he's played on haven't been THAT bad (he's had some young talent around him) yet he's shown zero ability to lead his team to anything, and from what I can see in every season he's played he's been the stereo typical "guy who scores a lot on a really crappy team with no other scorers". 

He is a very low percentange scorer for a big man a around 45% for his career, he takes way too many outside shots (which he also doesn't hit at a mindblowing percentage) and he's got a very weak post game.  His skill set revolves around rebounding like a beast (a fair credit to him) and chucking up jumpers all day long. 

Did I mention that his defense stinks?

I don't think Kevin Love is good enough right now to turn an avererage team in to a contender.  I don't think he has the skill set to be a go-to guy.  Yet I don't think he has mcuh upside either, so I don't think he ever will be that guy. 

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

hell yes why not??? we need stars and good young guys who we can develop to win a title. yes i would take either.

[gpap]

Well the answer is a no-brainer. Of course the Celts should!

However, it takes two to tango.

By the way, I agree with others that if I had my choice, I would easily pick Aldridge over Love (and I am a big Love fan.)

Aldridge has proved this season he's the real deal.

Hence, Portland would never let him go

[aporel#18]

LaMarcus Aldridge and/or Marc Gasol... yeah, pair one (or better, both) of them with Rondo and you have a contender . Not happening, though.