Could the Celtics Win the East with LeBron?

[SHAQATTACK]

Yal'll Wake up ....LOL

[Moranis]

Yes, we could win the East. We might not be favorites, but we'd be on equal footing with the Wiz I think, with a solid chance to take down Chicago.

On a related note, could we plausibly set up to make a run at KD in 2016? Maybe OKC and the Wiz are the only real candidates to get him, but maybe if we got Marc Gasol? ...a man can dream!

G: Rondo/Smart/AB
SF: Durant/Young
PF/C: Gasol/Sully/KO

I don't think KD leaves OKC.  After watching that MVP acceptance speech I just can't fathom him ditching his team.  He seems like he's cut from the KG/Duncan cloth and sees his team as his family.  I agree with you that if he leaves it would be for the Wizards though

If it turns into a Minnesota situation -- and it very well could, I could see Durant leaving OKC. Particularly if their ownership refuses to spend enough to keep them in contention.

Tim Duncan also seriously considered leaving for Orlando, too -- it isn't like these guys just say "ok, i'm staying with this team because this is my team" from day 1 and never waver.

Lebron left his hometown because they couldn't build a winner around him.  If OKC can't build a winner around Durant, he will leave. 

[brandonmm94]

Yes we would be good, but I don't like lebron, I would rather rebuild and have a good team rather than a great player who will only be good another 3 or 4 years before he starts declining.