Can This Team Win the Championship in 2016-2017

[walker834]

I think we just keep zeller or amir or both over perk.  yabusele or zizic might be stashes until they can beat out amir as a back and jerebko.  Other than that looks good to me.

[meangreenmachine]

I think we just keep zeller or amir or both over perk.  yabusele or zizic might be stashes until they can beat out amir as a back and jerebko.  Other than that looks good to me.

If we get Durant and Horford, we're maxed out.

We could try convincing the Clippers to trade Pierce for Hunter, Young and a second-round pick. I think that might just work within the cap (might have to substitute Rozier for Hunter, though). I would go for that:

1: Thomas, Rozier, Jackson
2: Bradley, Smart
3: Crowder, Pierce, Brown
4: Durant, Olynyk, Yabasule, Mickey
5: Horford, Perkins, Zizic

One last hurrah for Pierce and Perkins. Hell, maybe Allen would come back for the vet min and solidify his legacy as a Celtic? If anybody could still do it at 41, it's Ray-Ray haha

Next year, go after Blake Griffin (come get your ring, red), move Durant back to the three, let Olynyk walk and keep on drafting for the future, baby.

[LarBrd33]

We wouldn't be favorites, but it's possible.

I think that team is top 5 offensively and defensively.  We won a title with the 11th best offense and the top defense in 2008.   I'd like our chances next year.  It would be a better team than OKC this year.

[bopna]

We are instant contenders thats for sure. In hindsight a lot of celtic fans were skeptical that we would win a title back in 2007 when we got KG and Allen. Everybody thought it will take a yr or 2before they contend for the title but look at how that season unfolded. From 2009 onwards we never really competed 100 healthy hence did not win a title again so if you ask me if KD comes aboard and as long as this team stays healthy..then the odds of winning it all is just about the same as the Cavs imo.

It certainly will be nice to find out in May next yr if we'll still play on till June.