Thoughts on Melo?

[JBcat]

I'm not even sure I'd trade Crowder for Melo straight up.

If we use other minimal assets maybe but it's not my plan A.

[More Banners]

Just thought today on the road if the clips want to try and break through and get CP to the WCF at least with a puncher's chance at winning it, maybe Doc tries to work something out. It would be like him: shortsighted.

[spikelovetheCelts]

I heard on the Radio that the Celtics may get involved in a three way trade to help move Melo to the clippers with us getting Jordan and crowder going to Knicks as some of the pieces.
It should not be a Melo summer in Knickville for sure.

[Evantime34]

I heard on the Radio that the Celtics may get involved in a three way trade to help move Melo to the clippers with us getting Jordan and crowder going to Knicks as some of the pieces.
It should not be a Melo summer in Knickville for sure.

I'm not sure how DeAndre fits next to Horford but man would he improve our defense/rebounding. A trade like this makes sense for us if we draft Tatum or Jackson.

I'd only be interested in Melo coming to Boston if we strike out on all the top free agents and his price isn't very expensive.

[tstorey_97]

My guess, because I haven't talked to Ainge lately, is yes with conditions.

Melo plays here two years, Brown BKN17 and BKN18 are coming along or whatever as Melo helps current bunch of Celtics stay in the hunt.

Crowder goes out to NYK with some fillah and if that is your only major change? Next year the C's are the two seed and in the ECF and....they still have almost all of their assets.

Opposing head coach now has a problem...with 11 seconds to go he's MUST commit his defensive set to Melo. Our head coach gets to play that dynamic what? 17 ways against the middle? The guy can shoot, folks. Beyond trading half of our team? (Hayward is staying in Utah) Where you gonna get that?

Horford and Melo are done in a couple years, rooks are coming along and boom! Get the brow and assorted other monsters to run the ancient Lebron out of the gym and the league. Now that was easy wasn't it?

[Phantom255x]

Call me crazy, but I think Melo is Ainge's PLAN C.

Plan A is obviously draft + sign Griffin

Plan B is draft + sign Hayward

But I think if neither are available, he'll go this route, especially with Melo's trade price LOW.

You could still draft, and maybe be able to add someone like O'Quinn to the deal as well, then keep some guys on Bird Rights.

Of course, the alternative plan is to just draft and do NADA, basically just keeping all of your current guys including KO, Amir, etc., BUT the C's coaching brass/front office like Melo too for the most part (so they'll be no doubt interested in him as an option).

[Vermont Green]

I heard on the Radio that the Celtics may get involved in a three way trade to help move Melo to the clippers with us getting Jordan and crowder going to Knicks as some of the pieces.
It should not be a Melo summer in Knickville for sure.

Interesting idea but I think I would rather take a chance on Carmelo over DeAndre Jordan.  Both are signed for 2 years.  Jordan is a rebounder for sure but not much else (43% career FT%).  Either way though, I don't see where we come up with the $20M+ salary to make it work.

[spikelovetheCelts]

I heard on the Radio that the Celtics may get involved in a three way trade to help move Melo to the clippers with us getting Jordan and crowder going to Knicks as some of the pieces.
It should not be a Melo summer in Knickville for sure.

Interesting idea but I think I would rather take a chance on Carmelo over DeAndre Jordan.  Both are signed for 2 years.  Jordan is a rebounder for sure but not much else (43% career FT%).  Either way though, I don't see where we come up with the $20M+ salary to make it work.

He is a great pick and roll guy. We have 26 mil in Amir, Zeller JJ and mickey  Melo is on 26,243 4 4 rookies coming. So we can get him salary wise if we make him plan c.