would smith make us a contender?

[tyrone biggums]

Smith is too inconsistent for us to trade any of our guys for him.

While I agree with this, I think the Celtics if they are going to go with Rondo need to put players around him that are athletic, can defend, and score. Smith has never played with a player as good as Rondo or Paul Pierce before. I honestly think this scenario is more likely when J-Smooth hits free agency than anything else. Sometimes a player is as consistent as the teammates around him.

[snively]

Smith and KG in the same frontcourt would be tremendously fun to watch.  Tremendous range and versatility defensively: you could really set Rondo/Pietrus/Bradley free to turn up the pressure.

Man, why does the trade deadline have to be such a tease.

[Smokeeye123]

Ainge would be stupid to stand pat at the trade deadline.

When you are going nowhere and have pieces that are not for the future but would still be valuable for another team, you have to sell them and accumulate assets.

[PosImpos]

Smith and KG in the same frontcourt would be tremendously fun to watch.  Tremendous range and versatility defensively: you could really set Rondo/Pietrus/Bradley free to turn up the pressure.

Man, why does the trade deadline have to be such a tease.

Because around the trade deadline the fans of every team get to imagine what their team could become if other teams in the league would just drastically undervalue their own players.

[Celtics4ever]

A runner would help Rondo.  Wilcox and Smith would look sick on the wings filling the lanes on transition.

[vjcsmoke]

How about JO + Brandon Bass + 1st round pick for Josh Smith?  It works on the trade machine.  Not sure if Hawks are getting enough.  But if they don't intend on resigning Josh to a big money extension maybe it's enough value for them to do it?

[SHAQATTACK]

I'm not for trading KG to get him. , not yet anyway.

  Ray, Bass, JO , Pietrus, some combination of those towards bringing JoshS.