Is Avery Bradley Ainge's next Al Jefferson?

[CelticConcourse]

2013 Draft Day Trade:

Lamarcus Aldridge for Bradley, Bass, and Sully.


Portland does this trade to have young pieces surrounding Lillard.

Boston does this to add a 2 time all-star to pair with Rondo.

Makes sense???

Since you asked.... no it really doesn't make any sense at all.

to be honest, I don't think THEY would do that. (Partial blazers fan here who knows his stuff)

[Moranis]

2013 Draft Day Trade:

Lamarcus Aldridge for Bradley, Bass, and Sully.


Portland does this trade to have young pieces surrounding Lillard.

Boston does this to add a 2 time all-star to pair with Rondo.

Makes sense???

Since you asked.... no it really doesn't make any sense at all.

to be honest, I don't think THEY would do that. (Partial blazers fan here who knows his stuff)

Of course they wouldn't do it.  It is an utterly ridiculous trade.

[jambr380]

Nope.  Bradley has no where near the value to be the centerpiece of a trade for a top ten player in the league.  He never will either.

Well jefferson didnt either we just got lucky unless you think that was a fair trade which most people do not believe.

Who did denver get for melo again?

In any case I think we will always value him higher than other teams. Bradleys teademark will most likely always be his defense. Its just not something any team will be drooling over

Those types of trades always happen but they are always centered around top tier prospects and/or numerous first round picks. 

The Melo trade was

Melo, Billups, Balkman, Carter, Williams, Brewer, and the Nuggets option to swap 2016 draft picks

for

Chandler, Felton, Gallinari, Koufos, Mozgov, 2012 & 13 2nds, 2014 1st

So in addition to Melo the Knicks acquired Billups big contract and some ok players for 3 pretty solid young players in Chandler, Felton, and Gallinari and 2 more young prospects in Koufos and Mozgov (who both actually worked out pretty well) and some draft picks.

If Bradley was traded right now he would probably fall into the Koufos/Mozgov category.  I don't see him ever rating good enough to be in the Chandler/Felton/Gallinari category and in a couple more years he will be more likely in the Brewer type category that came to the Knicks.

Yeah I think thats an absurd assessment

Guess I failed to realize that Marc Gasol, last pick in the draft 0 nba games was a top level prospect as well...

Marc Gasol was in the middle of a MVP season in the second best league in the world when he was traded for his brother (along with 2 firsts and a very recent first that had shown some promise though Crittenton had a lot of off court issues that derailed his career).  Pau was also not even close to being a top ten player in the league in February 2008.

Are we really going there on the Gasol trade again?

Pau had basically been a 20/10 guy for several years [and also averaged a solid 3.5 assists, 2 blocks, and shot well over 50% from the field]. As has been stated, Marc was chosen, unimpressively, with 48th pick of the draft.

I get that there were also a couple of [very late] first round picks as well, but no matter how you slice it, that just wasn't a good deal at the time for the Grizz.

As for Bradley, I am more than happy to keep him around forever if nobody else wants him...

[JBcat]

Maybe he tries to tap Minny again and make a go at Kevin Love?

fast forward to 2015 draft
we've narrowly missed the playoffs
somehow, the ping pong balls come through with a top 5 pick.


BOS sends:  KG, Bradley, top 5 pick

MIN sends:  Kevin Love


Kevin announces retirement over summer, minny uses home opener to celebrate their franchises greatest player & watches $11M slide off their books. They (finally) get their SG and draft a stud to create well rounded lineup of;

Rubio, Bradley, Top5 pick, DWilliams, Pek



Love thrives spreading the floor with his 3pt shooting, inside outside magic with Sully follows.  Driving lanes everywhere open up for Rondo and Green & new big 3 emerges of Love/Rajon/Green.  Boston remains MIA's biggest roadblock. 

Rondo, Lee, Green, Sully, Love


or something like that...
 

Well having Sully and Love on the team is somewhat redundant.  Sully would probably have to go in a deal for Love or in a separate deal.

The problem I have with these dream scenarios using our young guys to net an established superstar is there actually has to be a superstar available.  Who would that be?  It's extremely hard to do this especially for a superstar player younger than 30.   We've seen this from time to time for older stars like KG coming here, Shaq going to Miami, Barkley going to Phoenix.  It was the perfect storm when it happened for us to net Ray and KG while keeping Paul.  With the star playings on the PG level Rondo is the discussion so it's almost moot to try and trade for 1.  With SGs the only real superstars now are Bryant, Wade, and Harden and they aren't going anywhere.  With SFs Anthony and Durant aren't going anywhere, and Lebron certainly isn't coming here when he is a free agent.  With PFs it would have to be someone that would be substantially better than what we project Sully to be.  and who would that PF be that could be on trading block.  Maybe Love but I doubt it. 

[kozlodoev]

2013 Draft Day Trade:

Lamarcus Aldridge for Bradley, Bass, and Sully.


Portland does this trade to have young pieces surrounding Lillard.

Boston does this to add a 2 time all-star to pair with Rondo.

Makes sense???

Since you asked.... no it really doesn't make any sense at all.

to be honest, I don't think THEY would do that. (Partial blazers fan here who knows his stuff)

Why would Portland trade the best piece they have around Lillard for three clearly inferior pieces? No, makes zero sense.

[erisred]

2013 Draft Day Trade:

Lamarcus Aldridge for Bradley, Bass, and Sully.


Portland does this trade to have young pieces surrounding Lillard.

Boston does this to add a 2 time all-star to pair with Rondo.

Makes sense???

Since you asked.... no it really doesn't make any sense at all.

to be honest, I don't think THEY would do that. (Partial blazers fan here who knows his stuff)

I doubt they would either. I like Aldridge a lot and think he would be great next to KG, but I can't see either side doing that deal.

[LooseCannon]

It might make more sense for Portland to use Lillard in a trade to acquire a superstar to play with Lamarcus Aldridge.

[ssspence]

2013 Draft Day Trade:

Lamarcus Aldridge for Bradley, Bass, and Sully.


Portland does this trade to have young pieces surrounding Lillard.

Boston does this to add a 2 time all-star to pair with Rondo.

Makes sense???

Since you asked.... no it really doesn't make any sense at all.

to be honest, I don't think THEY would do that. (Partial blazers fan here who knows his stuff)

Of course they wouldn't do it.  It is an utterly ridiculous trade.

yeah boss -- there's not enough weed in portland to get their front office sufficiently high to consider this.