Plan: Free up cap space by letting all expiring contracts go (i.e. Hump-$12m, Bayless-$3.1m), trade all other pieces except core (i.e. Green-$8.7m, Wallace-$10m, Bass-$6.5m, Bogans-$5m, Anthony-$3.8m, Sully-$1.3m), and keep low cost young players to fill out end of bench roster (i.e. Olynk, Pressey, Johnson, Babb, Iverson from Turkey)
PG: Rondo/Pressey
SG:Bradley/draft pick/Babb
SF: Anthony/Pierce/Johnson
PF: Love/Olynyk
C: Asik/Iverson/Faverani
Pierce is also effective playing 4 spot with Nets this year. Draft pick could be for SG spot for strong 3 point shooter.
Two #1 picks (Bos 2014 & 2016), Jared Sullinger, Bass, Bogans, to the Timberwolves for Kevin Love (works with trade machine). Love gives big man scoring and rebounding.
Sign Anthony as free agent (wants to play with Rondo and Love). Anthony provides outside scoring and finally gets scoring support.
Re-sign Bradley/match offer (i.e. $7 million)
#1 pick (Nets 2014) and use Pierce large trade exception to the Rockets for Asik. Finally get rim protector and similar skill set from Iverson.
Sign Pierce to mid-level exception.
To free up cap space use Jeff Green and #1 Clippers 2015 pick (and remaining picks) to unload Wallace (or use stretch provision) and Anthony.
Mid-year when teams release players pick up either a stronger back-up point guard and/or SG for 3 point scoring to spread floor.
Rondo will set records for assists with this team and Bradley and Asik provide exterior and interest defense. Love will continue to average 25/10 and Carmelo will lead league in scoring. Pierce will hit shot at end of game 7 of Finals to win title and then retire
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