How the Celtics could get Durant, Davis, and Irving

[Chris22]

So you say it's possible....

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/kevin-durant-anthony-davis-and-kyrie-irving-celtics-its-not-impossible

[JBcat]

Haha another AD, KD, Irving thread. 

Maybe Durant doesn’t lose much by opting in, but would Horford play along and opt in, and if not would the Warriors even want Hayward? 2 big question marks.

[Roy H.]

Like JBCat said, the math on it really isn't that hard. 

Rather, it's whether Durant, Golden State and Horford would all play along.

[mmmmm]

If you send Hayward instead of Horford, then you remove one decision-making agent.  I.E., the only player who would have to agree to this would be Durant.

The 'negative' of using Hayward instead of Horford is that it would mean GSW would be taking on his additional year (player option).   That's a legit negative.

That said, using Hayward instead of Horford is arguably better 'basketball' for each team given each team's roster makeup (assuming Hayward is fully recovered by next year).   

And there is a chance that GSW could convince Hayward to opt-out and re-sign on a lower per-annum number next year.    They'd at least have some alternatives to work with him as an asset.

[GreenlyGreeny]

Durant opts-in and you do this deal giving Golden State a chance at a poor man’s Durant in Hayward while ensuring Stevens does not feel too bad about his boy going to Golden State:

http://tradenba.com/trades/SJ__yik0V

Raptors in the Finals is a disaster for the business side of the NBA. If the forces behind the scenes want to prevent a reoccurrence, make the above happen and convince Kawhi to team up with LeBron so LeBron can face the Warriors in the WCF with the victor matching up against our new Big Three. This will be the route to the most ratings and revenue.

[Birdman]

Who would be the bench players? Rozier, Tatum, Smart, Hayward, all those picks be gone

[gouki88]

Who would be the bench players? Rozier, Tatum, Smart, Hayward, all those picks be gone

If you had that big 3 it wouldn't really matter. You could fill it out with late firsts (Kevon Looney), second rounders (Jordan Bell), undrafted free agents (Quinn Cook, Alfonzo McKinnie) and discarded veterans (Jerebko, Livingston and Iguodala).

[Somebody]

Who would be the bench players? Rozier, Tatum, Smart, Hayward, all those picks be gone

If you had that big 3 it wouldn't really matter. You could fill it out with late firsts (Kevon Looney), second rounders (Jordan Bell), undrafted free agents (Quinn Cook, Alfonzo McKinnie) and discarded veterans (Jerebko, Livingston and Iguodala).

We also would have the taxpayer's MLE to spend (which iirc is 5.5M or more) to sign an quality rotation player.

[droopdog7]

I think this is where the word pipe dream was started.

[Celtics4ever]

Complete and Utter fantasy, maybe the OP should have wrote the last season of game of thrones.