With Kyrie on his way to the Nets and TR apparently going to the Knicks, hasn’t that ship sailed?

Also, while I loved playoff Al last year, he seems to be set on getting four years at $100m or even significantly more. Rumors of $112. That starts getting me queasy. If we’re willing to think far outside the box creating trade exceptions maybe there is a better outcome - or maybe we will see a chance at the deadline.

Quote from: Sophomore on June 30, 2019, 08:34:27 AM

With Kyrie on his way to the Nets and TR apparently going to the Knicks, hasn’t that ship sailed?

Also, while I loved playoff Al last year, he seems to be set on getting four years at $100m or even significantly more. Rumors of $112. That starts getting me queasy. If we’re willing to think far outside the box creating trade exceptions maybe there is a better outcome - or maybe we will see a chance at the deadline.

Well, that’s the only way a Horford return can work with Kemba, although I’d note that I included a non-Rozier option using the Baynes trade to Phoenix.

And I’d happily take Al back at that price.  With or without Kemba.

Quote from: Sophomore on June 30, 2019, 08:34:27 AM

With Kyrie on his way to the Nets and TR apparently going to the Knicks, hasn’t that ship sailed?

Also, while I loved playoff Al last year, he seems to be set on getting four years at $100m or even significantly more. Rumors of $112. That starts getting me queasy. If we’re willing to think far outside the box creating trade exceptions maybe there is a better outcome - or maybe we will see a chance at the deadline.

Maybe Horford is having second thoughts after the Kemba Walker news.  Until the news broke, it looked like Horford could get paid AND have a better chance to contend elsewhere.  However, maybe Al values contending in Boston above all else. 

As others have mentioned, an Irving S&T would be the easiest path towards making this work.  If I'm the Nets, I wouldn't facilitate a sign and trade unless I get the Memphis pick in return.

The only other thing I can think of is a an agreement between Ainge and Horford on a 1+1.  Al takes a massive pay cut with a promise from Ainge for a new deal at the end of next season.  Ainge would essentially need to give his word that Al will get a big contract regardless of injury.  It's probably a pipe dream but I can't come up with anything else.

one thing i don't understand is how is it possible that we could have signed horford and kyrie, but now we can't do the same with kemba and horford

Quote from: makaveli on June 30, 2019, 10:55:43 AM

one thing i don't understand is how is it possible that we could have signed horford and kyrie, but now we can't do the same with kemba and horford

With Horford and Kyrie under contract last season, the Celtics were 25 million over the cap. Their two contracts totaled about 48 million. That left the Celtics with 23 million in cap space.

Then the Celtics lost Baynes (28 million in space), then Rozier and Morris (41 million in space), then added the rookies (34 million in space). That--very generally--is how we found one max slot open.

Edit: gouki88 summed it up more succinctly than I did...

Quote from: makaveli on June 30, 2019, 10:55:43 AM

one thing i don't understand is how is it possible that we could have signed horford and kyrie, but now we can't do the same with kemba and horford

Because we had Kyrie's Bird Rights