So we receive the 3rd and 5th best players in the deal?
Thompson is pretty clearly the worst player in that trade, though his contract is a lot better than Love's.
I think Boston can do that trade, or something close to it without Brown included at all. Put in Smart, Langford, R. Williams, and a future 1st or two and I think Portland might do it, especially if they decide to rebuild. That said, Portland and Cleveland could just cut Boston out entirely and just do something like Love and Sexton for McCollum.
Terrible for Boston also...you have an incredibly low opinion of Smart and R. Will, not to mention adding Romeo and 2 firsts...
I know you were just tossing ideas around but...
CJ McCollum is BY FAR the best player in that trade. It isn't close. Over the last 5 seasons as a 2nd option on a winning team he has basically averaged 22/4/4 shooting 39.4% from 3, 49.4% from 2, and 83.9% from the line. If Boston acquired him while keeping Tatum, Brown, and Horford, they'd have a real shot at competing for titles over the next couple of seasons. Smart, Thompson, R. Williams, and a couple of late 1st's is absolutely worth taking a shot with McCollum.
McCollum, Fournier, Brown, Tatum, Horford with Pritchard, Langford, Nesmith, Parker, Brown is a nice solid 2 deep team and you still have G. Williams, Ojeleye, Kornet, and Edwards to round out the roster (with 1 open spot)
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