I don't usually respond to trade ideas because they are absurd and seemingly would never happen in real life.
However, this idea takes absurdity to a whole new level.
Why trade NBA champion Ray Allen? Are you kidding me? This guy deserved the FINALS MVP almost every bit as much as Paul Pierce did. You hear that? FINALS MVP. I know Barbosa is a good player, and Diaw has talent, and even with picks included... but for the love of God, you don't trade Ray Allen right after you win the championship. Especially when he was a critical factor to our success. And don't even get me started on the positives he brings from a leadership standpoint. Just ask Rondo - he said Ray motivated him to improve not only his jumper but overall game.
This is so crazy. People want to trade RAY ALLEN? Jesus (no pun intended).
Well said ... TP. Ray is so extremely valuable on so many levels ... I pray to God that he's a Celtic for the remainder of his career, and that number 20 will be hanging in the rafters of the Garden one day.
You are both 100% wrong. I'll start with a history lesson.
It was very clear by 1989 or 1990 that the Bird-McHale-Parish Celtics were finished as a championship contender. Bird had a bad back, Len Bias had overdosed and died, and draft choices like Michael Smith and Dee Brown were simply not talented enough.
McHale and Parish still had great value around the league, but the team refused to trade them when they had value. What? Trade Kevin McHale? That's preposterous, his number will be hanging from the rafters one day. Same with Parish.
So, instead of moving these stars for younger players while the stars still had considerable trade value, they were kept, and what we saw was a slow decline culminating in those truly atrocious teams of 1995 and 1996, and a 21-year championship drought.
I'll repeat myself: it's better to trade a player a year too early than a year too late. The same issues will arise when Garnett and Pierce start to decline. I want to see the Celtics contend for the next 20 years, not just the next two. And just because we are all basking in the glow of a championship is no reason not to think ahead.