With the Clippers desperate to create playing time for Blake Griffin & the Celtics looking for Big active bodies coming off of the bench. Expect to see something like this! And let me say it first that I wouldn't like this trade that much but I would understand the principles of such a deal.
Celtics Sends: Ray Allen & J.R. Giddens
Clippers Sends: Zach Randolph, Eric Gordon & a unprotected 1st round pick in 2010 or Al Thornton.
This trade would give Boston A ready made starting lineup come 2012 if we choose to resign all the parts we receive while staying competitive now. And we maximize Ray Allen's contract. Of course even I don't view Zach as maximizing, but it would give us this nucleus of young players at every position.
2012 lineup
C : Kendrick Perkins
PF : Zach Randolph
SF : Al Thornton or that unprotected maybe top 1-5 pick
SG : Eric Gordon
PG : Rajon Rondo
And come 2012 there would probably only be a handful of teams that may be a better young unit in the league on paper as Kobe, Pierce, Duncan, the entire old gaurd teams will be washed up. I can only think of Portland assuming they stay together Orlando, Any Lebron team, Oklahoma City assuming Durant stays that I can say would automatically be better on paper.
I actually like this trade for tonight's draft better for the C's but many bloggers scoff at trading Rondo.
Celtics send: Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen & salary fill to Clippers
Clippers send: Baron Davis, Eric Gordon & Marcus Camby or Kaman
What do you guys think of these deals?