yes...baby is is in play...bird rights means he won't cut into MLE...i expect them to let baby get an offer and set his market..then if it isn't too much they resign him
I really doubt they will resign BBD if they sign Rasheed. Rasheed will be backing up both the Center and PF positions which would mean he would be playing 25-30 mins a game. That leaves not much playing time for BBD if any. Plus anything they sign BBD for will be doubled because of the luxury tax.
this makes sense in a way, especially after i read ainge telling powe that the celtics only have a "2 year window" to win championships.
it also means, if BBD is not kept, that ainge has decided to bank everything on the next 2 to 3 years and to heck with the future.
so, when the window for winning is up, it also means the celtics will be crashing and burning like no one's business and have little to no talented youth. very faustian to say the least.
but i agree with ainge, though a bit reluctantly or perhaps sadly. a few years of greatness beats the snot out of decades of mediocrity.