How bout BBD for Yi Jianlian?

[lon3lytoaster]

How about noooo?

First person to post that scene from Austin Powers, I think it is gets a TP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lITBGjNEp08

lol

There we go. TP for you.

[moiso]

Ok. So far we've played a couple playoff teams(Cleveland,NewOrleans) and they've been handled quite easily. Also, BBD has had no effect on either game, so to me he seems expendable, especially since KG is looking great. Sheed looks good, and Sheldon seems to be filling in just fine. We always got Scal as a dependable backup for those limited minutes. So for my argument, I say this trade makes great sense for both sides.

BBD gives NJ more front court depth along with Lopez. He's got a chance for greatness at some point, and his contract is shorter than Yi's.
Yi gives us more flexibility to play both SF and PF. And with the available minutes not being alot(with our starters all healthy) Yi wouldn't have a ton of minutes to fail. 7 foot shooter with tons of talent.
Package Giddens in there and you open up a roster spot plus save them another mil next year for the Lebron sweepstakes.

Yi is soft, is mainly about hismelf, is a single threat with his shot, and is a huge defensive liability.

BBD is tough, has bought into the team system/philosophy, and is a legit triple threat (ok he's not beating many guys off the dribble, but he can get a guy to leave his feet and take the ball to the rack).

Trading tougness for softness is the exact opposite of what i'm intersted in.

I think the softest guy on the team is Tony Allen and he needs to be shipped. I'm pretty sure you've got everyone's support on a Tony Allen for Yi swap.

I'd trade TA for Yi but I don't think TA is soft at all.

[goCeltics]

are we trying to make extra $$$ with a chinese tv contract?

[ben]

yes

[Bahku]

I love Big Baby, but this is a no brainer ... of course! (But it will never happen)

[wdleehi]

No.


Davis is a needed player.  If KG, Wallace or Perk are hurt, the Celtics need Davis to step in and play larger minutes.  Davis has proven he can do that at a high level when the games are important. 


While Williams has had a nice start and Yi has upside, do you think the Celtics will be as comfortable with either of them being the first big man off the bench in the playoffs?

[moiso]

The more I see Yi play, the more I think poor man's Vlad Radmonovic.

[greenwise]

Obviously I'd do that trade now...

[Jon]

Without even getting into whether it's a good deal or not in terms of talent, NJ isn't going to do it because of the marketing potential of Yi.  In terms of talent, I don't think I'd do it either. 

[Birdbrain]

Yi always gets play around these parts.  Not sure why although I have some assumptions.  Just to be nice I'll say the Nets would want more for Yi than BBD.  Not a big fan of his game though with the whole no defense thing.

[Birdbrain]

The more I see Yi play, the more I think poor man's Vlad Radmonovic.

good one.