Turk

[Nut from Nh]

I see our needs to compete for #18 in this order:

1) a very good wing.  PP and Ray a year older, they need rest, we need a guy to turn to in the playoffs off the bench capable of playing at an all star level at times

2) some bigs. I think you can get by with less talented and cheaper bigs when compared to the need for a wing. i assume most people disagree. but i think you're okay if you add a brad miller, shaq, ben wallace, JO... that type of guy hopefully cheap.

3) backup point.  but i think Nate is the guy.  i love that sick lil midget.

So I propose trading for a disgruntled Turk to take care of what i believe is the number 1 need, and also the most difficult need to fulfill given our cap and trade chip assets.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine

Sheed and Baby for Turk, it works.  Turk would be an amazing fit, spreads the floor and an acceptional passer, kinda young too.

It hurts to lose baby, but i think you can fill his spot easily and cheaply.  plus baby doesn't do what we need most from that position, rebound.

you still have the mle to go after bargin bin bigs.

Bosh is gone, Turk will want out even more.  Can the raps do better for him, probably. 

just dreaming.

[PosImpos]

No thanks!

[wdleehi]

He makes to much money for a guy that needs the ball in his hands for a team (Boston) that will not put the ball in his hands.  (to many better options)

[Who]

He makes to much money for a guy that needs the ball in his hands for a team (Boston) that will not put the ball in his hands.  (to many better options)

Agreed -- I think Turkoglu's demands for the ball, possessions, make him a bad fit on this roster. The Celtics won't be able to give him enough touches. He would be a role player here in Boston like he was in Toronto last season and for San Antonio + Sacramento previously. Too much money for a role player.

[wdleehi]

He makes to much money for a guy that needs the ball in his hands for a team (Boston) that will not put the ball in his hands.  (to many better options)

Agreed -- I think Turkoglu's demands for the ball, possessions, make him a bad fit on this roster. The Celtics won't be able to give him enough touches. He would be a role player here in Boston like he was in Toronto last season and for San Antonio + Sacramento previously. Too much money for a role player.

I could see him going to Cleveland if the loss James or Miami if they lose Wade.  In those cases, he would get enough time with the ball in his hand.   The teams will just not be very good.

[Brendan]

Yeah - not a fan. If you did that you're basically banking on him to be your de facto backup PG and he'd need to be your defender of small forwards when Pierce is out. I think he's a bad fit in those roles.

Prefer Loul Deng for example in the same trade. (You'd need to throw in a scrub in a S&T... Finley for a million works.) Chicago probably does that just to clear the cap space - but not until they know they have Lebron. Since they could end up with Johnson, they may want Deng in that case and try to build a balanced offense with good D around Rose.

[wiley]

I see our needs to compete for #18 in this order:

1) a very good wing.  PP and Ray a year older, they need rest, we need a guy to turn to in the playoffs off the bench capable of playing at an all star level at times

2) some bigs. I think you can get by with less talented and cheaper bigs when compared to the need for a wing. i assume most people disagree. but i think you're okay if you add a brad miller, shaq, ben wallace, JO... that type of guy hopefully cheap.

3) backup point.  but i think Nate is the guy.  i love that sick lil midget.

So I propose trading for a disgruntled Turk to take care of what i believe is the number 1 need, and also the most difficult need to fulfill given our cap and trade chip assets.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine

Sheed and Baby for Turk, it works.  Turk would be an amazing fit, spreads the floor and an acceptional passer, kinda young too.

It hurts to lose baby, but i think you can fill his spot easily and cheaply.  plus baby doesn't do what we need most from that position, rebound.

you still have the mle to go after bargin bin bigs.

Bosh is gone, Turk will want out even more.  Can the raps do better for him, probably. 

just dreaming.

An expensive, possibly overpaid, bad contract player....that I love.  I'm assuming Ray will come back, but if he's used in a sign and trade for a lesser shooter (for example David Lee) than we're really going to need some shooting.....Is PP at SG seriously not doable?  If it were possible to start Paul at SG I'd love to see Turkoglu jacking up 3's for the Celtics and getting big minutes with our bench players (maybe similar minutes to what he plays with the other starters).

The guy is a clutch shooter, kind of like Posey but with more volume.....no Posey, no Ray, we really do need a clutch 3-point shooter......

But if Ray comes back, hard to see fitting him very well into the lineup....