Would You do this trade? (last resort blowup at deadline)

[diconzo]

Trade machine won't let me check it because Gordon and Kaman can't be traded for 2 months, but like I said this would be at the deadline. Salaries match up fairly well, but might have to be tweaked Trade is between Boston, New Orleans, and Toronto.

BOS gets: Eric Gordon

NOH gets: Avery Bradley, E'Twuan Moore, JaJuan Johnson, James Johnson, Leandro Barbosa, Better of Clippers/Celtics 1st rounders in 2012, 2013 Second round pick from Boston via Cleveland

TOR gets: Chris Kaman, Trevor Ariza

Reasoning: Boston and Toronto are mostly obvious. Boston does it to reload quick around Rondo and attract a 2012 FA (Kevin Love, Dwight, Roy Hibbert) and Toronto gets a legitimate post prescense and proven scorer, while keeping their duo of Bargnani/DeRozan together.

The only real downside I see, is that NOH would want more young talent for their star guard. The best the Celtics would be able to do would be Avery, E'Twuan, JaJuan, Both 2012 first rounders. Which isn't a very attractive option to trade out of one of the best drafts in recent history, but is it really better to pass up an opportunity for a proven star then to get two players in the high 20's that would be hitting their primes when Rondo is 31 and spent his best years on a team barely making the playoffs?


EDIT: could follow it up with this trade for a full-blown rebuild: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=4y6wxh5

We wouldn't have a lot of cap space but would have a solid core of Rondo/Gordon/Green/Smith for 2012-13

[perks-a-beast]

So the Hornets essentialy trade Chris Paul for Bradley, Moore, Johnson, Aminu, Johnson, Barbosa, and a first and second rounder? Del Demps would be run out of New Orleans with pitch forks.

Plus the league would never even put the slightest consideration in to letting that deal go through.

[Celtics4ever]

Bad deal for them, I agree.

[theswitch]

In no world are we giving up Moore, Bradley, Johnson and a first and getting Eric Gordon.

[PosImpos]

Doesn't make sense for any of the teams involved except for the Celtics.

[TA9]

Just dont see NOLA giving away that much talent, for prospects..

[gar]

Danny's plan has been clear all along. He is keeping the big three together. Rondo may be another issue; but at this point to switch point guards in a shortened season would be tough. Need to stay the course. If we can get Wilson Chandler in March that would be great - otherwise build with what you have. We have some good young players to integrate and hopefully Pietrus can get healthy.

[mqtcelticsfan]

There would be some serious basketball reasons stopping that trade.

But really, this would basically be the Hornets begging to get contracted.