http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=6rfu6w8
we could also get them to use okur exception in taking ray allen contract leaving us we a $10 million dollar trade exception also.
time to tank!
So we would do this deal to eliminate our cap space for this offseason...and trade Ray Allen/PP all for a big who cannot play defense? How is that working for the Knicks these days? What is the obsession with bringing back Big Al?
By including Rondo instead of Ray, we still have KG/Ray expiring this year and AlJeff and Harris expiring next year. That's way more cap flexubility for two consecutive years.
We stll get youth in this trade (Hayward/Burks) as well as a walking double-double in AlJeff and a pg in Harris who can shoot, neither of which we have and desperately need. KG will get AlJefff to play D, and at the very least Al can REBOUND.
We also have them throw in one of their two 1st round picks and draft a true pg.
TP to the OP.
So KG will get AL to play defense? That's quite a leap of faith when Clifford Ray couldn't even get him to do that. Hayward and Burks will be end of the rotation players, I don't see how this helps the Celtics. We trade our starting small forward and either or starting point guard or shooting guard for a downgrade everywhere but center. Basically you would be running the entire offense through Big Al.
I do agree the Jazz would be good trading partners but if you're going to deal them Rondo you better get a package including Favors or else just stick with the status quo.
Would also love to have Favors or Kantner, but they won't give us either.
I don't disagree with you so much about Big Al's D, but he does rebound, both defensively and offensively, which we desperately need. Just by virtue of his rebounding, which is very solid, he will lessen our opponents second chance points, and at least ahve an impact defensively, that way.
Offensively, a five of Big AL, KG, Pietrus, Ray and Harris is pretty strong. Al works inside, Kg midrange, the other 3 will be tough to cover. Wilcox, Bass, Hayward, Burks and Bradley off the bench. I like it.
Plus the pick to draft a pg (there are 4 or 5 of them who would be good picks) plus the cap flexibility for two consecutive years.