Michael Beasley is so perfect for our team it's ridiculous

[rasta1]

 :-XI don't get why we didn't trade for him when miami tried to get rid of him

Honest he's the perfect piece for us to win it all now and rebuild into the future


Rondo, Beasley, Green, JJJ

and throw in whoever from our expiring contracts

It makes for a phenomenal situation for us

Then after that try to overpay for roy hibbert or something, grab ben wallace, and maybe andre miller or john lucas this offseason

resign kg and ray

[jambr380]

Without Pierce, that line-up looks kind of lame. I like Beasley, though and hope he can be had for the right [cheap] price.

[PosImpos]

Well, we didn't trade for him when Miami got rid of him because we didn't have cap space.  He got traded for a second round pick because the Heat needed to create cap space, and the only way to do that was to send him to a team that had the cap space to absorb him.

I'm not really sure how good of a fit he is on the team as currently constructed.  He would basically come here and be the backup PF now that Bass is starting, with Wilcox playing exclusively at center.  Beasley would probably play 15-20 minutes a night.  He'd help us with bench scoring / shooting, but I doubt he'd help much with rebounding or inside scoring late in games.

The main motivation I see to trading for Beasley is to get a look at him this season, see how he can fit in with the culture, try to sell him on staying here and working out his issues, and then signing him this summer to a reasonable deal.

[Evantime34]

If I had to guess the wolves are going to hold onto him until the deadline just to see if they can get a better offer. That or waiting to see how the jo situation revolves itself.

[MBunge]

I'm not really sure how good of a fit he is on the team as currently constructed. 

I think he's actually perfect for this team, this season.  Dude can get his own shot and is not reluctant to do so.  Slap him in with the second unit and let him fire away.  I'm not sure he's really the sort of guy you want as a building block, however, which makes it perfect that Boston can let him walk after his season or resign him for next to nothing.  The only question is, do you give up a 1st rounder for that?

Mike

[cman88]

If I had to guess the wolves are going to hold onto him until the deadline just to see if they can get a better offer. That or waiting to see how the jo situation revolves itself.

I think beasley is going to be one of those deals that happens right at the deadline...the wolves are going to try and see if they can get something better for him..

but if they cant, I expect theyll pull the trigger on this late..I think the celts have a good chance of landing him...teams arent going to give up much for beasley

[RJ87]

I'm not really sure how good of a fit he is on the team as currently constructed.  He would basically come here and be the backup PF now that Bass is starting, with Wilcox playing exclusively at center. 

I'd actually like to see him start at PF with Bass moving back to the bench.

[cman88]

I think beasley is better on the bench because that Unit dearly needs someone who can score

bass can score, but I think he operates better with the first unit where he can pick and pop

[jr_3421]

I see Beasley developing into what Lamar Odom has become but more of a scorer than passer. A perennial 6th man of the year candidate on a contender who can slide between both forward positions.

He is an elite rebounder if his coach can get him to stop jacking jumpshots and is very crafty around around the basket. He just needs a role to focus on and some veterans to to show him how to be a professional.

[Marcus13]

You really didn't offer any explanation as to why you think he's a perfect fit.

I'm not saying he isn't...but there's a reason he hasn't fit in at Miami or Minnesota (two teams that plenty of players are thriving at).

[Evantime34]

Hopefully Portland isn't interested in him.

 "@AlexKennedyNBA: The Minnesota Timberwolves are making a strong push to acquire Jamal Crawford prior to the trade deadline, according to multiple sources."

[celticslove]

I'd rather have Danny push for Kaman than Beasley. Kaman will fit better with us.

[Evantime34]

I'd rather have Danny push for Kaman than Beasley. Kaman will fit better with us.

To match salaries with no for kaman we would need to trade Ray. I'd rather have Ray than Kaman. The only Kaman deal that makes sense for me would be Kaman and Gordon for Ray and Jo. We would probably need to throw in a pick or three and Gordon probably isn't playing again this year but this deal would allow us to match any offer made to Gordeon next year.

[BostonArizona]

Would like Beasley for his rebounding. Lord knows we need it.

[PosImpos]

Hopefully Portland isn't interested in him.

 "@AlexKennedyNBA: The Minnesota Timberwolves are making a strong push to acquire Jamal Crawford prior to the trade deadline, according to multiple sources."

I'm not sure that would make sense.  I don't see what role Beasley would have on the Blazers.  He overlaps a lot with Batum / Wallace.