Avery Bradley's trade value?

[azzenfrost]

I think we all can agree that AB is worth a lot to us, both from a production stand point and dare I say, emotional attachment. We saw this kid struggle and now we're seeing him thrive. And I'm glad that DA had the foresight and patience to let the kid play it out.

[nickagneta]

Just a little update but Bradley is now shooting 48.6% from the field, 35.3% from three, 80.0% from the line and as a starter is averaging over 10 PPG, 3 RPG, 2 APG, and 1 SPG.

He's 21 and very cost effective for the next 3 years. And i think he's just starting to scratch the surface of how good a fit he is with Rajon Rondo, who appears to love playing with Bradley.

What's that worth?

[guava_wrench]

AB is becoming what people expected him to be coming out of high school, but was people thought was a long shot after an underwhelming year in college.

AB was a top prospect, but faded from memory the last 2 years in college and as a rookie. That makes his success seem more surprising than it should be.

[Celtics4ever]

Just a little update but Bradley is now shooting 48.6% from the field, 35.3% from three, 80.0% from the line and as a starter is averaging over 10 PPG, 3 RPG, 2 APG, and 1 SPG.

He's 21 and very cost effective for the next 3 years. And i think he's just starting to scratch the surface of how good a fit he is with Rajon Rondo, who appears to love playing with Bradley.

What's that worth?

I was clearly wrong about him.   But he is a better SG than a PG that is clear.  I like him at SG but hated him at PG because he is not a PG.   But he is definitely a fine SG.

[Kiorrik]

Just a little update but Bradley is now shooting 48.6% from the field, 35.3% from three, 80.0% from the line and as a starter is averaging over 10 PPG, 3 RPG, 2 APG, and 1 SPG.

He's 21 and very cost effective for the next 3 years. And i think he's just starting to scratch the surface of how good a fit he is with Rajon Rondo, who appears to love playing with Bradley.

What's that worth?

That's worth keeping around.

[goCeltics]

i wouldn't trade him for anyone in the draft bar anthony davis.

[KCattheStripe]

Just a little update but Bradley is now shooting 48.6% from the field, 35.3% from three, 80.0% from the line and as a starter is averaging over 10 PPG, 3 RPG, 2 APG, and 1 SPG.

He's 21 and very cost effective for the next 3 years. And i think he's just starting to scratch the surface of how good a fit he is with Rajon Rondo, who appears to love playing with Bradley.

What's that worth?

It's worth having him and Rondo be your starting backcourt for the next 3 years.

[Celtics18]

I say make sure you lock him up for as long as possible as soon as possible.

[Eja117]

i wouldn't trade him for anyone in the draft bar anthony davis.

That's about where I am

[Edgar]

Just a little update but Bradley is now shooting 48.6% from the field, 35.3% from three, 80.0% from the line and as a starter is averaging over 10 PPG, 3 RPG, 2 APG, and 1 SPG.

He's 21 and very cost effective for the next 3 years. And i think he's just starting to scratch the surface of how good a fit he is with Rajon Rondo, who appears to love playing with Bradley.

What's that worth?

That's worth keeping around.

I thtnk that will worth calling him My Boy pretty soon...

[LarBrd33]

bradley is turning me into a believer.  Probably could get a mid 1st rounder out of him (15th pick or so).  Maybe not.  Maybe 20th.

What about 'Stinksma'?
lol.
But seriously,
I think he'd (Avery) go for more than most think.
If you think about going back 6 months in time, when Danny was going after Chris Paul- I think it's fair to say that if Bradley was playing like he is currently we would have had a serious shot at getting Paul with a package based around Bradley and Rondo of some kind.
To me, modern day NBA GM's value Celtics picks from this era with a higher face value because they've been in the locker room with KG, Pierce and Ray- and what this brings to their organization in terms of toughness, work ethic and attitude in general.
Avery Bradley is Tony Allen minus 2 inches, with more speed and a much more versatile offensive game- combine this with his Celtics pedigree and defensive minded NBA GM's would be foaming at the mouth.
Question is, do you let him blossom and hope he just gets better and better for us, or do you unload him before his size becomes more of an issue?
I still think he could play point guard in the NBA. If he spent a summer working on his handles and passing I have no doubt he could be a starting PG that can move to SG in multiple rotations.
If Tony Allen and Delonte West can start for contenders, I can't see why Bradley couldn't one day.

It takes more than a handful of hot shooting nights to skyrocket a player's trade value (unless you're taiwanese-american and play in New York).  Delonte West had a 2 month period where he was shooting like 65% and 55% from three... Guys go on streaks.  Bradley was a 43% shooter in College.  54% from the line and averaged 11 points.  That subpar College performance along with his size disadvantage were enough to make him drop in the draft.   I think he's got value now as a defender and he's starting to build value as a jump shooter.  He's still not talented enough to play point guard and probably not big enough to play shooting guard on most teams.

But by the end of the season if he keeps this up and we have a deep playoff run... I could see Bradley's value being in the lotto.  Right now, I still say 15-20.

[chambers]

bradley is turning me into a believer.  Probably could get a mid 1st rounder out of him (15th pick or so).  Maybe not.  Maybe 20th.

What about 'Stinksma'?
lol.
But seriously,
I think he'd (Avery) go for more than most think.
If you think about going back 6 months in time, when Danny was going after Chris Paul- I think it's fair to say that if Bradley was playing like he is currently we would have had a serious shot at getting Paul with a package based around Bradley and Rondo of some kind.
To me, modern day NBA GM's value Celtics picks from this era with a higher face value because they've been in the locker room with KG, Pierce and Ray- and what this brings to their organization in terms of toughness, work ethic and attitude in general.
Avery Bradley is Tony Allen minus 2 inches, with more speed and a much more versatile offensive game- combine this with his Celtics pedigree and defensive minded NBA GM's would be foaming at the mouth.
Question is, do you let him blossom and hope he just gets better and better for us, or do you unload him before his size becomes more of an issue?
I still think he could play point guard in the NBA. If he spent a summer working on his handles and passing I have no doubt he could be a starting PG that can move to SG in multiple rotations.
If Tony Allen and Delonte West can start for contenders, I can't see why Bradley couldn't one day.

It takes more than a handful of hot shooting nights to skyrocket a player's trade value (unless you're taiwanese-american and play in New York).  Delonte West had a 2 month period where he was shooting like 65% and 55% from three... Guys go on streaks.  Bradley was a 43% shooter in College.  54% from the line and averaged 11 points.  That subpar College performance along with his size disadvantage were enough to make him drop in the draft.   I think he's got value now as a defender and he's starting to build value as a jump shooter.  He's still not talented enough to play point guard and probably not big enough to play shooting guard on most teams.

But by the end of the season if he keeps this up and we have a deep playoff run... I could see Bradley's value being in the lotto.  Right now, I still say 15-20.

That's fair. I was actually just laughing at you calling Greg 'Stinksma'.
I wouldn't put Avery at top 10 pick trade value either.
But I do think that NBA GM's would place a lot more on his pedigree than most fans. He's already getting covered on 80% of those baseline cuts he was getting away with. I mean he gets away with them against garbage like the Bobcats but Wade hounded him the other night, so did the 76ers. Just like everyone makes Lin go left now, teams adjust.
I'd say he's worth a 15-20 pick. Maybe for someone like Rivers seed. After individual workouts River's will go a bit higher though.
If we beat the Heat in May or he defends Rose to under 20ppg then he might net us something pretty sweet on draft night ie top 10, or some nice combo of him and another piece for a top 10 guy.

[ssspence]

Just a little update but Bradley is now shooting 48.6% from the field, 35.3% from three, 80.0% from the line and as a starter is averaging over 10 PPG, 3 RPG, 2 APG, and 1 SPG.

He's 21 and very cost effective for the next 3 years. And i think he's just starting to scratch the surface of how good a fit he is with Rajon Rondo, who appears to love playing with Bradley.

What's that worth?

I was clearly wrong about him.   But he is a better SG than a PG that is clear.  I like him at SG but hated him at PG because he is not a PG.   But he is definitely a fine SG.

Me too. I was a strong doubter. But I think I assumed if they felt they could have played him at the 2, they would have. He's obviously a whole different animal off the ball.

[Eja117]

I think if you consider what he could have done in college ball this year he could be a very high draft pick this year as a junior. I mean Austin Rivers or him? Harrison Barnes or him?

[MBunge]

I was a strong doubter. But I think I assumed if they felt they could have played him at the 2, they would have. He's obviously a whole different animal off the ball.

You should have been a doubter.  Everyone should have been.  Avery was truly atrocious as a rookie and didn't look like he'd gotten any better at the start of this season.  If Rondo and Dooling don't both go down at the same time, I seriously wonder if we'd have seen this sort of development in Avery until next season at best.

Mike