Avery Bradley's trade value?

[nickagneta]

One of the last things I'm going to worry about with a Bradley/Rondo starting backcourt is a la k of rebounding from Bradley as Rondo is such an exceptional rebounder for his position. My concern is the mid range and 3pt shooting and scoring. That combo will be monstrous defensively against any backcourt, any size. They are two of the fastest and longest 6'-6'2" guards in the league and have little problem with bigger guards unless those guards have Top 10 player in the league talent and, lets be honest, everyone has problems with those guys.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

Well..i guess.but to just say we are going to depend on our guards for rebounds......not a good plan....We need to look for an energy player/forward/rebounder.....it is contagious, as evident frfom steamers shot blocking...now everyone wants to do it on the team...maybe rebounding could catch on....? I still have to believe it has something to do with coaching mantra.....

[BballTim]

Even though they are playing great together, I am still not the fan of the lack of size at the Guard position going forward.  I look forward to seeing if this pair can be the exception to what we have come to believe about size and shooting at he Guard spot. 

Yeah I'm still not convinced AB should be used as a starting SG. That's one of the reasons I like Doc using him as Rondo's backup in his current guard rotation.

One of the reasons the C's are a bad rebounding team is that the majority of our SG minutes all go to bad rebounders. Ray, Avery, and Keyoon are all near the bottom of the league. Only when Pietrus is a the 2 do we get adequete production in that area. (and he's not even a great rebounder for a SG)

  We seem toget killed in the frontcourt, not the backcourt.

http://www.82games.com/1112/1112BOS5.HTM

[snively]

As I'm not sold on Bradley as a starting 2 going forward, I'd definitely listen if a team that places starter value on him is willing to give up a quality starter at another position for him.

The problem is, I only see a few teams that would value Bradley that much - teams that have a play-making wing and a hole at the 1.  Miami's the most obvious candidate, but they have little in the way of desirable (and disposable) assets.  The Lakers I'm sure would love him, but they too have little to nothing to offer (spent all their assets on Sessions and Hill) and they might just stick with Sessions.

I don't think there's an offer out there now that would be worth it to the C's.

[Lucky17]

As I'm not sold on Bradley as a starting 2 going forward, I'd definitely listen if a team that places starter value on him is willing to give up a quality starter at another position for him.

The problem is, I only see a few teams that would value Bradley that much - teams that have a play-making wing and a hole at the 1.  Miami's the most obvious candidate, but they have little in the way of desirable (and disposable) assets.  The Lakers I'm sure would love him, but they too have little to nothing to offer (spent all their assets on Sessions and Hill) and they might just stick with Sessions.

I don't think there's an offer out there now that would be worth it to the C's.

If Milwaukee believes Brandon Jennings bolts after next year, could Bradley make a nice backcourt complement to Monta Ellis?

[wiley]

Some of the concerns about Avery's game remind of the concerns people have been voicing about Rondo for the past 3 years.  He's too this he's not enough that.  At some point you have to look at basketball ability, the results on the floor, wins and losses.  I agree that you listen to offers, as you do for any player, but at the moment we are holding teams point totals down while starting a 21 year old defensive stud who can score the ball.  There's nothing to fix.

[EDWARDO]

As I'm not sold on Bradley as a starting 2 going forward, I'd definitely listen if a team that places starter value on him is willing to give up a quality starter at another position for him.

The problem is, I only see a few teams that would value Bradley that much - teams that have a play-making wing and a hole at the 1.  Miami's the most obvious candidate, but they have little in the way of desirable (and disposable) assets.  The Lakers I'm sure would love him, but they too have little to nothing to offer (spent all their assets on Sessions and Hill) and they might just stick with Sessions.

I don't think there's an offer out there now that would be worth it to the C's.

He's the starting 2 guard on the hottest team in the league, 21 years old, works his butt off, defends Wade brilliantly and improving exponentially, but you don't think he can start for us going forward?

[LooseCannon]

I'm more confident in Bradley than Bass as a long-term starter.

[jambr380]

As I'm not sold on Bradley as a starting 2 going forward, I'd definitely listen if a team that places starter value on him is willing to give up a quality starter at another position for him.

The problem is, I only see a few teams that would value Bradley that much - teams that have a play-making wing and a hole at the 1.  Miami's the most obvious candidate, but they have little in the way of desirable (and disposable) assets.  The Lakers I'm sure would love him, but they too have little to nothing to offer (spent all their assets on Sessions and Hill) and they might just stick with Sessions.

I don't think there's an offer out there now that would be worth it to the C's.

He's the starting 2 guard on the hottest team in the league, 21 years old, works his butt off, defends Wade brilliantly and improving exponentially, but you don't think he can start for us going forward?

Well, to be fair,  the poster said he wasn't sold, not that he is definitely not worthy. It has been a fairly small sample size. I am in agreement with you, though. I was very skeptical at first, but what is there not to like about Avery Bradley? He could crash and burn at some point, but you have to like his overall game and his defense is so good that now we take it for granted.

I know it sounds stupid, but I almost would only trade Bradley for a somewhat established star at the f/c position and even then the player would have to be signed to a reasonable contract. One nice playoff run and his value could really skyrocket.

[Celtics18]

I don't know if Avery Bradley is our shooting guard of the future yet, but I really, really like him as our shooting guard for the present.

[azzenfrost]

Starting/Backup SG or combo guard behind Rondo or whatever position he can play, keep him in green.

[snively]

As I'm not sold on Bradley as a starting 2 going forward, I'd definitely listen if a team that places starter value on him is willing to give up a quality starter at another position for him.

The problem is, I only see a few teams that would value Bradley that much - teams that have a play-making wing and a hole at the 1.  Miami's the most obvious candidate, but they have little in the way of desirable (and disposable) assets.  The Lakers I'm sure would love him, but they too have little to nothing to offer (spent all their assets on Sessions and Hill) and they might just stick with Sessions.

I don't think there's an offer out there now that would be worth it to the C's.

He's the starting 2 guard on the hottest team in the league, 21 years old, works his butt off, defends Wade brilliantly and improving exponentially, but you don't think he can start for us going forward?

He's a weak rebounder at the 2 and he gives up a lot of size defensively at the 2. He did a nice job against Wade, but he's struggled to bother Gerald Henderson and Gordon Hayward: guys with size at the 2 spot.

[thestackshow]

Avery Bradley is a future star player, he WILL be a star in this league, hes only 21 and already has elite defense, he has the body, the athleticism and the speed to become a great undersized 2 guard, think Monta Ellis.

Bradley only has to work on his ball-handling skills this summer, I expect him to be a 20 PPG scorer next year, the guy is an absolute stud.

[arambone]

Pierce is going to have to learn to be just another member of the Brando Bunch

Does that nickname have any legs?