Trade Paul Pierce, and still win now

[diddybop]

If it's time to rebuild, would Sacramento consider: Pierce, #21, #22 for Salmons, Hayes, #5?

Two bad contracts for a guy who will give you a couple more years of high production and two picks in the first round.

Who says no in this scenario? Boston or Sacramento?

[syfy9]

Who would be our Go to guy? Rondo? KG? Barnes/ the 5th pick? Green? Even Ray if he comes back?

I trust Pierce with the ball in his hands during crunch time more than any other player in the league with the exception of a few.

[Celtics4ever]

I think Drummond would be the real target of a move up and Barnes is the smoke screen.

[T-LoDaniels]

I think the best bet would be to trade Pierce for a top 5 pick, say Sacramento's #5 pick, and draft Barnes. Sacramento is in need of a veteran presence and have the cap room to take on his contract. As for us, we could use the money saved and give Hibbert a max deal at 12:01 and force Indy to match. If they do, you could then focus on McGee, for around 10-12M. In fact, I think McGee is the better fit, despite being the consolation prize, for the uptempo attack we seem to want to run. With our cap space we would also be able to re-sign KG and Green (Pierce replacement), plus also make a strong run at Mayo (Allen replacement).

KG
Green
Hibbert or McGee
Rondo
Bradley

Mayo would be our 6th man in a 3 man backcourt rotation with Rondo and Bradley. Barnes can back up Green when Green either sits or slides to the 4. Johnson and our 1st rd draft pick can battle it out for the backup 4. While Steimsma and Wilcox can fight for minutes behind Hibbert/McGee.

A 9 man rotation that has good interior size and overall athleticism.

I'd go for Ilyasova over McGee, but I like your thinking.  I believe there are more ways to be good this year and going forward by trading Pierce than by not.  Trick may be for Danny to sooth KG into resigning despite such a trade.

I don't because of McGee's upside and his ability as a shotblocker. Plus, I question KG's durability to handle the 5 spot for 82 games...plus playoffs.

Paying 10-12 mil for McGee is crazy imo. Whenever you pay 10+ mil for a player who isn't even considered a top 10 player in the second thinnest position in the league, you're doing something VERY wrong

[lon3lytoaster]

If it's time to rebuild, would Sacramento consider: Pierce, #21, #22 for Salmons, Hayes, #5?

Two bad contracts for a guy who will give you a couple more years of high production and two picks in the first round.

Who says no in this scenario? Boston or Sacramento?

Boston says no. Not 100% sure of their contract statuses (Hayes and Salmons) but when you're rebuilding you avoid bad ones at all costs. I like Drummond and MKG but not for cap killers.

[BMark]

Any decent trade involving PP is going to require a third team.  The only teams who would be seriously interested in PP are those teams with a shot at a title.  Those teams don't have or would not be willing to give up major assets, and they don't as a rule have attractive draft picks.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth #20]

Not sure who would say no? Boston would say no because the proposal is trading Pierce. Boston would say no because the proposal is to trade an all-star scorer, defender and team-mate. Boston would say no because the proposal helps the Clippers and does not help Boston. Boston would say no because they do not want to sabotage their own team.

[colincb]

Lose-Lose, everyone says no.  Why does a team like SAC want Pierce?