Adrian Wojnarowski article about celts-clippers deal

[Celtics Insider]

JSD, I'm not too familiar with the GSW...why would they do it?

[Eddie20]

Bledsoe is a back up point guard. Boston would have no shooting guard (lee and terry are worthless) a stiff at center that can't score beyond 2 feet, Jeff green and sully at power forward (beyond underSized)

Then throw in a maybe del negro??? Are you serious? That is an awful team

You keep talking about Bledsoe as a "backup". Do you think he's a backup because he's behind Paul or because of his talent?

FYI...as a starter last season he averaged 14-5-5 with 2.5 spg...is only 23...and is known as one of the best perimeter defenders in the league.

12 games is far too small of a sample size. Heck, even Jeff Green started 17 games last year and I don't see anyone thinking he's gonna explode for 20/6/6/1 a whole season.

You can make little to no conclusions with those paltry stats.

It's his talent level. The guy has all the tools. It's no coincidence that according to reports we want him and LAC doesn't want to give him up. Sounds like a bit much for a mere "backup", huh?

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Bledsoe is a back up point guard. Boston would have no shooting guard (lee and terry are worthless) a stiff at center that can't score beyond 2 feet, Jeff green and sully at power forward (beyond underSized)

Then throw in a maybe del negro??? Are you serious? That is an awful team

You keep talking about Bledsoe as a "backup". Do you think he's a backup because he's behind Paul or because of his talent?

FYI...as a starter last season he averaged 14-5-5 with 2.5 spg...is only 23...and is known as one of the best perimeter defenders in the league.

Couldn't agree more. Everybody says how he's not a valuable asset because he's  a "backup" and "role player" just because he backed up Chris Paul. When he took over for an injured Paul though, he did a pretty good job

Easily get a first round pick for Bledsoe. Probably mid first round maybe late lottery.

Bledsoe is a valuable trade asset to add to the Celtics trade coffers.

Good piece.

[CelticConcourse]

Bledsoe is a back up point guard. Boston would have no shooting guard (lee and terry are worthless) a stiff at center that can't score beyond 2 feet, Jeff green and sully at power forward (beyond underSized)

Then throw in a maybe del negro??? Are you serious? That is an awful team

You keep talking about Bledsoe as a "backup". Do you think he's a backup because he's behind Paul or because of his talent?

FYI...as a starter last season he averaged 14-5-5 with 2.5 spg...is only 23...and is known as one of the best perimeter defenders in the league.

12 games is far too small of a sample size. Heck, even Jeff Green started 17 games last year and I don't see anyone thinking he's gonna explode for 20/6/6/1 a whole season.

You can make little to no conclusions with those paltry stats.

It's his talent level. The guy has all the tools. It's no coincidence that according to reports we want him and LAC doesn't want to give him up. Sounds like a bit much for a mere "backup", huh?

Green has all the tools. I don't see anyone projecting absurd starting stats for him (except me, of course). Jeff Green sounds like a bit much for a mere "backup" too, huh.

Has bust written all over it. I say he turns out to be a top 10-15 PG in the league, not the next Rajon Rondo.

[The Walker Wiggle]

That team could easily go 35-41 wins next season.

Not awful just hopeless.

[celticinorlando]

Suck for 2 good picks in 2014. That is About all this is

[hpantazo]

Suck for 2 good picks in 2014. That is About all this is

That's actually an excellent strategy. Add two lottery picks from a very deep draft to Rondo, Sullinger, Green and Jordan and your back in business.

Trade Bledsoe or Rondo for a star player depending on who ends up fitting better with the team going forward.

[Nerf DPOY]

If the captain is not in the deal

Could u see a captain for gordon ?

I hope so. That would be a steal. It would likely be captain and Bradley for Gordon though.

I'd still do it. For all his warts, he's an all-star caliber SG who won't be 25 until December, who'd fit in nicely between Rondo and Green. Kinda worried about that knee, but I guess that's why he's available(reportedly).

[crownontherocks]

I'm told Clippers were initially offering Bledsoe and Caron to Boston but Celtics want both DJ + Bled. Clips trying to keep one of 'em

[RJ87]

Bledsoe is the target, Jordan is just another contract we will look to get off the books

I think there's mutual interest in DJ and Eric. I'd the C's weren't interested in both, then we could just ask for Butler's expiring with Eric and be done with it.

The Clippers are hesitant to give up Bledsoe, from my understanding. Jordan is worth more than Butler in terms on netting another pick from someone as Butler is just an expiring. The Celtics could flip Jordan to GS for Beirdrins and a pick, for instance, and pick up an expiring and an additional pick. So there is more value there.

Reports are now saying though that we really covet Jordan. I think we Ainge wants Bledsoe because why not squeeze another asset if you can? I think, just my opinion, Bledsoe could be flipped for a legit upgrade at SG later on.

[Eddie20]

Bledsoe is a back up point guard. Boston would have no shooting guard (lee and terry are worthless) a stiff at center that can't score beyond 2 feet, Jeff green and sully at power forward (beyond underSized)

Then throw in a maybe del negro??? Are you serious? That is an awful team

You keep talking about Bledsoe as a "backup". Do you think he's a backup because he's behind Paul or because of his talent?

FYI...as a starter last season he averaged 14-5-5 with 2.5 spg...is only 23...and is known as one of the best perimeter defenders in the league.

12 games is far too small of a sample size. Heck, even Jeff Green started 17 games last year and I don't see anyone thinking he's gonna explode for 20/6/6/1 a whole season.

You can make little to no conclusions with those paltry stats.

It's his talent level. The guy has all the tools. It's no coincidence that according to reports we want him and LAC doesn't want to give him up. Sounds like a bit much for a mere "backup", huh?

Green has all the tools. I don't see anyone projecting absurd starting stats for him (except me, of course). Jeff Green sounds like a bit much for a mere "backup" too, huh.

Has bust written all over it. I say he turns out to be a top 10-15 PG in the league, not the next Rajon Rondo.

Not following the Green example.

Wait! A top 10-15 pg is a backup and a bust?

Have you seen much of Bledsoe? Just curious.

Coincidentally this is us against us...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_QUCeiau8

[TA9]

Gotta love Ainge on this one hahahah

"I know (Doc) is concerned that Danny (Ainge) just wants to get everything and anything and the Clippers are going to get to the point where they say, 'screw it,'" a league source said. Boston Globe

[kgainez]

Bledsoe is a back up point guard. Boston would have no shooting guard (lee and terry are worthless) a stiff at center that can't score beyond 2 feet, Jeff green and sully at power forward (beyond underSized)

Then throw in a maybe del negro??? Are you serious? That is an awful team

that is the point

I don't think that is an awful team at all.

G - Rondo, Bledsoe, J.Terry
G - A.Bradley, C.Lee
F - J.Green, free agent
F - Sullinger, Bass
C - D.Jordan, free agent

That team could easily go 35-41 wins next season.

i, also, don't hate it

key to clippers wins was their bench which was run by Bledsoe
we need a paint presence that doesn't shoot jumpers in Jordan
we need rebounders, and DJ and Sully average like 15, Rondo averages how many?

only this team needs now is shooters. Jeff can shoot, I prefer him attacking. I think you kind have to turn Bass exclusively into a jump shooter, I think AB and Lee's shot will improve...you sign FAs who can shoot, you have a pretty solid team TO BUILD ON.

In the East? We could easily end up 7-8th seed, just like we did this year.

[kgainez]

ALso,

are you guys forgetting we need a back up PG for Rondo? Or yall cool with not having one OR making it T-Will?

I don't get the hate for Bledsoe. I barely get it for DJ.

I think some of us are still just a lil emotional side about all this.
This is a great trade.

We get the backup PG that we've never had and we get the big that we've never had.

[Celtics Insider]

I like the trade, I just think that we'd still have to flip either Bradley or Bledsoe with Lee to land a scoring SG and/or picks.