I don't think so.

James Dolan is the owner, not the GM.

chandler is 31 years old.

chandler is signed for $14.1 million this year and $14.6 next year.

in 2015-16 he becomes an unrestricted free agent.

this celtics team will be bad for the next 3 to 5 years.

they have scrapped together a nice pile of assets for rebuild that will take them forward for a long period of time.

chandler will not make the celtics a championship calibre team.

even if chandler give the celtics another 5-8 wins a year, the celtics are not going anywhere, they would tie up a huge chunk of their payroll, they will have to give away those hard earned assets, and just when they MAY become a good team, chandler is an UFA and/or old, old, old.

i fail to see why the celtics would benefit from such a deal.

move along everybody. nothing to see here.

The scenario where I could see the Celtics trading for Tyson Chandler involves Carmelo Anthony opting out, realizing that the Knicks are stuck going nowhere, and signing with someone else and the Knicks blowing stuff up and trading Chandler for bad contracts and draft picks in July 2014.

Let's say Wallace, the unguaranteed contract of Bogans, a player selected with the 2014 Nets pick (or a pick), and a future protected first for Chandler and you have a team of:

Bigs - Chandler, Olynyk, Sullinger, Faverani, Bass
SF - Green
Guards - Rondo, Bradley, Pressey, Lee
A player taken with the Celtics own 2014 pick
A wing signed with the MLE who can back up Green and guard big SGs.
A veteran point guard who won't complain about a DNP-Coach's decision
A couple of extra roster spots for undrafted rookies, Colton Iverson, D-League guys, or bringing back Crawford or Brooks

Despite a presumably aging and declining Chandler, the team has extra first round picks, a rookie likely to have been taken with a high lottery pick, and young talent with upside.

That strikes me as a middle team likely to make the playoffs, on an upward trajectory for future seasons, so unlikely to be stuck as a perennial first-round exit.

Just say no to this one.   Trading for an injured horse is not wise neither for a player.

I read something on box score geeks that speculated that during the time Tyson chandler is injured the Knicks will go on a massive losing streak, which could result in chandler being traded. If this comes to happen, do the celtics have enough to pry him away from New York? What would it take? Humphries, bradley, and 2 picks?

Why?

chandler is 31 years old.

chandler is signed for $14.1 million this year and $14.6 next year.

in 2015-16 he becomes an unrestricted free agent.

this celtics team will be bad for the next 3 to 5 years.

they have scrapped together a nice pile of assets for rebuild that will take them forward for a long period of time.

chandler will not make the celtics a championship calibre team.

even if chandler give the celtics another 5-8 wins a year, the celtics are not going anywhere, they would tie up a huge chunk of their payroll, they will have to give away those hard earned assets, and just when they MAY become a good team, chandler is an UFA and/or old, old, old.

i fail to see why the celtics would benefit from such a deal.

move along everybody. nothing to see here.

This.

Just say NO to Chandler.  acquiring him serves no positive purpose.

Trading Wallace, Faverani and Lee for him cuts some $3 million salary this year and a year off what we own Wallace and Lee so it saves some $15 million in 2015-2106, the year we would need to extend Rondo and could be looking at signing a big name free agent as well.

Not saying the Knicks or Celtics should do it or would do it but that could be a reason the Celtics do it.