if we draft Parker, Green is gone
Yeah, green would have to go. Parker should be slotted into his small forward position. He isn't fast enough to play 2 guard.
Also the team still wouldn't have a center, unless green could be flipped for someone like asik.
In terms of depth, things should continue to thin out next year. Humphries is as good as gone. Sullinger is the future at power forward. Olynyk might be his backup. Bass might still be on the team making more money than a backup 4 should get.
Bradley might be gone too. There is no way the celtics should pay him 8 million per year. He has too many limitations for a starting guard on a contender. I like him at 5 million per year, as a starter for now, and a combo guard off the bench when the celtics are a playoff team again.
Bayless might jump ship too, as Danny ainge should keep the payroll flexible towards getting the next superstar. Meanwhile i dont think Pressey belongs in the nba.
The celtics might not be much better next year. Acquiring a good center would speed things up. It will be very interesting to see how ainge plays his valuable cards over the next couple seasons.
I can see Bradley jumping ship if he doesn't get his desired salary, but I see Bayless staying for some odd reason.
I believe - if we draft Parker - Green is gone, we save 9 mil/season
if we draft Smart - Bradley is gone (also saving us money)
As for center, if we draft any of those two above (mainly, Parker), we can definitely ship Green to Houston for Asik and fillers.
Rondo/Bradley?(Bayless?)/Parker/Sully/Asik
not a playoff/contending team, but probably a piece away from playoff
So we're probably still looking at lotto or maybe even 11-15 range for 2015 draft.
But always a big if, if the player we draft from the lotto this year, will be a perennial all-star/superstar
