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Dream scenario....who would you want to pair with Rondo?
« on: February 07, 2014, 02:19:13 PM »

Offline JR47

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I've seen a lot of people on here say that they think rondo would play great with Josh Smith, and they should be paired up. I don't see it that way though. Seems to me that neither can shoot all that great (though rondo has improved) and it would clog up the middle.

He seems to play best when given space, and passing to knock down jump shooters. (Ray,PP,KG).  That being said...and with out just naming unattainable all-stars (Durant, etc), if we build around Rondo, who would be ideal players to play along side Rajon?

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« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2014, 02:23:33 PM »

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Lebron James because then the Celtics have the best player in the NBA.

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« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2014, 02:23:42 PM »

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Afflalo, Melo, Sully (or eventually Kevin Love) and Asik

That's what I came up with a couple months ago... seemingly attainable players we could plug alongside Rondo.

See this thread:  http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=68856.msg1597114;topicseen

If we're talking dream... we somehow dump our big contracts (Green, Wallace, Bass) to free up enough cash to sign LeBron this offseason.

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Afflalo and Love.

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« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2014, 02:27:15 PM »

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Embiid or Wiggins

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« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2014, 02:29:08 PM »

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Oh yeah... my bad.  I second this.  My real dream scenario is keeping Rondo and drafting one of the studs in the Top 5 of the draft.  But if we're talking about cashing in now, I'd say someone like Melo and Afflalo would be a great fit.

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Lebron James because then the Celtics have the best player in the NBA.

Call me crazy but if I can any player in the NBA right now, all things considered, I'd take Anthony Davis over LeBron. 9 years younger, about $14M cheaper,and can't reach UFA for a long time.

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Lebron James because then the Celtics have the best player in the NBA.

Call me crazy but if I can any player in the NBA right now, all things considered, I'd take Anthony Davis over LeBron. 9 years younger, about $14M cheaper,and can't reach UFA for a long time.

I'd still take Lebron in a heart beat any day of the week. He will get us closer to a ring than Anthony Davis.

But if it's a possibility, I think Melo is a reach but very possible. We got draft picks and Green to trade.

I might even consider trading for Cousins with Sully

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Lebron James because then the Celtics have the best player in the NBA.

  Yeah, if your answer isn't LeBron or KD you need to re-think it.

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I definitely agree with Afflalo...

So would you trade Jeff Green for Afflalo?

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« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2014, 02:48:51 PM »

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I definitely agree with Afflalo...

So would you trade Jeff Green for Afflalo?

Yes.
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Klay Thompson and Jabari Parker are the ideal wing guys for me with Rondo. Then a big that can rebound and play a little pick & pop (Sully could be that guy), and then a strong defensive center that can at least finish strong at the rim off of pick & rolls and alley-oops (I'm drawing a blank).

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