What do we do about the Love issue?

[michael 26]

  I'm really struggling to decide whether I want the Celtics to trade for Love and thus lose the sixth pick or if we sould take the rebuild more slowly and do it "by the book".

 On one hand we can try to get Kevin Love and get in the playoffs next season but such a trade would create so many holes on the team that would make continuing to improve further. But still getting a player like Love is pretty crazy and Danny Ainge might be able to sign some pieces to fill the gaps the trade created.

On the other hand, it might be very beneficial to be more patient. We could probably get a very solid player in the draft, for example Aaron Gordon who can play the three. Then Jeff Green could be traded to a rim protector like Greg Monroe. Maybe the Celtics will not be a contendor right away but they will have a nice core. Then the season after that the C's can sign a big name and become a contender.

If the Celtics can spare trading either Sullinger or Olynyk and giving Bass getting Love would be great, but if Danny Ainge sees that he has to give up that much talent I think you need to go to the second option and take your time.


Please reply why you have made your choice and what you think about the situation.

[Eja117]

This



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaIJ5g9bUWs


well not for everyone. Just for the Celts

[knuckleballer]

I keep changing my mind on this matter.  It would be great to see them pick up Love and perhaps Kevin Martin and Asik.  That would be a very good team and make watching the Celtics 1000% better than last season.  But I'm just not convinced that team would contend for a championship.

Many on this board have suggested trading Rondo to Sacremento for the #8 pick and McLemore.  If we did that, we could draft Smart and still get Gordon, plus the #17 pick.  We'd have a young corps of Smart, Bradley, McLemore, Gordon, Sully, Olynyk, and the #17 pick.  We'd be back in the lottery next year and pick up another young player.  Over the next year or two, we could decide which players are worth building around and use our future picks (thanks Brooklyn) and cap space to sign/trade for veterans.  It would be a slow rebuild with a lot of potential.  But then again, this has been the philosophy of teams such as Minnesota, Cleveland, and others who miss the playoffs year after year.

[michael 26]

Also works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-pFAFsTFTI&feature=kp

[CoachBo]

A struggle?

Sigh.

No struggle here. Trade the 6 and whatever it takes to get Kevin Love. An EASY decision.

The draft isn't the forum for a successful rebuild. History is clear on that.

[fandrew]

"We" do nothing. we are not the GM of either team. 

[Clench123]

I think the best way to screw up is to have all these picks and assets and let it go to waste in the hope of "developing" an unproven potential.   We have the luxury (and a legit opportunity) that the other 29 teams do not have, it makes no sense whatsoever not go after someone like Love or Melo or both.  Hell we have enough to even add Asik to the equation.  Ainge is a mastermind...I have no doubt that fireworks is coming.

[Larry for 3]

A struggle?

Sigh.

No struggle here. Trade the 6 and whatever it takes to get Kevin Love. An EASY decision.

The draft isn't the forum for a successful rebuild. History is clear on that.

Exactly, so many people don't get this, very few draft picks work out, just look at the numbers even in the last 5 years of first round picks. Kevin Love is a top 12 player NOW who is only 25, a 20 and 10 guy, those players don't grow on trees.  I don't care about Sully & KO, I don't care about draft picks that may or may not work out, I care about top NBA players in their prime now. I have full confidence Danny Ainge will figure it out once Love is here.  The salary cap is only going to go up especially when the new TV contract is done. Celtics front office can figure out getting a 3rd star here and filling out the roster.  What are people afraid of?  Have some faith people.

[Celtics4ever]

Keep the pick.   Love is a star that does not play D, some yahoos think he and Melo could shoot us to a title.   I don't think so as it isn't so easy for a zebra to change it's stripes.  NO D = NO RINGS!

This is not the same as KG.   KG played D but was a choker and needed a finisher and found one in PP.   We have no one approaching 2008, PP on this roster.  We make this move we make the playoffs and bounce out in a round or two for the next decade.

[colincb]

Trade the pick if you have some assurance that he will re-sign.  Don't go crazy on what else you throw into the deal.

Trade route preferable to the slow build generally.

[staticcc]

This is not the same as KG.   KG played D but was a choker and needed a finisher and found one in PP.   We have no one approaching 2008, PP on this roster.  We make this move we make the playoffs and bounce out in a round or two for the next decade.

2004 West semis Game 7 threw out the choke label for me. Plus the game winners and clinchers he had for the Celtics. He's not a wing player who can go 1 on 1 to beat the buzzer so that "choke" label shouldn't be used on him and on other PFs like Duncan, Barkley, Webber,etc. He made the free throws when it counted too. The only choker PF is Karl Malone with all those missed free throws in the playoffs.

[Onslaught]

Keep the pick.   Love is a star that does not play D, some yahoos think he and Melo could shoot us to a title.   I don't think so as it isn't so easy for a zebra to change it's stripes.  NO D = NO RINGS!

This is not the same as KG.   KG played D but was a choker and needed a finisher and found one in PP.   We have no one approaching 2008, PP on this roster.  We make this move we make the playoffs and bounce out in a round or two for the next decade.

And if we don't we don't make the playoffs at all for years and suck even worse. Right now Boston can't really do anything to make a "Dream Team" for me like they did before. But trying to build up with the draft won't do it either if you look at the history of almost every Championship team.

[wdleehi]

Celtics need star talent.



Love is star talent.


The draft pick is an unknown with high risk of busting.





Take the sure star talent instead of hoping that the drafted player may develop into one.  There are plenty of future pick remaining to draft a young star hopeful. 

[Wayland81]

Overpay for him if necessary but get him.  Does anyone really believe Rondo doesn't walk next summer if we don't get Love?  No way Rondo resigns on a lottery team (which we'll be next season with no Love).  So, we trade for Love and trust DA to fill in the holes on the roster, or we wind up without a star on the roster next summer but lots of picks.  Not quite Pitinoland, but we'll be years away from being competitive if we don't land Love.

[Fafnir]

Sure we go for him, but given the number of bidders and complications of having 2 parties to convince its always going to be a long shot for it all to come together.