CSNNE: C's still interested in Embiid, could trade up to get him

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Yeah, I see Embiid as possibly succumbing to injuries like Yao, or possibly being the next Sam Bowie.

if we can get him with a 2nd rnd pick then fine take a chance, otherwise he's not even worth a risk that high right now.

on what planet is embiid falling to the 2nd round? Certinaly not earth.

you can chop embiids head and hands off and he'd still be a 1st round pick by some team.

I think GW's just saying that the risk of taking an injured Embiid is worth it in the second round, but not in the lottery. He's not saying that Embiid will fall to the second round.

[gpap]

I think Embiid to the Celtics is looking pretty likely.  Minnesota is asking for established players which the Celtics don't have.  That ship seems to be sailing.

Parker and Wiggins will go 1 and 2 in either order.  That leaves Philly, Orlando, and Utah.  All three of these teams have promising young centers.  None as promising as Embiid, but good enough that the risk isn't worth it to them.  The Lakers need a guy that can play now and the Kings have a center so it's not worth it to them to trade ahead of the Celtics for Embiid. 

Without getting Love or another stud, the Celtics are looking at a long term rebuild.  With the bounty of picks in the next few years, why not gamble on Embiid? 

Next, trade Rondo.  The Lakers are the ideal match (rivalry aside) as they are committed to winning now having committed so much money to Kobe.  They'll still have enough cap space to add to the team.

The Celtics use the 7th pick on Smart if he's available.  If not, take a player such as Gordon and draft a point guard using the 17th pick.  One of Payton, Napier, or Ennis will be available.

As someone who wants to see the Celts win now but also am realizing that maybe the ship is starting to sail on landing an all-star (if DA can't get anyone else if Love goes to GSW), I could see this.

In the short team, it will suck.

But in 2-3 years, the Celts could be really good and be battling it out with the Sixers for the Eastern Conference every year. Hopefully by then, Lebron will not be the same player he is now and/or might not longer be in the East.

[Waew]

Get him Danny.

[knuckleballer]

I think Embiid to the Celtics is looking pretty likely.  Minnesota is asking for established players which the Celtics don't have.  That ship seems to be sailing.

Parker and Wiggins will go 1 and 2 in either order.  That leaves Philly, Orlando, and Utah.  All three of these teams have promising young centers.  None as promising as Embiid, but good enough that the risk isn't worth it to them.  The Lakers need a guy that can play now and the Kings have a center so it's not worth it to them to trade ahead of the Celtics for Embiid. 

Without getting Love or another stud, the Celtics are looking at a long term rebuild.  With the bounty of picks in the next few years, why not gamble on Embiid? 

Next, trade Rondo.  The Lakers are the ideal match (rivalry aside) as they are committed to winning now having committed so much money to Kobe.  They'll still have enough cap space to add to the team.

The Celtics use the 7th pick on Smart if he's available.  If not, take a player such as Gordon and draft a point guard using the 17th pick.  One of Payton, Napier, or Ennis will be available.

As someone who wants to see the Celts win now but also am realizing that maybe the ship is starting to sail on landing an all-star (if DA can't get anyone else if Love goes to GSW), I could see this.

In the short team, it will suck.

But in 2-3 years, the Celts could be really good and be battling it out with the Sixers for the Eastern Conference every year. Hopefully by then, Lebron will not be the same player he is now and/or might not longer be in the East.

In two to three years, the Celtics will have a ton of cap space after Green and Wallace are gone and all these young guys are still on their rookie contracts.  It will suck in the short term, but with some luck they could become a great team with youth.