Rival execs believe AB will command between $7-9 million per season

[saltlover]

I think he has too much injury history to book his full value, and as a 3-and-D player that would really be his full value right there. That's Aaron Afflalo's money.

Compare Avery Bradley at 23 to Aaron Afflaflo at 23, and yeah, he might deserve Afflalo money.

[obnoxiousmime]

If he wasn't so brittle I'd feel more confident slightly overpaying him (like 7 million). It's not worth it to invest in a guy who always has these weird injuries every year. The injury risk also matters when you might need to deal him to clear his salary and he might be incapacitated. At least Green after his heart surgery is a good bet to play every game.

If the Celtics were in contending mode it'd be easier to justify overspending a little, but the Celts need flexibility first and foremost right now.

[Lucky17]

Rival execs believe they can inflate Bradley's price on the open market to spite Ainge.

They are, after all, "rival" execs.

[D.o.s.]

Rival execs believe they can inflate Bradley's price on the open market to spite Ainge.

They are, after all, "rival" execs.

That's my feeling, too.

[Mencius]

Let him walk then.

If someone is stupid enough to pay Avery Bradley upwards of $9 million a year, they can have him.

Sounds right to me.  7-9M per?  Adios, AB, we hardly knew ya.

[Fafnir]

Rival execs believe they can inflate Bradley's price on the open market to spite Ainge.

They are, after all, "rival" execs.

And it surely is making Bradley's agent happy.

[pearljammer10]

And he can have it.

Somewhere else other than Boston.

[Chris22]

Trade Rondo and let Bradley walk.

Neither are worth big money.

[Rakulp]

If they want to put an offer to him for that amount, have at it. 

Good for AB too...glad to see him get his just due.  It'll just be from someone else.

Celtics offer...4 for 24 I think.  Somewhere in that ballpark.

Whadda ya want AB...a boatload of cash, or a little less and be a Celtic.  Your call at that point.

Rak

[D.o.s.]

If they want to put an offer to him for that amount, have at it. 

Good for AB too...glad to see him get his just due.  It'll just be from someone else.

Celtics offer...4 for 24 I think.  Somewhere in that ballpark.

Whadda ya want AB...a boatload of cash, or a little less and be a Celtic.  Your call at that point.

Rak

There is a pretty significant difference between the Celtics offer and the numbers being discussed here.

Its incumbent on the Celtics to pay players they want to stay in green, not for the players to turn down their sole source of lifetime income for the sake of people who are much richer than they are.

[Birdman]

Let him walk then.

If someone is stupid enough to pay Avery Bradley upwards of $9 million a year, they can have him.

AGREE!!!!

[CFAN38]

Aside from ABs family and friends im prob one of the biggest AB fans but I wouldn't pay him more then 6.5 mill per. His skill set is best suited to a 3rd guard in a rotation. This coupled with injury history makes anything north of 7mill crazy.

[Rakulp]

If they want to put an offer to him for that amount, have at it. 

Good for AB too...glad to see him get his just due.  It'll just be from someone else.

Celtics offer...4 for 24 I think.  Somewhere in that ballpark.

Whadda ya want AB...a boatload of cash, or a little less and be a Celtic.  Your call at that point.

Rak

There is a pretty significant difference between the Celtics offer and the numbers being discussed here.

Its incumbent on the Celtics to pay players they want to stay in green, not for the players to turn down their sole source of lifetime income for the sake of people who are much richer than they are.

I don't know about sole source...ask Lebron about those headsets and if he picked up a little pocket money from them

...as for the 4 for 24, that's my bad.  It should read as "What should the Celtics offer?" and my belief is that 4 for 24 is the max they should offer him.  I'll never worry about the financial status of any professional athlete that can play past their rookie contract.  If they can't live on what they earn, when the majority of people in this country will never see that kind of money, then that is their fault. 

Being a Celtic is not about the cash...IF AB decides to stay with the Celtics, let Danny and Brad do their thing to put together a championship team, raise a banner or two, then wait for your number to be lifted to the ceiling.  That's a Celtic.  If he's only interested in the most money he can get, then he may end up on a team that will never sniff the playoffs and be pretty irrelevant in the NBA.

At the end of the day, nothing beats being a Celtic.

Rak

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

$7?9 million for half a season? No thanks.

[aingeforthree]

With all the opt-outs, & the uncertainty of many players, not re-upping Bradley is looking good.  Save that cash for a better option/trade.