Avery Bradley & Celtics Agree to 4-year, $32 million contract

[Snakehead]

Nope. Nope nope nope. Too much. Smart will be able to do nearly everything Bradley does, and then some other stuff, for $3mil a year.

Don't like this.

And what should we do once he needs another contract?  Let him walk too?  Constantly stock a team of top 10 picks and be really cheap and let every veteran walk?

Some of you guys are very unrealistic about building teams and salaries.

[sed522002]

So who's going to start the "Is AB overpaid" poll...LOL 

[rondohondo]

Just completely destroyed our chance to resign Rondo + add a max player next year

[TwinTower14]

I like Bradley but 8 per year for 50/60 games a year....no thanks. Guys usually don't get healhtier as they age....

[celticslove]

wow $32m worth of glass. sad.

[D.o.s.]

LC's gotta be popping champagne.

8 million a year is more than I would have paid him, but with the cap rising and the fact that we're probably not going to bring in any blockbuster free agents, its ok. The Meeks deal basically ensured this one, at least to my eye.

[sed522002]

Looks like Indy and Lance are at a crossroad

Marc Stein ?@ESPNSteinLine  34s
RT @Chris_Broussard: Sources: Stephenson & Pacers at impasse. Indy offers 5 yrs/$44 mill. Lance wants more; Bulls, Lakers Hornets interested

[chenaren]

Despite his drawbacks, Avery is underrated as a shooter and an off-ball offensive threat in general. Considering he's only 23 and may still improve, a 32M / 8yrs is deal not exactly hard to justify.

[Jailan34]

Nope. Nope nope nope. Too much. Smart will be able to do nearly everything Bradley does, and then some other stuff, for $3mil a year.

Don't like this.

And what should we do once he needs another contract?  Let him walk too?  Constantly stock a team of top 10 picks and be really cheap and let every veteran walk?

Some of you guys are very unrealistic about building teams and salaries.

I don't think a lot of us are being unrealistic. It would be less of a big deal if this were the only overpayed player on our roster but its the fourth. We have Bass at 6, Wallace at 10, Green at roughly 9 and now Bradley at 8. We have a bunch of overpayed role players before we acquired our star talent. Danny is building the team backwards IMO. Stars first, then fill in the role players around them, not the other way around.

[Snakehead]

LC's gotta be popping champagne.

8 million a year is more than I would have paid him, but with the cap rising and the fact that we're probably not going to bring in any blockbuster free agents, its ok. The Meeks deal basically ensured this one, at least to my eye.

I'm betting the Lance Stephenson market is dictating it too and we will see that.  Dude is going to get paid.

[GreenWarrior]

wow! cut that number in half and it's a good signing.

[chambers]

Wow, what a terrible move.

I can only assume this is to make him a trade asset of some kind.

I just pray he isn't in the long term plans. $8 million of our cap on Avery?

I'm really questioning this from Danny. Sign and trade for Lance Stephenson?

[RLewis35]

I like Bradley but 8 per year for 50/60 games a year....no thanks. Guys usually don't get healhtier as they age....

Actually, 19-23 year olds do sometimes get healthier as they age...he's not even in his prime yet physically (for example, Marcus Camby's healthiest stretch was ages 29 to 33)

[Snakehead]

Nope. Nope nope nope. Too much. Smart will be able to do nearly everything Bradley does, and then some other stuff, for $3mil a year.

Don't like this.

And what should we do once he needs another contract?  Let him walk too?  Constantly stock a team of top 10 picks and be really cheap and let every veteran walk?

Some of you guys are very unrealistic about building teams and salaries.

I don't think a lot of us are being unrealistic. It would be less of a big deal if this were the only overpayed player on our roster but its the fourth. We have Bass at 6, Wallace at 10, Green at roughly 9 and now Bradley at 8. We have a bunch of overpayed role players before we acquired our star talent. Danny is building the team backwards IMO. Stars first, then fill in the role players around the, not the other way around.

Green and Bass are not even overpaid so we are not going to find an even ground on this I suppose.  Look around the league at what other players get paid.  I feel like you guys just don't do that?  I don't know how else to explain it.

Wallace is overpaid obviously and that's why he is one of the worst contracts in the league, which we inherited, and why he was in the trade with the Nets.

[fairweatherfan]

Baxter Holmes ?@BaxterHolmes
Can confirm that the #Celtics & RFA Avery Bradley have agreed to a deal. Terms: 4-year-deal worth $32 million.

Wow.  I don't mind overpaying a bit for the short run since we aren't going after any marquee guys this year, but 4 years at that rate?  Seems way too steep.