Which one has more potential?

[jpotter33]

Team A:
PG:Smart
SG: Young
SF: Butler
PF: Sully
C: Cauley-Stein

Team B:
PG:Smart
SG: Young
SF: Leonard
PF: Sully
C: Cauley-Stein

Team C:
PG: Smart
SG: Young
SF: S. Johnson
PF: Sully
C: D. Jordan

Team D:
PG: Smart
SG: Dragic
SF: Young
PF: Sully
C: Cauley-Stein

Team E: (Trade several picks for the rights to whoever we don't pick: S. Johnson/Cauley-Stein)
PG: Smart
SG: Young
SF: S. Johnson
PF: Sully
C: Cauley-Stein

Which team has/is:
1) the most potential?
2) the most realistic?
3) or which players could be substituted to make these teams better?

I think Team A has the most potential, is the most realistic, and is built the best.

[jpotter33]

Anyone?

[jordan23x07]

Butlers the best player out of the 3 so I would have to go with the Butler one. also if we we're able to dump Bradley next year we could sing butler and Jordan. Right back contending in the weak east

[tazzmaniac]

Team A:
PG:Smart
SG: Young
SF: Butler
PF: Sully
C: Cauley-Stein

Team B:
PG:Smart
SG: Young
SF: Leonard
PF: Sully
C: Cauley-Stein

Team C:
PG: Smart
SG: Young
SF: S. Johnson
PF: Sully
C: D. Jordan

Team D:
PG: Smart
SG: Dragic
SF: Young
PF: Sully
C: Cauley-Stein

Team E: (Trade several picks for the rights to whoever we don't pick: S. Johnson/Cauley-Stein)
PG: Smart
SG: Young
SF: S. Johnson
PF: Sully
C: Cauley-Stein

Which team has/is:
1) the most potential?
2) the most realistic?
3) or which players could be substituted to make these teams better?

I think Team A has the most potential, is the most realistic, and is built the best.

I don't like any of them.  Young isn't anywhere near being ready to start and I don't think Smart is ready to be the primary ball handler so I don't like the Smart/Young combo.   I like the Smart/Dragic combo but I'd also consider Smart/Ellis.  I'd also go after Butler as we should have the cap space for two free agents.  I like the combo of Zeller and Cauley-Stein at center in the short term.  However if we end up around the 7th pick, I'd try to trade up for Towns first.  I don't like the thought of Sully as our long term PF so I'd be looking to replace him next. 

[Ragingrondo]

PG: Marcus Smart
SG: James Young
SF: Tobias Harris
PF: Jared Sullinger
C: Willie Cauley-Stein

[LatterDayCelticsfan]

Smart, Bradley, Leonard, Olynyk, Cauley-Stein?

[GzUP617]

  Out of all those scenarios  Team E is my favorite.

 Team would grow in/develop nicely.

I don't see it happening, but I'd be happy if it was possible.

[TheTruthFot18]

I'm ALL IN on E. A is similar but Butler and Young would be too similar and I like the idea of Stanley Johnson becoming a young Ariza or Artest. Defense!!!

[Smartacus]

I'd have a morbid curiosity, to see how C worked out. Guess in that case you trade Bradley and Zeller to the Clips in a sign and trade for Jordan.

That's a big imposing front court with Smart and S Johnson's perimter D and spacing that would allow James Young to focus on offense. Danny already tried to trade for Jordan once so its definitely plausible.

Evens out the Clips, another Seatle based scorer off the bench with Crawford. Zeller played great off a ball dominant point guard and can hit free throws late in the game.

[Celtics4ever]

I think if Sully comes into camp out of shape next year his days will be numbered especially if he continues to rack on weight.

I think team E was the most potential, we already know what a lot of the other teams can do.   I would like it better with an athletic four that cares of his body.

[The One]

I love team D(ragic)...see what I did there??

[Future Celtics Owner]

Which one has the most potential?



We have another year of this rebuild,like it or not. . 2016/2017 IMO that is when we should have a clear picture of our team and competing for a championship.

Also, its a folly to spend money just because you can. We should wait until 16/17 and the cap is done increasing, unless we can get a good deal on a player; but ,maybe to our benefit, many teams will be spending money this off season....I say let them. Lets get ourselves a good foundation.

[Irish Stew]

I see that most of these scenarios have Cauley-Stein as our next center. I would like that too but Bleacher Report had a mock draft with him going at 6 to Sacramento two days ago. Right now we have the 10th worst record. That may change after the trade deadline but I think a 7 foot rim defender who is going to get a great deal of exposure during the NCAA Tournament will only move up in the draft not down. We may already have forfeited our chance to secure the middle of our defense with meaningless wins often aided by the contributions of veterans who should have been moved already.

[PhoSita]

Don't spend too much time worrying about it.  I agree with the above post to that effect.

The Celtics aren't gonna make a splash in the RFA market this summer.  Butler, Leonard, Harris are all staying put.

[Rondo9]

I see that most of these scenarios have Cauley-Stein as our next center. I would like that too but Bleacher Report had a mock draft with him going at 6 to Sacramento two days ago. Right now we have the 10th worst record. That may change after the trade deadline but I think a 7 foot rim defender who is going to get a great deal of exposure during the NCAA Tournament will only move up in the draft not down. We may already have forfeited our chance to secure the middle of our defense with meaningless wins often aided by the contributions of veterans who should have been moved already.

You do realize most of their "meaningless" wins have come from their young talent?