Maybe Christmas will come early. Hold tight.
Lee, Amir, Smart, Jerebko and the top 1 protected Brooklyn pick for Carmelo Anthony and Robin Lopez. 51 wins here we come.
Man, that would be terrible.
I'd have no problem with us making that trade. In fact I would do it without hesitation.
Carmelo doesn't have any real upside in him at this point, but it doesn't really matter to be honest because at the age of 31 he's still one of 5 or 10 best offensive players in the league, and is also an elite rebounder and skilled passer at his position.
More importantly Melo is a guy who dominates his opponents with skill and fundamentals (good form, good footwork, high basketball IQ) rather than outright athleticism - much like Pierce. His game should age well, and I expect that as long as his body holds up he should have another 4 - 5 years of quality basketball left in him.
If anything the way the league is going (with the whole 'going small' thing) should benefit Carmelo's longevity, because when he eventually does lose his quickness he'll still have the size (6'8", 240 pounds, 7'0" wingspan), rebounding ability (7.5 Reb Per 36), shooting range (36% 3PT), passing ability (3.3 AST Per 36) and post-up game to evolve into the penultimate stretch four.
A guy like Melo (ability to create his own offense, ability to dominate in ISO situations, ability to get to the line consistently, elite clutch game) is exactly the type of piece this Celtics team needs to push it to the next level, and even Carmelo's monstrous $22M / 3YR contract will seem like decent value (relative to his production) with the upcoming cap rises.
It's not about his upside, it's about what he is right now. I also think you're using terms like "elite " and "dominant" very loosely. If you reduce their games to the absolute basic level, sure, Carmelo is a lot like Pierce. Except what PP did and does on the court has a clear purpose, whereas Anthony is the very definiton of a choker.
I want you to go back and rewatch the last playoff series the KG/Pierce Celtics played against the Knicks, and especially keep an eye on Anthony. He single-handedly played his team out of two games with a series of moronic decisions on offense, and was basically the sole reason the series even lasted 6 games.
Mentioning his wingspan, height, weigth and a few stats in a vacuum does nothing to change my opinion of the player I saw lose games on his own way too many times.
Terrible, terrible idea, which could single-handedly sabotage what we've built over the last few years.
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