I think it is imperative to keep Bradley to D the Irvings and Curry's of the NBA

[rondohondo]

He is a first-team all-nba Defender. He has a consistent 3-point shot. He is a great team player. if we plan on winning a title in the next three years, Bradley could be a big part of that. He is probably the best defender in the league point guards

[mr. dee]

This is what I'm trying to tell to the people. He may not be a star but he is a valuable piece on a championship team. It's clearly evident that you need an All-Defensive team player on your team to win it all. Lebron and Kobe didn't really need it since they are very good defenders themselves. But for guys like Dirk and Curry, you will need elite defenders to mask their deficiencies.

[ChillyWilly]

He is a first-team all-nba Defender. He has a consistent 3-point shot. He is a great team player. if we plan on winning a title in the next three years, Bradley could be a big part of that. He is probably the best defender in the league point guards

Amen! The one position we have locked down in the "new" NBA. All the trade ideas on this site involving AB drive me insane.

AB eats guards for breakfast and is more than capable of holding his own on the offense.

[chambers]

Not if Bradley can land us Jimmy Butler.

A team with Butler, Smart and Crowder is plenty of perimeter D to throw at those guys.

[mr. dee]

Not if Bradley can land us Jimmy Butler.

A team with Butler, Smart and Crowder is plenty of perimeter D to throw at those guys.

We could probably lose Smart, Crowder and the Nets pick as the expense for grabbing Butler. I'd rather not deplete our depth.

[chambers]

Not if Bradley can land us Jimmy Butler.

A team with Butler, Smart and Crowder is plenty of perimeter D to throw at those guys.

We could probably lose Smart, Crowder and the Nets pick as the expense for grabbing Butler. I'd rather not deplete our depth.

I don't think we'd ever give up 2 of our key 3 perimeter defenders for Butler.
It would be 1 or 2 Brooklyn picks and most dispensable one of Crowder, Smart and Bradley. If Butler comes in it makes Bradley a bit redundant.

[mr. dee]

Not if Bradley can land us Jimmy Butler.

A team with Butler, Smart and Crowder is plenty of perimeter D to throw at those guys.

We could probably lose Smart, Crowder and the Nets pick as the expense for grabbing Butler. I'd rather not deplete our depth.

I don't think we'd ever give up 2 of our key 3 perimeter defenders for Butler.
It would be 1 or 2 Brooklyn picks and most dispensable one of Crowder, Smart and Bradley. If Butler comes in it makes Bradley a bit redundant.

How? Shumpert, Smith and combination of Delly/Mo Will played at the same time. With injuries you never know what will happen. Look how injury ruined GSW's season. Ezeli and Varajao are far from Bogut as a rim protector.

Smart, Bradley and Crowder are our magnum opus on the defensive end.

[chambers]

Not if Bradley can land us Jimmy Butler.

A team with Butler, Smart and Crowder is plenty of perimeter D to throw at those guys.

We could probably lose Smart, Crowder and the Nets pick as the expense for grabbing Butler. I'd rather not deplete our depth.

I don't think we'd ever give up 2 of our key 3 perimeter defenders for Butler.
It would be 1 or 2 Brooklyn picks and most dispensable one of Crowder, Smart and Bradley. If Butler comes in it makes Bradley a bit redundant.

How? Shumpert, Smith and combination of Delly/Mo Will played at the same time. With injuries you never know what will happen. Look how injury ruined GSW's season. Ezeli and Varajao are far from Bogut as a rim protector.

Smart, Bradley and Crowder are our magnum opus on the defensive end.

Well either Smart or Bradley are losing major minutes. Consdering that Ainge probably keep Smart over Bradley and Smart is a more versatile defender then Smart probably stays.
If Butler is here he can guard whoever Bradley would guard anyway. Smart can come in off the bench and lock and one at the PG/SG down.

[mr. dee]

Not if Bradley can land us Jimmy Butler.

A team with Butler, Smart and Crowder is plenty of perimeter D to throw at those guys.

We could probably lose Smart, Crowder and the Nets pick as the expense for grabbing Butler. I'd rather not deplete our depth.

I don't think we'd ever give up 2 of our key 3 perimeter defenders for Butler.
It would be 1 or 2 Brooklyn picks and most dispensable one of Crowder, Smart and Bradley. If Butler comes in it makes Bradley a bit redundant.

How? Shumpert, Smith and combination of Delly/Mo Will played at the same time. With injuries you never know what will happen. Look how injury ruined GSW's season. Ezeli and Varajao are far from Bogut as a rim protector.

Smart, Bradley and Crowder are our magnum opus on the defensive end.

Well either Smart or Bradley are losing major minutes. Consdering that Ainge probably keep Smart over Bradley and Smart is a more versatile defender then Smart probably stays.
If Butler is here he can guard whoever Bradley would guard anyway. Smart can come in off the bench and lock and one at the PG/SG down.

I believe they are team players and will believe in team concept. Those guys will just do fine with the reduced minutes as long as they can win games with it. Look at Tony Allen competing minutes with James Posey, Eddie House and Sam Cassell for minutes. Butler might need more playing time so he can have a consistent rhythm, but defensive specialist doesn't really need to get warm up, unlike shooting and scoring.

[Bobshot]

Championships are about D. And injury luck. And suspension luck. 

Ainge was watching. If he doesn't trade that #3, he'll go with Bender or Brown--for D.

And he'll keep that backcourt D intact. He must improve the D upfront.

[chambers]

Not if Bradley can land us Jimmy Butler.

A team with Butler, Smart and Crowder is plenty of perimeter D to throw at those guys.

We could probably lose Smart, Crowder and the Nets pick as the expense for grabbing Butler. I'd rather not deplete our depth.

I don't think we'd ever give up 2 of our key 3 perimeter defenders for Butler.
It would be 1 or 2 Brooklyn picks and most dispensable one of Crowder, Smart and Bradley. If Butler comes in it makes Bradley a bit redundant.

How? Shumpert, Smith and combination of Delly/Mo Will played at the same time. With injuries you never know what will happen. Look how injury ruined GSW's season. Ezeli and Varajao are far from Bogut as a rim protector.

Smart, Bradley and Crowder are our magnum opus on the defensive end.

Well either Smart or Bradley are losing major minutes. Consdering that Ainge probably keep Smart over Bradley and Smart is a more versatile defender then Smart probably stays.
If Butler is here he can guard whoever Bradley would guard anyway. Smart can come in off the bench and lock and one at the PG/SG down.

I believe they are team players and will believe in team concept. Those guys will just do fine with the reduced minutes as long as they can win games with it. Look at Tony Allen competing minutes with James Posey, Eddie House and Sam Cassell for minutes. Butler might need more playing time so he can have a consistent rhythm, but defensive specialist doesn't really need to get warm up, unlike shooting and scoring.

Yes they will certainly believe in the team concept but Chicago is going to want one of Smart or Bradley coming back to them, so I think Bradley goes if Butler is coming in.
Butler is significant upgrade on offense over Bradley and is also a top 10 defender.

[Big333223]

I think what the OP is getting at is that as great as Marcus Smart is, he doesn't have the kind of quickness that Bradley has when defending guys like Curry, Irving, Lillard, et al. I love Smart but I would worry about who is going to be guarding big scoring PG's on this roster if Bradley is sent out.

But Butler is still an upgrade over Bradley, so maybe it's more important to get the better player when you can (assuming a fair deal).

[jpotter33]

I think we need to worry about upgrading our talent more than anything else right now. Until we have a legitimate shot of beating the Cavs in a seven game series, we shouldn't be thinking about not trading anyone that would bring us a talent upgrade.

[PhoSita]

I think we need to worry about upgrading our talent more than anything else right now. Until we have a legitimate shot of beating the Cavs in a seven game series, we shouldn't be thinking about not trading anyone that would bring us a talent upgrade.

Absolutely. The focus should be entirely on finding a way to acquire an All NBA talent, and then putting at least one, ideally two All Star talents next to him.

Until the Celts do that, they're just jockeying to come in second in the East.

[BlackCeltic]

I think it is imperative to trade Bradley while his value is high.