Andy G writes:
Celtics got BLOWN OUT by the Gordon-less Hornets last night.
If Ainge would take Derrick Williams + every last bad Wolves contract and would send us KG (and his EXPIRING $21 million deal), would you do it?
The lineup would probably look something like:
PG – Rubio/Barea
SG – Webster (Lee until Martell gets back)
SF – Beasley
PF – Love/Tolliver
C – Garnett/Randolph(We might have to take back a few SHITTY CELTICS players like SASHA PAVLOVIC to fill our roster.)
Thoughts?
Patrick J replies:
Probably not. KG can’t be relied on to stay healthy, and Williams has the most upside of anyone in the deal. We don’t have that many bad contracts, and besides, if the Celtics can’t even win with the Big Four, why should we expect to win with a KG/Love/Rubio core? Nix.
Andy G retorts:
Idea being that with Rubio-Love-KG and about $40 Million in CAP SPACE , we’d attract a free agent or two of notoriety.
It won’t happen….
(Eds.–I have no idea what the actual cap space would be. But if we ditched Luke, Wes, Darko, Pekovic, and Williams, and KG expired and presumably re-signed for reasonable value, there would be a lot of it. The 2012 free agent crop can be found here. Looking at it now, it’s thinner than I expected after Deron and Dwight.)
Patrick J replies:
I didn’t mean to shit on it, I’d just rather stand pat. Maybe I’m just down on KG, but seeing as Brandon Bass (not David West) was their marquee free agent acquisition this year, it could still be tough to get guys here UNLESS Rubio were to attract those FAs.
(Eds.–Brandon Bass wasn’t actually acquired via free agency, but in a trade for BIG BABY DAVIS.)
Andy G replies:
You are probably right, but I wouldn’t have too much objection to a full commitment to Love-Rubio + veterans who know how to win. Plus, KG could retire with dignity in a town that loves him. Of course, he’s an unrestricted free agent in 2012, so the Wolves could just wait and approach him then, after their draft pick is used (and announced!) by David Stern to select Anthony Davis for the New Orleans Hornets.
Would you trade Derrick Williams and bad contracts for KG? Would David Kahn? Would Danny Ainge sign on?
Chime in in the comments.
Punch-Drunk Wolves 
No way. I like the Rubio to D-will connection. Let them develop together and see what we have. But I do like KG in here to retire a wolf.
@Joe in Mpls: Would you prefer a Beasley trade to free up minutes for D-Will?
Joe,
There may be some opportunity cost to keeping D-Thrill, particularly if he remains a true power forward (as he seems to be after two games) and the Wolves continue to operate with craters at off guard and center.
That said, I wouldn’t do this trade either. Williams is worth more than I was giving him credit for, I think.
I’m ok with standing pat right now. Maybe wait for Beasley to gain more value and sell high on him.
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