[Forsberg] The Path, Part II: An uncomfortable middle road for Celtics’ offseason
Trading D White for Aaron Gordon or PJ Washington both seem like a downgrade talent wise.
Trading him for Jabari could work because he’s younger and cheaper and fits a position of need.
If we trade D White for a lateral move I’d rather just make minor additions and run it back.
Disagree re: Aaron Gordon, but I still don’t think it’s a smart trade given AG’s recent injury history
Gordon has been a massive DNP the last several years. Why would Denver dump him? He’s awesome when healthy, he’s just not reliably healthy anymore.
Denver would never give up Gordon for white.
From Chris Forsberg:
Let’s start this uncomfortable conversation with two unassailable facts:
Which leads us to Part 2 of our summer pathway series, which we’re dubbing an “uncomfortable middle road.”
With Tatum and Brown set to make a combined \(115.6 million and account for 70 percent of the salary cap next season, the spotlight falls on the three other players making more than a minimum salary: Derrick White (\)30.3 million), Sam Hauser (\(10.8 million), and Payton Pritchard (\)7.8 million).
No one wants to entertain the idea of moving on from what remains of Boston’s title core – especially just one year after bidding farewell to Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, Al Horford, and Luke Kornet. But the reality is that the Celtics don’t have many other ways to infuse talent, at least without utilizing their available exceptions and trying to navigate the luxury tax in the process.
In Monday’s Part I, we investigated the “small tweaks” path, which could patch some holes that the playoffs exposed in this core.
Today, it’s time to get a little more uncomfortable.
Read more here.
The uncomfortable question is whether the Celtics missed a chance to fully cash in on White’s value last offseason when teams such as the Magic were launching first-round picks for players like Desmond Bane,
Yeah this is a problem we have in multiple ways. Last year was the year to trade White, coming off a down year shooting, a year older and teams like the Magic already made their deals means less potential partners.
Brown also would have been more tradeable last year. This year, he had a beast reg season, but the playoffs he didn’t look nearly as good and the Celtics lost game 7 without JT and when they needed JB as primary.
So both guys a year older, both guys did not have the best shooting in the playoffs.
Nobody is going to give us great value for Hauser. And teams are going to low-ball for White now and I don’t think we’ve even had any JB offers.
Is a Hauser for Stewart trade feasible?
I dont think the Pistons make that trade, even with some modifications.
I think Hauser for Paul Reed is more likely
Oooh I like that better than anything I could make work on the trade machine. I was messing around with a JB to ATL, Mobley and Strus to Boston, and random filler to CLE who need to cut $ and get under apron.
Trey Murphy is the ideal target, and worth packaging White. But New Orleans wants a ransom.
All I know is the Celtics never lost to Philly in the playoffs when they had Horford
People here keep laughing at the idea. But honestly, taking a shot on retreads for cheap like KP or RWiii are bostons best option.
I mean best case scenario KP is healthy in the playoffs and can give you 17:10 maybe win you a series. He did for golden state in the playin.
We won 57 games without Tatum for most of it and no center rotation. So it won’t hurt us
Just want Part III, where Jaylen is traded
I gotta give you credit, your JB hate is unmatched 😂
At least we know that he’s consistent and not a poser for sure