I think that we buy a pick and maybe make a small trade with Scal and TA….

It could happen but it’s against the odds. The more likely scenario is that the Celtics buy a pick in the late teens early 20s if Ainge sees an opportunity. Then we will be forced to endure Russ Granik’s monotone until pick #58.

If a Ray Allen trade happens, I predict it will be with Charlotte, New Orleans or Phoenix.

Think Danny will buy a second rounder only. Little cost to us; if he makes the team, good, if not, no big deal.

I do think Ray will be traded by the deadline, just not on draft night.

I think it won’t be hard to buy a pick, a lot of cash strapped teams will be selling. If we are to trade Ray I bet we end up doing it for a pick and depth. When Danny said there is a lot of depth in the free agent class but not enough for the Celtics he might have been alluding to how he thinks the C’s won’t be able to build a bench via free agency. The Washington thread that has been out there might be a possibility in which we could still have a lot of expiring contracts that we could move at the deadline to teams that are broke.

Ainge buys/trades for a pick in the 21-40 range and drafts a point guard, further fueling speculation of Rondo being dealt prior to the season, but more likely spelling the end of Gabe Pruitt’s sterling Celtics career.

Danny is keeping KG, Pierce and Perk. Ray goes out and maybe Rajon, I see a couple of big trades with a top 3 pick coming to Boston along with a shooter and a nice PG. Ainge loves trading. Backup center and another veteran will come later on via free agency. Revolution is about to come…

Now that the most likely trading partner in Washington has already moved there pick who do you think would be a team the Celtics could trade Ray to (you don’t have to pick one just give me a few possibilities).

  I think Ray will be dealt and I can only hope it’s for a budding star. If it’s not on draft night it will be before the trade deadline. A Ray trade will trigger Tony/Scal type secondary deals.

 I think there will be a major trade with Ray Allen and Possibly Rondo if all the chips fall in the right place.
I predict we will be receiving a pick and two star players in return.
Something like Ray, Rondo and Scal for Blah, Blah and a pick.

Gut feeling is there maybe something there with PHX but there trying to meet in the middle.
Ray, Rondo, Scal and TA(maybe the 58th Where Adrien maybe sitting) For Amar’e,Nash and the 14th pick and I think Barbosa may be a sticking point. So the C have to give something up or ad something.

The deal I see with Phoenix is Ray Allen straight up for Shaq.

Just think, the Celtics start the game with their small frontcourt: Garnett and Perkins. Then at the beginning of Q2 they bring in the real beef: Shaq and Glen Davis.

Take that, Andrew Bynum!

Celts will acquire someone standing at least 6`11".

All these rumors about getting a backup at 1 or 3 {at least as a first priority}…will prove to be a smoke-screen.

By not discussing a backup for Perk…indicates a quality backup at center is what Danny is really working on.

Memphis, Celtics and Houston could trade with each other. Memphis has extra big men and have a good backcourt with Conley and Mayo and they have the number 2 pick. Houston is loaded with vets and young people coming up. Just my guess and 2 cents.

He always does.

20 or 30 votes total. But we’re up to 590 votes and the results come in at %30, %20, %23, and %26 …. Clearly it’s all over the board.

There should be a fifth option “hard sayin’, not knowin’”.

Ray Allen and Rondo for D Wade and first round pick

We’re gonna trade j.r. giddens and/or mikki moore and/or gabe pruitt or/ bill walker and/or stephon marbury for a good bench player

the only good major trade i can think of that could actually happen is Perkins and one of the ppl listed above for a high draft pick (hopefully hashemm thabeet or ricky rubio)

He will be bought out by the Bucks and became a free agent. I think he at least do a better job than Moore.

slow night for us,but not for others.

Rondo is outta here, sometimes where there is smoke there is no fire with these rumors but there is way too much smoke here to think Rondo’s days in Boston aren’t numbered. Shuttlesworth might be gone too but I doubt it because including Ray in a deal has too many working parts because of salary, Rondo would be much easier to move and there are many more viable PG’s in this draft than anything else.

All that said I don’t want Rondo to go anywhere unless this is run by KG, Truth, and Ray(depending on whether or not he’s going or staying) and they’re cool with it.

i hope Rondo doesnt get traded and doesnt need to be traded if you know what i mean.

i hope ainge trades nothing much for a late first round pick just to stop him (and us) from getting bored on draft day

Ray Allen for No.02 and Rudy Gay!

Ray was very very good this and he is not likely to go anywhere. I do think he wears down over the season at his age (as did Pierce), but it was hard to avoid given Garnett’s absense. The Celtics will be very focused on preserving the strength and health of their 3 team leaders in the coming season.

The team they had this year was very capable of winning the whole thing. For one more season, at least, the idea keep the core is to deepen and supplement through maturing young players and adding a veteran or two. Everyone knows the needs, some length that can actually contribute and depth at the point (having Marbury and working with him in off-season and training camp is intriguing, but only the Celtics’ staff can truly have a sense for his commitment to team’s concept and sacrificing his ego).

Does Powe take up a roster spot, if he has months of rehab before he is ready? With his history they should and probalby will be conservative with his reehab and return. Not much can be expected from him this season, although I expect he’ll be back strong for 2010-2011.

Any move of Ray Allen that doesn’t net anything more significant than a pick in this awful draft is an unmitigated disaster.

Quiet night … just the second round pick.

if something happens is this:

Ray for Memphis Pick -→ Rubio
(Then we take a free agent -→Turkoglu)

is something with Phoenix or Indiana if a trade goes down but I think both Ray and Rajon stay at the end of the night.

At most, danny will buy a late first or early second rounder. Probably second rounder —> trade #58 and cash to move up.

any trades will happen after the draft. I don’t think the starters are going anywhere (and hope that’s the case) but I really hope Danny can move TA and Scal’s expiring deals for someone productive in a longer contract. If Pruitt’s needed to make the numbers work, include him in the deal.

I’d like to hang on to Walker and Giddens on the bench to give them another year to see if they develop into something. no harm in keeping them as 13th/14th players on the team for development (even better if they improve enough to have earned meaningful minutes).

is if we give Ray and Rondo to the Bucks for Michael Redd and the #10 pick, where we would hopefully be able to draft Johnny Flynn.

Danny will but a high 2nd round pick and draft Patrick Mills. He’ll draft some foreign player at #58.