Ben Gordon, Al Jefferson and Emeka Okafor

by Shiny Porpoise on Jan 23, 2012 12:09 AM EST

Three trades that can be done this season to put the Celts in a one-move-away-from-contending-again position:

Ray Allen and the LAC pick to Detroit for Ben Gordon. Honestly, I think that even at his advanced basketball age, Ray Allen is a better player than Ben Gordon - on the Pistons. I think Ben Gordon - when he was on the Bulls - or - once he's on a competitive Celtics team - is a whole other story. Pistons shed a bad contract, get a mentor for their young guys and a 1st round pick.

Paul Pierce for someone, that person to Utah for Al Jefferson. I don't think Big Al is part of Utah's long-term plans, but I'm not sure they'd really want Pierce for him. Maybe a 3 team deal with Memphis that ships Rudy Gay to Utah would make sense...

Jermaine O'Neal, Chris Wilcox, Avery Bradley and our 2013 pick to New Orleans for Emeka Okafor.

The remainder of 2012 will look strange. Who would start - Garnett or Big Al? But for 2012-2013, we'd have a very solid lineup:

Rondo/Dooling

Gordon/Moore

Green/Pietrus

Jefferson/Johnson*

Okafor/Steimsma

In a perfect world, we'd still have the LLE to use as well as our 1st round pick, which ought to be pretty decent. Bringing Gordon, Jefferson and Okafor into a situation where they have a legitimate shot at winning something would do a lot for all three of those guys. They'd all be better than they have been, individually, because they'd be part of a real team.

*I don't see Bass sticking around here for $4 million. I figure he'll exercise his option and get overpaid somewhere else.

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bass' trade value has never been so high

i wouldbe surprised if he was traded.

no offense but i wouldnt want any of those players.

gordon is in serious decline.

jefferson we know what we get with him,not worth the money

okafor too, makes to much money.

figure, max money after this season will start at $14m a year.

by craziness@analltimehigh on Jan 23, 2012 1:19 AM EST reply actions

keep Bass and Pietrus

it’s a must

I don't follow rules, I let the rules follow me.

by relja111 on Jan 23, 2012 3:48 AM EST reply actions

competitive roster

1.Rondo
2.Mayo
3.Paul George
4. josh smith
5. DeAndre Jordan
this would not be hard at all to assemble and i think we would do well.
next the bench
bass
Hansborough
JJ
Moore
Bradley
Omer Asik
Rivers
kabongo

obviously we couldnt get that exact roster but i think there are a few guys we could get easily
Teams that i think pierce would waive his no trade clause for
LAL
LAC
Memphis
Dallas
Atlanta
maybe others but i cant think of any currently

by JuJuan some moore on Jan 23, 2012 4:21 AM EST reply actions

where does kg go into the equation?

by ZM15 on Jan 23, 2012 10:25 AM EST reply actions

I wouldn’t trade a first round pick for Gordon, or ray Allen for Gordon. His contract sucks. And his turn over ratio is high. If you want to trade pierce for gay or jefferson, ok you can make a case for that. But to give up ray or a pick for Gordon isn’t a valuable up grade at the 2 spot. At this point resign Allen for 2 years and have him come off the bench would be a better option.. find a starting sg thru the draft, trades or FA.. I would still like to see Chase buddinger be a Celtic, athletic, shooter, size.

by jdunn123 on Jan 23, 2012 1:16 PM EST reply actions

I can't begin to tell you how embarrassing those trades are.

Pierce for AlJeff? I refuse to let this devolve into name-calling, but suffice to say, that’s all I got for that one. Easily the worst idea I’ve seen yet. (disclaimer: I like AlJeff and always dreamed of him returning to the Celtics to win a title, but that scenario included the #21 and the #5)

Allen for Ben Gordon isn’t terrible, but that’s only if we’re looking at a bit of a long term team building that includes trading for another player, using KG’s contract that gets the Pierce/Gordon/Rondo core over the top. I don’t see it. Trading the cap space for a player who may well be the lesser of the two in the deal is not good business. You throw in the LAC pick and it’s a terrible trade.

The Okafor deal is nice, but the Hornets^H^H^H^H^H^H NBA won’t go for it. I think a core of Pierce/Rondo/Okafor/Howard looks fantastic on paper, that’s for sure.

Nick Swisher is hands^h^h^h^h^h delicious.

by ChrisCEIT on Jan 24, 2012 2:57 PM EST reply actions