The scenarios I've mentioned have Jrue leaving followed by KP to a team desperate to win a championship in a deadline trade. That's a 2-3 year approach . Your scenario puts the Celtics to be ready, if lucky with Tatum, contending by the end of next year. I would, of course agree to do this to get Giannis,and trade KP (and probably Hauser) to pay Kornet and Horford to get below the 2nd apron. Remember Giannis makes $4.5 million more than Brown next season. So it will take work to stay under the 2nd apron and figure out what to do at center. Keeping Hauser for shooting will be tough.ddb wrote:Call me crazy but I don’t think now is the time to trade Jrue. KP is the guy to move. Expiring contract which means a team with space may be willing to take him in as a short-term low risk high reward guy. Pistons make sense here. For Boston you have to figure you played half the games the last two seasons without KP. Moving him for Fontechio, #37 solves the second apron stuff and opens up MLE from what I understand. Add a 3/D wing in free agency. Resign Horford on a 2-year team friendly deal. 2nd year a full player option. Essentially a 1 year deal then and Al can take it year by year with retirement.
I’d see if Milwaukee is open to a JB, 3 1sts, 3seconds and a pick swap deal for Giannis. Giannis gives you a real title window and even without JT, with White/Jrue/PP/Hauser/Al and whatever else is on the roster that’s a top 3-4 seed in a weak east. Then when Tatum returns, and he will, you suddenly are the only team in the association with TWO Top 5 players.
This is how you win Banner 19 and dare I say, 20.
With all that said, if they can figure it all out, I agree it is a fascinating idea. You do indeed have two top 5 players (assuming Tatum returns at the same level.)
