Draft Day Last Year

[atsoc711]

I was looking for some articles on this year's draft day winners and losers, and accidentally found this about last year's draft. It's by a guy named Dan Wetzel who writes for Yahoo.

LOSER: Boston Celtics – The trade for Ray Allen was a head-scratcher, even by Danny Ainge standards. Can the Celtics ever trade for a guy not coming off surgery? Does Ainge know that NBA statutes actually allow this?

Boston gave up the five pick, Delonte West and Wally Szczerbiak for another gunner with questionable ankles. Maybe his brain/personality profile fits into Ainge's qualifications. (They also got Glen "Big Baby" Davis, which means buying stock in Bickford's isn't a bad idea right now.)

Perhaps Allen is the "veteran" that will keep Paul Pierce from going Kobe on the franchise and demanding a trade, but it can't be seen as anything but a desperation move by a front office and coaching staff trying to hang onto their jobs.

The ultimate insult is the parade of players who refused to be traded to the winningest franchise in NBA history. The Celtics are the new Clippers, which is almost unbelievable to imagine.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=d ... &type=lgns

I love it!

[SonicYouth34]

Hahahah, I love the line about buying stock in Bickfords

[daveisceltics]

Sounds like a winner move.
A championship move if i do say so myself.

[ParticleMan]

LOL. good times.

[GreenGrizz]

I wanted Al Horford bad. I thought we were able to trade up and take him. Instead, Ainge made a political move. Now I understand how we got KG a few weeks later.

[Tricky Ricky]

I was thrilled last year at this time, I was looking forward to the Big Al/Ray/Truth three headed monster, luckily I didnt end up seeing it pan out

[spf211]

I was at my friend's house and he said to me, "Ray Allen? What is this, 1997?"