Post#18 » by Dogen » Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:11 pm
This is a buy low sell high move for Ainge. I like BBD, but we he's not going to get the minutes here that he did late in the season and the playoffs. Yi adds longer shooting range, height, and ability to finish in the open court. Baby has the passing ability, strength, and showed that he can be clutch. Defense is basically a wash.
Still, I'd take Yi. He's got more upside and I think he's going to show more now that he's been in the league a couple of years. His D is poor now, but with KG, Perk, Ray, Sheed around he can learn a lot. In NJ he was playing for a lottery team in a half empty building (sorry, Nets fans but I watch the games on YES). He's one of the best running 7' guys in the league and for the minutes he'd be getting here in the first year fans are going to love him.