Trade Ideas Thread

[Froob]

Cousins rumored to be unhappy in Sacramento. That's a shame. I'd give up the farm of draft picks to bring him here.

That was predictable. He had a great relationship with Mike Malone and from day one said he wasnt consulted. Boneheaded management.

Boston can get him. The question is whether he wants to come to the Celtics.

Why is that? Unless Sac cares about his feelings he just signed long term. We have more assets than anyone so if he goes anywhere it better be here. I'm done with the NBA if he ends up in lakerland for some turdball deal.

[Kenhov]

Cousins rumored to be unhappy in Sacramento. That's a shame. I'd give up the farm of draft picks to bring him here.

That was predictable. He had a great relationship with Mike Malone and from day one said he wasnt consulted. Boneheaded management.

Boston can get him. The question is whether he wants to come to the Celtics.

Why is that? Unless Sac cares about his feelings he just signed long term. We have more assets than anyone so if he goes anywhere it better be here. I'm done with the NBA if he ends up in lakerland for some turdball deal.

Well he is already in California. Right now the Lakers biggest issue is whether players want to ball with Kobe. If Cousins does, then we are toast. If we get Cousins then everything changes pretty quickly.

[Froob]

That was predictable. He had a great relationship with Mike Malone and from day one said he wasnt consulted. Boneheaded management.

Boston can get him. The question is whether he wants to come to the Celtics.

Why is that? Unless Sac cares about his feelings he just signed long term. We have more assets than anyone so if he goes anywhere it better be here. I'm done with the NBA if he ends up in lakerland for some turdball deal.

Well he is already in California. Right now the Lakers biggest issue is whether players want to ball with Kobe. If Cousins does, then we are toast. If we get Cousins then everything changes pretty quickly.

We have much much more to offer the Kings than the Lakers. But the way things go for the Lakers they'll probably get him for a late 1st and Jordan Hill...

[UConn celt]

Cousins rumored to be unhappy in Sacramento. That's a shame. I'd give up the farm of draft picks to bring him here.

Where'd you see he was unhappy?

[UConn celt]

Cousins rumored to be unhappy in Sacramento. That's a shame. I'd give up the farm of draft picks to bring him here.

Nevermind, just saw on the GB what you're referring to.

[2Mas]

Why would Cousins ever wanna come here?

He's pissed at their FO cause they just wanna outscore ppl. It's not like we have a great team for him. & Brad don't care about defense right now anyways.

Boston has no appeal to the league right now. Unless its a disgruntled superstar to a team that wants a ton of picks & solid young prospects.

[GreenBloodedC]

Good time for Danny to take advantage here. This is going to be an active deadline. The Cavs are in need of a Center, Brooklyn is willing to drop some players, Sunse clearly needs to let go of some of their guards, and apparently Cousins is not happy with the Kings.

[username_taken]

Why would Cousins ever wanna come here?

He's pissed at their FO cause they just wanna outscore ppl. It's not like we have a great team for him. & Brad don't care about defense right now anyways.

Boston has no appeal to the league right now. Unless its a disgruntled superstar to a team that wants a ton of picks & solid young prospects.

What makes you think that? Obviously we're not a good defensive team, but that's due to the fact that we have no interior defenders, and all of our big men are offense first. I'm sure Stevens is frustrated with our abysmal defense and is trying to fix it.

[Kenhov]

Why would Cousins ever wanna come here?

He's pissed at their FO cause they just wanna outscore ppl. It's not like we have a great team for him. & Brad don't care about defense right now anyways.

Boston has no appeal to the league right now. Unless its a disgruntled superstar to a team that wants a ton of picks & solid young prospects.

Did you have a sense in 2006 that Boston would be winning a title a year and some later ?

if so, what gave you the thought that it would happen ?

[2Mas]

Why would Cousins ever wanna come here?

He's pissed at their FO cause they just wanna outscore ppl. It's not like we have a great team for him. & Brad don't care about defense right now anyways.

Boston has no appeal to the league right now. Unless its a disgruntled superstar to a team that wants a ton of picks & solid young prospects.

Did you have a sense in 2006 that Boston would be winning a title a year and some later ?

if so, what gave you the thought that it would happen ?

What does any of that have to do with what I said?

& If you implying that a lot can change -- then yeah obviously. But why do people keep comparing this to 2006? The NBA has changed massively in 9 years. It's not 2006. Those mega deals are much harder to do now. Plus there's no Pierce here were we jumpstart this by already having a stud. We haven't even bottomed out yet.

[Kenhov]

Why would Cousins ever wanna come here?

He's pissed at their FO cause they just wanna outscore ppl. It's not like we have a great team for him. & Brad don't care about defense right now anyways.

Boston has no appeal to the league right now. Unless its a disgruntled superstar to a team that wants a ton of picks & solid young prospects.

Did you have a sense in 2006 that Boston would be winning a title a year and some later ?

if so, what gave you the thought that it would happen ?

What does any of that have to do with what I said?

& If you implying that a lot can change -- then yeah obviously. But why do people keep comparing this to 2006? The NBA has changed massively in 9 years. It's not 2006. Those mega deals are much harder to do now. Plus there's no Pierce here were we jumpstart this by already having a stud. We haven't even bottomed out yet.

I know practically nothing about how NBA front offices work and how deals are constructed so 2006 and 2014 are virtually the same to me in terms of difficulty.

I also dont know know how many different permutations that AInge may be working on. However I do know we have loads of pics, a storied franchise, financial stability, and a GM who has won a title before which puts him in a pretty rarefied group.

As such I am prepared to wait and see what pans out. Maybe we get Okafor, maybe Cleveland blows up or some other player crisis develops elsewhere. Either way we are well positioned, like the guy with a full tank of gas, in a so so car at midnight, when all the hot girls need a lift. It might not be their first choice, but it might be the BEST choice.

[rmal8852]

Cousins rumored to be unhappy in Sacramento. That's a shame. I'd give up the farm of draft picks to bring him here.

That was predictable. He had a great relationship with Mike Malone and from day one said he wasnt consulted. Boneheaded management.

Boston can get him. The question is whether he wants to come to the Celtics.

Why is that? Unless Sac cares about his feelings he just signed long term. We have more assets than anyone so if he goes anywhere it better be here. I'm done with the NBA if he ends up in lakerland for some turdball deal.

Well could happen.

Then watch the Kings get the #1 pick 3 out of the next 4 years.

That could never happen?!?!...no wait, it already did

[rickrolled]

we do have ton of picks to throw at sacto incase he wants out.
question is, do we get isaiah thomas for brandan wright, was he happy to play with him in sacto ?

[CelticsPride18]

Cousins could be a draft day trade if we get a top 5 pick. Wallace, KO, Young, 2015 pick,and 2 other picks for Cousins.

[campybatman]

Bradley and a future second round pick in exchange for Kanter. Or Bradley and Sullinger in exchange for Booker, Evans and Hood. Neither of these trades can be consummated until the fifteenth of January due to Bradley's contract.

After examination by the Utah Jazz medical staff it has been decided that Alec Burks will undergo a surgical repair on his injured left shoulder.

As a result, Burks will miss the remainder of the 2014-15 season. He is expected to be ready for the start of 2015 Jazz training camp.

http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/alec-burks ... er-30-2014

[Andrew McCeltic]

Cousins rumored to be unhappy in Sacramento. That's a shame. I'd give up the farm of draft picks to bring him here.

Source? That would be huge. We have the pieces to make a competitive offer.. I feel bad for Sacramento, though, and I'm also considered about Cousins' patience, even if he's judging the ownership situation reasonably. That's the best team they've had in years..They're still a move or two away, but Mclemore looks a year or two away from stardom, Gay is playing well and being used well, Collison has excelled...

[brackdan70]

Bradley and a future second round pick in exchange for Kanter. Or Bradley and Sullinger in exchange for Booker, Evans and Hood. Neither of these trades can be consummated until the fifteenth of January due to Bradley's contract.

After examination by the Utah Jazz medical staff it has been decided that Alec Burks will undergo a surgical repair on his injured left shoulder.

As a result, Burks will miss the remainder of the 2014-15 season. He is expected to be ready for the start of 2015 Jazz training camp.

http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/alec-burks ... er-30-2014

Uh...i can see the rational for the first one. Get us a good young Center. But the second one. I don't see why the Cs would have any interest? unless you really love Hood

[Andrew McCeltic]

Bradley and a future second round pick in exchange for Kanter. Or Bradley and Sullinger in exchange for Booker, Evans and Hood. Neither of these trades can be consummated until the fifteenth of January due to Bradley's contract.

After examination by the Utah Jazz medical staff it has been decided that Alec Burks will undergo a surgical repair on his injured left shoulder.

As a result, Burks will miss the remainder of the 2014-15 season. He is expected to be ready for the start of 2015 Jazz training camp.

http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/alec-burks ... er-30-2014

WOW. I actually suggested Bradley for Kanter a couple months ago- it was originally reported on 2-3 years ago as something both teams had discussed. I'd make that trade and deal Sullinger for Mclemore. I think it's got legs, but don't throw in Sullinger or a pick- Utah's going to lose Kanter or overpay him relative to their team construction, and Bradley's young enough to be in their core and cost-controlled. With Favors and Gobert down low, his defense becomes even more valuable because he can funnel people and they can cover for his perimeter gambles. I'd ask for a 1st from Utah, or Rodney Hood.

[Andrew McCeltic]

Having an "even", deep young asset base is a good thing, some of you guys seem to want to get rid of these prospects like they're spare parts..

[Andrew McCeltic]

Deal that works in the checker:

Jason Thompson to NOP
Jeff Green to MIN
Kevin Martin, Jared Sullinger to SAC
Omer Asik, Ben Mclemore to BOS