robbie84 wrote:lol @ all those judging the situation 2 days after the trade was made.
Let's see what kind of roster Ainge puts out on opening night.
If he can add one of PG13/Butler and one of Hayward/Griffin and keep a few of those golden Brooklyn/LA/PHI picks AND keep Jaylen Brown, he's going to have the last laugh.
It's pretty unlikely that this trade for the #3 is the end game here. Ainge has always said he'd take proven talent over draftees unless it's a generational Durant/Duncan/Lebron talent.
He didn't see that in Fultz so he's probably going to try and get 2 guys who the 76ers hope Fultz will be as good as one day.
Patience people. Of course some morons will just crap on the Celtics and Ainge no matter what moves he makes. If you're one of those people, go back to your cave and stay miserable.
Dude knows what he's doing.
I also think he knows what he's doing, and he's doing a great job.
But normally, superstars aren't obtainable via trade. Mostly via Free Agency and draft.
So all these chips are very good, but he has now the problem to wait and draft and maybe become a real contender (which they aren't right now) in 5-8 years.
Or trade the picks for all-stars (not superstars) and hope it' enough to contend now.
But don't forget, if you want Butler AND Hayward, there will be other players (read: contracts) that has to go.
You can't have them both (Hayward will be around 24-25 million? Butler is around 18-19 million, you already have Horford at 27 million) and keep your core (Bradley or IT/Crowder/Olynyk) together