Green_teamer wrote:basketballwacko2 wrote:Green_teamer wrote:
If Heyward is coming we need to trade Bradley and Crowder for george with another small contract like Smart or Jackson...and ainge wouldn't even put Tatum on the table for Butler who had 2 years left he's not going to offer it for George. But if Heyward isn't coming then this whole exercise is moot because this is all contingent on Heyward coming
So let me get this straight you say that Butler was worth so much more than George because he had 2 yrs left on his deal. If PG was to do an extend and trade according to the wiretap story I linked, George would then have 3 years left on his contract, correct?
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/246460/Paul-Georges-RE-Would-Be-$94M-Over-Three-Years-Expires-When-Eligible-For-35-Percent-Max
I still don't know how much that increases his value cause by all accounts he'd only agree to an extension with us.
The idea from the reports is that he wants to play with Hayward, if boston was not willing to make a good offer then Indiana could treat them like every other team dealing george to the Cavs, Spurs, clippers or some one else willing to rent him.
It's time for Celtics fans and the management to consolidate assets, by my count they have LAL 2018, Brooklyn 2018, their own 2018, their own 2019, Clippers 2019 and Griz 2019, and I'm assuming a bunch of 2nds. Plus players stashed in Europe.
The current players there's IT, Bradley, Smart, Brown, Crowder, Horford, Tatum, Olynyk, Rozier, Amir Johnson, Jerebko and Zeller. And assorted minor players.
That group is not getting past the Cavs or Warriors. They are not garbage by any stroke of the imagination, but not good enough to advance and Washington is right behind them.
Adding Hayward in FA would be a huge step in the right direction and if Paul George did want to sign a 3 yr extension and play for the Celtics the new team of IT, Smart, Brown Tatum, George, Horford, Hayward looks a lot more formidable.
The assumption being you give Bradley, Crowder and some assortment of draft picks to get George once Hayward is signed.