I have to say, I’m impressed. Business ideas posts are usually filled with unbalanced ideas, business ideas that don’t follow CBA rules, or bad ideas outright. You guys are brilliant (hey, I read the CelticsBlog, so you must be doing something right) and you came up with some interesting ideas. So I thought of highlighting some of my favorites and commenting on each one.
Benjamin Torbert
Brogdon to Detroit
Isaiah Stewart, Alec Burks, and Isiah Livers ($matching) for Boston
Detroit adds Brogdon to a fresh start 5 of Ivey/Brogdon/Cunningham/Bogdanovic and Duren or Wiseman. Stewart is somewhat superfluous with 3 other senior guys trying to develop them in Duren, Wiseman and Bagley. Brogdon, like Bogdanovich, provides seasoned shooting, intelligence and leadership to help their other young pieces like Cunningham and Ivey develop.
The Celtics save a few bucks on this deal. Burks would combine with Pritchard to replace most (but not all) of Brogdon’s production at reserve guard points. Stewart provides big strong man insurance for Al and Rob.
I think I like this idea better. As Torbert explains, we get a useful big guy for our depth and Detroit gets a great shooter. I even like the idea of Burks giving us some extra depth. Note that the trade works without including Livers (which would also save the Celtics money).
Gekedaman
Brown to Houston……. Amy can sell the idea that he resigns
#4 To wash
#8 and Beal to Boston…
I will say up front that I don’t think trading for Bradley Beal will make any sense for the Celtics. If you have questions about Brown being deserving of a Supermax, you really should have questions about Beal being deserving of it. However, in the scenario where Brown asks, you might have to consider something like this.
In another variation, I’d be more interested in selecting the Rockets and a player or two from their roster. It will be a step back
cpheron
Payton Pritchard to Houston for Usman Garuba, possibly with some back-and-forth draft compensation from each team as well.
Payton Pritchard to San Antonio for Charles Basie, with the same type of option exchange to seal the deal.
Logical and rational movements. I love him. Such moves wouldn’t make headlines (except for the CelticsBlog!) but they seem plausible, at least on Boston’s part. Pritchard has value in the league, but you’re looking for other players who are underutilized or seem willing to take it a step further.
Ali Abdullah Ali 1388
Boston Gets: Pursings
Washington gets: Grant Williams, Malcolm Brogdan, and a protected first-round pick
I would be interested in Porzingis because of the extra dimension it would bring. His defense isn’t as bad as it’s advertised either. In the right environment he can be a very useful player. He probably has his player option for $36 million but that’s only for one year.
The Celtics will then have to decide if he’s worth the long-term investment or if they’d rather take his salary off the books next summer. The latter is not an idea since you are losing an asset for “nothing” but this may be a game you have to play in the new CBA. Also, using a pick for only one year isn’t ideal either. (I talk myself out of this exact trade package, but I’m still open to the idea of KP in Boston in a way.)
ALittleBitOfSocialism
Payton Pritchard and Malcolm Brogdon to Clippers for Norman Powell and Robert Covington (or Nick Batum)
Payton Prichard and Mike Muscala to the Timberwolves for Taurean Prince and a future second
I like the idea of Norm being a Celtics killer on the Celtics and killing other teams for a change. It’s cheaper than Brogdon and on a longer contract.
sports ball
Pritchard and a 2024 second-rounder to the Jazz in the 28th place for filler and salary.
This will allow us to keep No. 35 in this draft as well. So we can take advantage of picks No. 28 and No. 35 to try to develop a front-court prospect for the couple. This will help us start development now so that we have a prospect or two ready to contribute in a couple of years.
Again, it makes sense to tip Pritchard for a low first-rounder. You should keep in mind a guy you like at twenty-eight, especially since you’ll still be locked into that contract for a few years. But I think you’ll see teams move toward relying on draft picks to contribute because they’re lower-cost options to fill out a roster.
Well done guys! I appreciate the thought put into these. Feel free to share more in the comments below.