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Originally Posted by Blackadar
It is a crapshoot (which is why the NBA simply isn't as good as other leagues), but if the Cs do the following, they'll be doing it right:
Trade KG this offseason. If he can't go to the Clippers for DeAndre Jordan + 1st round pick, then perhaps somewhere else for a 1st round pick or some young talent.
Trade PP to a contender at the trade deadline for another 1st. Yes, he's 35 but his per 36 numbers were close to his historical numbers and he still averaged 19/6/4 last year. He can be a massively valuable asset during a playoff run as the 2nd or 3rd scorer.
If those two things happen, then the Cs will be a good position to restock the cupboard. They already have some promising talent on the team and still have Rondo (there's another huge trade chip as well). In the NBA that's all you can do.
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The only problem I see with this is that a KG-less Celtics still compete for a playoff spot. If they are the seventh seed at the deadline I doubt they have the guts to trade Pierce.
I think they need to trade Pierce before the season starts.