"Every roster-building option is on the table for president Danny Ainge, who has expendable and affordable trade pieces and a plethora of future draft picks at his disposal. The calls to trade for a star—DeMarcus Cousins and Carmelo Anthony are the biggest names on lottery-bound teams—will continue unabated up until the deadline, but Boston should tread lightly. While an incoming star might theoretically punch up an inconsistent offense, he might also disrupt the productive defensive chemistry or alter what has become a positive, team-first culture. The East’s landscape offers more cause for prudence, as it’s hard to envision a plausible (but major) trade that would somehow vault Boston past Cleveland in the short-term, and the lack of a bona fide No. 2 contender means that a spot in the conference finals is potentially within the Celtics’ grasp, as is. There isn’t much downside to seeing how this group fares either: Boston will enter the summer with significant cap flexibility, its key core pieces already under contract, and all those picks. The opportunity to strike will be there when the draft rolls around." Full article: http://ift.tt/1YWvDvg
Submitted January 02, 2016 at 11:54AM by formeraide