Right now he is coming off the bench for Memphis after being a perennial starter. He is still a great rebounder only playing 23MPG his Per 36 is 20PPG and 12RPG.
There have been rumors that Memphis intends to trade him, he is on an expiring contract and potentially unhappy with his bench role. He was talked into coming off the bench for the 6th Man of the Year Award but he most likely will not win it because Eric Gordon is having an amazing year averaging 18PPG off the bench for Houston.
If we traded for him he would start instantly over Amir Johnson and be the best rebounder and low post scorer. You'd have Olynyck and Johnson off the bench and the ability to stagger Horford and Z-Bo's minutes.
The only issue is what you're willing to give up. Memphis wants to get something in return for an aging player whom they do not intend on resigning this offseason. I believe a package centered around Smart would entice Memphis Front Office. Now you may say thats too much for an aging player however if you consider Z-Bo's deal will be expiring so you're not stuck with an old player and a bad contract.
The icing on the cake would be potentially replacing Smart who has years of control with Tony Allen who is also expiring. Smart and TA both cannot shoot but they both play defense very well. TA is a better rebounder and defender overall. You'd have to probably add another youthful player maybe one of the overseas guys.
Celtics fans would you consider a trade of...
Celtics
- Zach Randolph
- Tony Allen
Memphis
- Marcus Smart
- Tyler Zeller
- Over seas guy
Keep in mind the Celtics have a lot of youth and picks, you can't play everybody. This move makes the Celtics better for this year with financial flexibility in the offseason.
If you're not interested in this trade you could change it up a bit by returning Memphis first rounder which we own in 2019. Honestly Memphis will not be top 5 pick bad in 2019 (its also protected), they still have a good front office and Gasol and Conley.
Celtics
- Randolph
- Allen
Memphis
- Smart
- Zeller
- Return Memphis 2019 1st Rounder
Submitted January 20, 2017 at 11:44PM by brainfraud