Knowing Josh Smith is possibly available and that the Hawks would love to rid themselves of Joe Johnson's contract, would you trade Ray and KG for Johnson and Smith?
Hey, the Celts get younger and can still compete as we both know Smith and J.J. can play.
I understand cap space is important, BUT realistically, does anyone really think D.H. is going to be a Celtic in 2012 or are we just kidding ourselves?
I'm not convinced that Smith is ever going to be more than he is and Joe Johnson is only going to get worse and he was barely better than Ray this past season. So I'd have to pass on this trade.
I don't know. I understand the attachment to KG and Ray as they brought us a championship and I am a bigger KG fan than anybody! That said, I was pretty disgusted with the way the Celtics played vs. Miami and feel like the time is now right to pull the trigger on a mega deal.
Honestly, I think something like this might be the only way for the Celtics to salvage themselves as Ray and KG aren't getting younger.
From what I've seen from Josh Smith, he looks like a younger KG to me that needs a little more maturity and Joe Johnson is a younger version of Ray, who also needs a bit of growing up, still.
You pair these guys up with Doc's tutoring and Pierce's leadership, sign Dalembert with the MLE, that's easily a 45-50 win team (IMO.)
Again, I know the 2012 cap space issue is important but I just think the odds of landing Howard, Paul or Williams is like finding a needle in a haystack.
