I really wished that we could have had Smith this year.
I am not ready to give up anyone from our team through a trade for three reasons:
1. Just to get salaries to match, we have to give too many people.
2. Past experience has proved that mid-season trades aren't always the best thing for a team that wants to win a championship that year. Players are not able to develop chemistry that quickly. I prefer having Smith from the beginning of the season or earlier on in the season than midway so there is enough time to get him comfortable with the team and the offensive and defensive system.
3. Giving up Green will cripple our bench. Sure Terry is there for instant offense and the spark off the bench, but let's be real. Terry and Green both together coming off the bench and playing against the other team's bench is very important and very big advantage in our favor. I don't want to give up that. Of course, unless Smith is willing to come off the bench, which he most likely won't, our bench power will severely go down.
I would rather wait for his contract to end by the end of this year, and if his strong desire to become a Celtic is still alive, then he would understand our situation maybe take a little bit of a pay-cut. I am confident that Pierce would be willing to take a pay-cut too if it means we get a huge talent in Josh Smith.