The thing that may stop Danny going after Gortat is the fact that having Bass out there means we have multiple jumpshooting threats in the paint.
Bringing in Gortat eliminates Bass from the starting line up (because he'll be traded or probably be relegated to the bench).
This ruins much of our strategy of stretching the opposing teams bigs and opening up the paint for Rondo to penetrate or make easy passes to backdoor cutters like Avery Bradley or Jeff Green.
It's why this Bradley for Gortat rumor is probably over rated and Doc and Danny are deciding whether or not they want KG to play the power forward position and if his body can handle the work involved in guarding the other elite PF's in the league.
Ie: against OKC because Gortat would be on Perk KG would be guarding Ibaka instead of Perkins- which is a much tougher defensive assignment and takes up loads more of KG's energy which we'll need deep in the fourth quarter on help defense protecting the rim.
It's a big gamble and it's why we might see Danny prefer to wait until we can trade the pieces to go after Josh Smith simply because it keeps KG at the center position where he's comfortable for the rest of his career.
I think we are going to see Danny throw everything at the Hawks to get Smith around All Star break. I mean EVERYONE is up for grabs that isn't named Rondo, Pierce, KG or Green. If we can't work something out with Atlanta and we are looking like we really need that inside presence then Danny may go after Gortat (pick n roll ability), and then finally Verajao (defensive ability). In fact Verajao is probably the farthest from the picture because of his lack of offensive ability and the fact that our style of defense will really hinder his offensive rebounding abilities. Even Millsap is more likely than Verajao with our style of play.
In my opinion we need some kind of offensive replacement if we are moving Bass in a deal because he just gives us too much production with that jumpshot. Not just points wise but our ability to double-stretch the floor just has such a huge influence on opposing defenses and where we want to be come playoff time. Josh Smith may not be the best shooter, but he's okay when he's left wide open, and defenders must go out to him because if he gets a first step on his defender to the basket they are 99% getting dunked on. Factor that in with KG needing to stay at center particularly on defense, and it makes you re-think the Gortat situation.
Or I could be completely wrong