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One of the comments:"why wouldn't the nets do that? Much better contract for Pierce than JJ, and arguably better player."Pierce is viewed as a better player than JJ? At this stage of his career, really?
I 100% believe that Ainge offered PP (plus salary) for JJ (and a 1st). The idea would be that NJ gets to compete this year and shed salary next year. Also Pierce is better than Johnson at basically everything but wind sprints so NJ actually gets better. Johnson probably has 2 "good" years left and after that he's a massive expiring contract. KG is signed for about that long as is Rondo. This was a "keep the window open" scenario and the Nets turned it down because Prokhorov is a billionaire that doesn't mind paying into the tax to win. Can't blame Danny for trying at all.Honestly I can't decide if this was to keep the window open or trade or shut the door trade. I think window because of how long Johnson is signed for and how much he's owed. No rebuilding team wants that mess.
Hmmm well if it was Deron Williams, that would give us a healthy PG for this year. This also opens the door to trading Rondo later for a valuable asset. Brooks Lopez would be alright but he's too injury prone for me to find desirable.JJ has an albatross contract so I don't believe that is the guy Ainge was targetting.
If it was for Deron, it would be extremely sad to say no, but it is a deal that you can't turn down.You then work on a deal centered around Rondo and Howard and you have a pretty awesome cornerstone for the next generation...