Supposed rumor between NO and BOS

[clover]

Any chance the Suns and Gordon still covet each other and the C's could land Gortat?

[indeedproceed]

I like the idea of Pierce for E.Gordon but I worry about including Bradley also.

There is a lot of risk with Eric Gordon's health / contract.

I think if you can use Bradley to get a player who has shown the ability to be a star, and who is 24 years old...you have to do it.  Bradley is a nice player to have on your team, but I just think his cieling is limited...and let's not forget, he has his own injury concerns, even if they are not on the same level as Gordon's.

Yeah man, pas-des-brainer.

[rondohondo]

Obviously this is a dream scenario so lets say the starting 5 stays relatively healthy, yes I know it is quite a stretch , but just for fun ...

 say we trade PP and Bradley for Gordon

Trade KG for Bledsoe and Jordan


Draft Glen Rice JR   

PG: Rondo    / Bledsoe
SG: Gordon   / Lee
SF: Green    / Rice Jr
PF: Sully    / Bass
 C: Jordan   / Melo


I wouldn't mind a roster like that at all

[Kevin OConnor]

Eric Gordon is terrible. Can't stay healthy and overrated when he's actually on the court. No thanks.

Sounds like a false rumor to me...

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

If this rumor is true, it causes me to shake my head at Boston's seeming fascination with injury-prone players. I realize that injuries can happen to anyone at any time, but after all the snake biting this team's been through in the last five years, I'd think they'd want to go after only those players who have no history of major injuries.

[scaryjerry]

Disgusting. Wouldn't even want to give up Bradley alone for Gordon

[Evantime34]

I'm not sure how I feel about this deal, which means it is probably fair

Pros:
A healthy Gordon gives us a dynamic scoring back court, that could help make our offensive woes a thing of the past.

Cons:
I love Bradley, and think he is still going to get a ton better.
Gordon is a huge health risk

Hopefully NO leaked this to try and increase Eric Gordon's value (which means a package of AB and Pierce is considered good around the league). If we leaked it then we are hoping to get a player like Gordon for those two.

[gpap]

This could also lead to a 3 team deal involving the Clippers where the Pelicans land Pierce and Bradley.

The Clippers land Gordon and maybe someone else (Robin Lopez, Ryan Anderson?)

The Celts land Bledsoe and Jordan.

[crownontherocks]

If this trade goes down and the captain gets buyed out from NO. Could he return to celtics?

[indeedproceed]

If this trade goes down and the captain gets buyed out from NO. Could he return to celtics?

Yep

[CelticG1]

When discussing Pierce trades these are ones that I can hop on board with.

Its a risky move but I like it a hell of a lot better than some crappy deandre jordan and bledsoe deal or crap like that.

[Evantime34]

If this trade goes down and the captain gets buyed out from NO. Could he return to celtics?

Yep

Are you sure? I thought they put a rule specifically to prevent this in place?

[AB_Celtic]

If this trade goes down and the captain gets buyed out from NO. Could he return to celtics?

Yep

Are you sure? I thought they put a rule specifically to prevent this in place?

There may be a difference between being bought out and being waived. For instance, we couldn't resign E'Twaun when Houston waived him.

Maybe we could resign a bought-out player? I'm no CBA expert.

[Fafnir]

From Larry Coon's FAQ:

•A team cannot reacquire a player they traded away during that season (a season being July 1 - June 30). If he is waived by his new team, then he cannot re-sign with his original team until the one-year anniversary of the trade, or until the July 1 following the end of his contract, whichever comes first. However, if a team trades a player's draft rights, they can reacquire the player during the same season.

[Evantime34]

From Larry Coon's FAQ:

•A team cannot reacquire a player they traded away during that season (a season being July 1 - June 30). If he is waived by his new team, then he cannot re-sign with his original team until the one-year anniversary of the trade, or until the July 1 following the end of his contract, whichever comes first. However, if a team trades a player's draft rights, they can reacquire the player during the same season.

Faf dropping knowledge bombs