I'd take KG back on the Celtics in a heartbeat and would do this deal with Brooklyn if they were interested.
I'd even give them back one of their picks
Would love to have him back for one final hurrah and also to have another veteran presence on the team
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=mtnbr3n
All signs are that the Nets want to compete. They would never make that trade.
And if a pick is included, that means both teams are doing a complete 180 from their thought process of a year ago.
If I'm the Nets I do that trade in less than a millisecond. They want to compete and it makes then more likely to do so, plus they get rid of ISO Joe's contract and KGs "deadweight" (according to the majority of board posters thinking he's completely a waste of space at this point).
Green has an option so basically the Nets get cap space, save 12 mil by replacing Wallace with Johnson. And get 3 competent players of value plus a decent back up center in Anthony.
Yup, which is why I brought that up.
Essentially, Brookly remains competitve, gets cap space and, if need be, get back one of their draft picks.
For the Celts, they get a couple decent veterans to help them compete next season and provide some veteran leadership to the younger guys (well, especially KG.)
IMO, I think the Celts and Brooklyn make very good trade partners.
Plus they still keep DWill and Brook, who are their two biggest draws.
Finally, I think KG would love to finish the final year of his career as a Celtic.