I was looking at the standings, and from what I see
PHI
LAL
MIN
Are the worst teams in the league .
The C's are in the next level
Bos
NYK
Utah
Den
Mil
Ind
Orl
That would be the top ten picks in next years draft . So C's are pretty much guaranteed a top 10 pick if they just play the season out with any trades, right ?
But what if there is a few trades ? Say we could get a 1st and expirings for Bass and Green ? I would much rather do this than trade Rondo for a low ball package . We would be able to clear Green off the books for sure , rather than wondering if he will opt out or not at the end of the year , and pick up a draft pick to add to the stockpile . A lot of contenders could use Bass as a Solid big man off the bench .
If we trade Bass and Geeen, I think we easily fall into the top 5 in the lottery, but still have Rondo(and his bird rights) along with picking up a few picks and falling into the top 5 in the lottery .
Then we could use a few of our picks to move Wallace(or stretch option) and clear even more cap space , So we could re-sign Rondo, add another max , and still have some cap room left .
Roster
top 5 pick
Max contract
Rondo
Sully
Smart
KO
Zellar
Bradley
Turner
Young
clips 1st rd pick
I think this is the way to go .