Would you trade Prince, Thornton, Bass for a 1st and fillers?

[Tr1boy]

Just want to see peoples opinion.

Or we would need to get more assets back

[BleedGreen1989]

Absolutely.

[nickagneta]

They are more valuable to the team as expiring contracts right now. Though I doubt the Celtics land a free agent with cap space that will matter, sometimes having the flexibility to absorb contracts can get you a great player that way via trade. If the C's want to tank, don't play these guys but at this point I would rather they stay as expiring contracts and give the team cap flexibility this off season.

[BleedGreen1989]

They are more valuable to the team as expiring contracts right now. Though I doubt the Celtics land a free agent with cap space that will matter, sometimes having the flexibility to absorb contracts can get you a great player that way via trade. If the C's want to tank, don't play these guys but at this point I would rather they stay as expiring contracts and give the team cap flexibility this off season.

How would we have less flexibility?

Assuming all the filler is expiring.

[Nerf DPOY]

That is a lot in fillers.

[nickagneta]

They are more valuable to the team as expiring contracts right now. Though I doubt the Celtics land a free agent with cap space that will matter, sometimes having the flexibility to absorb contracts can get you a great player that way via trade. If the C's want to tank, don't play these guys but at this point I would rather they stay as expiring contracts and give the team cap flexibility this off season.

How would we have less flexibility?

Assuming all the filler is expiring.

That's not an assumption I am willing to make. Finding $20 million in expiring deals to trade away $20 million in expiring deals to net a first rounder doesn't seem plausible at all.

[BleedGreen1989]

They are more valuable to the team as expiring contracts right now. Though I doubt the Celtics land a free agent with cap space that will matter, sometimes having the flexibility to absorb contracts can get you a great player that way via trade. If the C's want to tank, don't play these guys but at this point I would rather they stay as expiring contracts and give the team cap flexibility this off season.

How would we have less flexibility?

Assuming all the filler is expiring.

That's not an assumption I am willing to make. Finding $20 million in expiring deals to trade away $20 million in expiring deals to net a first rounder doesn't seem plausible at all.

Yeah, it's absolutely not likely but I was assuming it was more theoretical.

[Quetzalcoatl]

Depends where we traded them to.  If it was for like Miami, Charlotte, Detroit, San Antonio, Pheonix, OKC or New Orleans I'd do it, but not for a team that is drafting any higher than they are.

[Eddie20]

3 players who have no future on our team for a future asset....sign me up!

[Celtics18]

I wouldn't, but Danny probably will.

[howl1309]

I don't think we need another first rounder. Yes, they are really good assets but we can't use all of them. We will have to trade some of them but having so many might hurt our leverage.

I actually prefer to win some games and develop chemistry and a winning culture. I think we are more likely to trade for 'stars' rather than keep on trying to draft the next one. If we save the Brooklyn picks, we have a good shot at a high pick while doing everything we can to win.

Prince and bass teaching the young players how to play and be professionals is more valuable than another first.

[Tr1boy]

Danny should not have alot of issues getting at least s 1st for all three. I would want more back myself

A three way trade involving stoudermire or david lee type of contract could work

Its lets make the playoffs or do the trade above  is the way i see it

[mctyson]

Just want to see peoples opinion.

Or we would need to get more assets back

Nobody is trading a 1st round pick for any (or all 3) of those guys, especially since we are not taking on any contracts.

[Evantime34]

If we are taking back expirings then absolutely. I'd think long and hard about a deal for a guy like David Lee where we take on an extra year.