Try to take advantage of other teams needing to shed salary.
This. Golden State (Lee), New Jersey (Johnson) and Miami (Chalmers, McBob, etc) are all teams that may give up pick a two if someone helps them shed some salary.
I would prefer not to go after Lee just because I'm not sure what value Golden State really has to offer (a pick that's gonna end up in the 25-30 range? meh), and David Lee will want to play.
The Lakers have contracts they need to shed, too.
I just don't see what quality asset we could get for helping any of those teams.
I like Splitter and Hibbert as one year additions in salary dumps but I don't think either push us to 50 wins and I'm not sure what assets their teams would give up to move them.
Oh I agree, we're not going to add a player that way who would help us win a lot more games.
You've got to lower your expectations. The idea would be to pick up additional minor assets, like a pick that might go as high as the middle of the 1st round if all goes well. Ideally 2017 or later, since we already have too many picks next summer.
pho has the right of it on a number of posts concerning what the celtics should do next season. unless a really good, game improving player comes this summer through FA, then i hope ainge continues the rebuild, plays the kids, takes a step back in w/l, and plays the lottery.
one step back today, two steps forward tomorrow. if they are going to lose, i would rather watch young, rozier, smart, and hunter play minutes, make mistakes, and learn, then watch older players eat up their minutes. (bass being bye bye this year will help.)
i knew this rebuild was on schedule for 5 years and this is year 3 coming up. i am patient and can wait for the second marshmellow.