We keep hoping Danny makes some good trades and/or finds a way to sign big-name free agents. His goal is to make the team competitive for years to come and to win another Championship.
Before we get there we have to wonder how is Danny going to find a way to pay the salaries of the current players when their contracts expire? Specifically, Kelly O, Tyler Z, Jared S, and Evan Turner. I'm not expecting Amir Johnson or David Lee to be resigned. But, who knows what the future holds for them being in a Celtics uniform.
Will the Celtics be able to afford to keep these players or will Danny continue his efforts to trade away assets? My feeling is KO, TZ, JS and ET are going to expect at least as much as Jae Crowder to stick around.
http://www.spotrac.com/nba/boston-celtics/jae-crowder/ When will the craziness end? Sure, Jae is a decent player, but $7 million/year? Can you imagine the other players I listed above making that much or more? The argument/reasoning might be to either trade them away or let them walk. Is this really a good option if one wants to stay competitive?
Yes, the salary cap is going up next year. Does that mean you keep paying role players in the $7-10 million/year range just because that's what the market calls for?
It seems more and more teams are trading away these types of players or letting them go when the economics call for it. For example, the Kings traded away David Lee even though he basically turned the tide against Cleveland when inserted into the lineup during their Championship run. Other examples, Celtics not resigning Bass, Dragic and P Jones released, Tyler Hansborough, Ty Lawson, etc.
If I were a Celtic team owner I doubt I would be sold on the idea of signing all these players to these types of contracts. There has to be a limit to this madness. Isn't there a point of diminishing returns? Imagine having these big salaries and the team doesn't even make the playoffs.
It seems like the Celtics are in a Catch 22 situation in that if they don't resign these players, then they may be stuck with D-League substitutes much like Philly used over the past few years. Maybe that's one reason Danny keeps stockpiling all these draft picks?