Trade Idea: Lee and Young and two 1sts for Horford and Splitter

[Smitty77]

This works on realgm.com trade checker:

http://basketball.realgm.com/tradechecker/saved_trade/6657172

We would need to take on Splitter's BAD contract that runs thru next year at $8.3 million and give up our first rounder this year and the Dallas first rounder.

Thoughts??

Smitty77

[chilidawg]

If you think you can resign Horford, you absolutely do this.  Splitter's contract isn't that bad.

You'd have to do something else up front, because you'd now have Horford/Johnson/Sullinger/olynyk/Jerebko with Zeller/Splitter/Mickey deep on the bench.

[pearljammer10]

Horford as an FA scares me...He's also only a 15 and 7 guys and has kind of stepped off a bit from his All Star superstar status.

Still like him and his fit. But thats a lot to give up for a declining FA.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Horford as an FA scares me...He's also only a 15 and 7 guys and has kind of stepped off a bit from his All Star superstar status.

Still like him and his fit. But thats a lot to give up for a declining FA.

Plus his health... huge concern. I see him as too risky in the end.

[Smitty77]

If you think you can resign Horford, you absolutely do this.  Splitter's contract isn't that bad.

You'd have to do something else up front, because you'd now have Horford/Johnson/Sullinger/olynyk/Jerebko with Zeller/Splitter/Mickey deep on the bench.

Totally agree.  If this happens, we would have to trades one to two bigs and quick!!!

Smitty77

[Smitty77]

Horford as an FA scares me...He's also only a 15 and 7 guys and has kind of stepped off a bit from his All Star superstar status.

Still like him and his fit. But thats a lot to give up for a declining FA.

I personally would NOT say that having a 20.00 PER is declining:-)

Smitty77

[ssspence]

Yuck. Just sign Horford this summer.

[Smitty77]

Yuck. Just sign Horford this summer.

Because I think we would get his Bird Right's by trading for him.  You act like Horford is just going to sign with us because we are Boston.  That has not happened in a LONG time!!!!  Free agency is NOT how we tend to land stars!!  I wish that trend was a reality however:-))

Smitty77

[Evantime34]

Yuck. Just sign Horford this summer.

Getting Horford in Boston for a half season increases our chances of signing him. If giving up a first and Young increases our chances at signing Horford, I'm all in.

[tazzmaniac]

Yuck. Just sign Horford this summer.

Because I think we would get his Bird Right's by trading for him.  You act like Horford is just going to sign with us because we are Boston.  That has not happened in a LONG time!!!!  Free agency is NOT how we tend to land stars!!  I wish that trend was a reality however:-))

Smitty77

I don't care about his Bird Rights because I wouldn't offer him a 5 year deal.  Just how much are you willing to re-sign him for? 

[chilidawg]

Yuck. Just sign Horford this summer.

But this way you get him for a half season, which I think really makes us at least ECF contenders.  And really it's giving up very little.

[LarBrd33]

saw on another forum the idea of going after Horford + Teague and then flipping Teague + picks for Gordon Hayward.

[LarBrd33]

Yuck. Just sign Horford this summer.

Getting Horford in Boston for a half season increases our chances of signing him. If giving up a first and Young increases our chances at signing Horford, I'm all in.

I'm not sure how much it really increases our chances of signing Horford.   I agree with ssspence... if Horford is willing to re-sign here, we might as well just grab him in free agency.

I'm on board with trading for Horford now, but the price shouldn't be too high considering the risk.

[pearljammer10]

Horford as an FA scares me...He's also only a 15 and 7 guys and has kind of stepped off a bit from his All Star superstar status.

Still like him and his fit. But thats a lot to give up for a declining FA.

I personally would NOT say that having a 20.00 PER is declining:-)

Smitty77

Compared to 17 and 10 and 19 and 9 2 and 3 years ago? He's going to be 30 and asking for a max deal....I like him, but is he that type of superstar?

Now the rumors of the day of Teague and Horford and then flipping Teague for Hayward is something I can get on board with however.