Any chance Wizards go young and we can pry Gortat this summer?

[mgent]

Wizards dropping in standings, and could fall far fast.  The guy is 32, he'll be starting his decline in ~3 years as Wall/Beal/Porter/Morris are just beginning their primes.  Still a great player on a great contract, and fixes our biggest problem (size/Center).

Offer some combination of Jerebko, Zeller, Young, Rozier, RJ, Mickey, Clarke, DAL 1st, PHI 2nd (basically a late first), any BOS 1st, future MEM 1st.  Maybe even give up Sully or Amir?

If we could pull this off, and keep the BKN pick, I like our chances of attracting a max FA.

[Lucky17]

I'd rather get Horford. Younger, better, and less costly (only cap space, no need to expend assets).

[mgent]

Agree, but I certainly don't want to go into FA with only 1 option and miss out.

Not to mention, the assets I'm talking about aren't very big, and there's no way we can keep ALL our assets.

[lefty12]

If DA wanted him would have pursued him when he was FA

Wiz are 1-2 pieces away - they won't be giving away gortat unless they get clear upgrade

[mgent]

If DA wanted him would have pursued him when he was FA

Wiz are 1-2 pieces away - they won't be giving away gortat unless they get clear upgrade

I would argue a team like the Celtics are 1-2 pieces away.

A team like the Wizards are much further.  They're 5 games away from being bottom 3 in the East with BKN and PHI.

[PhoSita]

I'd rather get Horford. Younger, better, and less costly (only cap space, no need to expend assets).

Agreed, but Gortat wouldn't be a terrible fallback.

I've wanted Gortat since his Phoenix days.

[Lucky17]

Agree, but I certainly don't want to go into FA with only 1 option and miss out.

Not to mention, the assets I'm talking about aren't very big, and there's no way we can keep ALL our assets.

As a backup, plan, sure. Gortat might slot into the C's available cap space, so might only take picks. [Edit: checked Gortat's salary for next year: it's $12 mil, and Boston should have almost $13 mil in starting cap space without renouncing anyone.]

Save expendable/filler contract for another trade down the line.

[SHAQATTACK]

Yuk

I hope ...NOT !

[rondohondo]

forget Gortat

If Durant really has no interest in Washington like is being reported , I could see them blowing it up in a year or 2 if they can't sign another all-star level player.

Wall and Beal would be the main targets on that team ....

[crimson_stallion]

I agree, I prefer Horford over Gortat. 

Gortat isn't a bad consolation prize if the other big names aren't available though.  We really need a legit center.

[BornReady]

Horford over gortat
Plus gortat is on a weird deal where he would be getting paid a lot
despite probably declining in play from age

[pearljammer10]

If DA wanted him would have pursued him when he was FA

Wiz are 1-2 pieces away - they won't be giving away gortat unless they get clear upgrade

I would argue a team like the Celtics are 1-2 pieces away.

A team like the Wizards are much further.  They're 5 games away from being bottom 3 in the East with BKN and PHI.

They're also only seven games away from being ahead of us and tied for top three in the east.

[lefty12]

If DA wanted him would have pursued him when he was FA

Wiz are 1-2 pieces away - they won't be giving away gortat unless they get clear upgrade

I would argue a team like the Celtics are 1-2 pieces away.

A team like the Wizards are much further.  They're 5 games away from being bottom 3 in the East with BKN and PHI.

Wall and beal better pieces than anything celts have. - wiz were right there last year and took backstep
Injuries and absence of pierce hurt rotation and chemistry

Put Stevens on that bench and they b tough

[Quetzalcoatl]

If DA wanted him would have pursued him when he was FA

Wiz are 1-2 pieces away - they won't be giving away gortat unless they get clear upgrade

I would argue a team like the Celtics are 1-2 pieces away.

A team like the Wizards are much further.  They're 5 games away from being bottom 3 in the East with BKN and PHI.

Wall and beal better pieces than anything celts have. - wiz were right there last year and took backstep
Injuries and absence of pierce hurt rotation and chemistry

Put Stevens on that bench and they b tough

I honestly would take IT over Beal at this point

[lefty12]

That's funny