Would you be disappointed if we don't make the playoffs next year?

[LilRip]

This offseason looks to be like a big one and i see many threads hoping/expecting us to land a big name like Jimmy Butler, Durant, etc.. But what if the opposite happens? What if we end up with the #5 pick, and some near-playoff team (Chicago? Milwaukee? Utah?) beats the odds and wins the lottery. If they offered us the #1 or #2 for IT, AB and Crowder in an effort to win now, would you do it?

We'll be gutting our current core (which feels like maybe a major piece away from contending) and would likely miss the playoffs next year but I guess we'll be more set for the future with Smart, Simmons/Ingram and #5 pick? I dunno.

[trickybilly]

No need to trade for the #1 when you win it anyway

[GC003332]

Yes

[green2k16]

absolutely

[greece66]

This offseason looks to be like a big one and i see many threads hoping/expecting us to land a big name like Jimmy Butler, Durant, etc.. But what if the opposite happens? What if we end up with the #5 pick, and some near-playoff team (Chicago? Milwaukee? Utah?) beats the odds and wins the lottery. If they offered us the #1 or #2 for IT, AB and Crowder in an effort to win now, would you do it?

We'll be gutting our current core (which feels like maybe a major piece away from contending) and would likely miss the playoffs next year but I guess we'll be more set for the future with Smart, Simmons/Ingram and #5 pick? I dunno.

Nah

[SHAQATTACK]

This offseason looks to be like a big one and i see many threads hoping/expecting us to land a big name like Jimmy Butler, Durant, etc.. But what if the opposite happens? What if we end up with the #5 pick, and some near-playoff team (Chicago? Milwaukee? Utah?) beats the odds and wins the lottery. If they offered us the #1 or #2 for IT, AB and Crowder in an effort to win now, would you do it?

We'll be gutting our current core (which feels like maybe a major piece away from contending) and would likely miss the playoffs next year but I guess we'll be more set for the future with Smart, Simmons/Ingram and #5 pick? I dunno.

Nah

Agree ....once a Celtic always a Celtic

[2short]

Don't worry about it.  NO WAY this team doesn't make the playoffs next year.  If we don't add anyone we will improve.  We are going to add a GAZILLION draft picks and some free agents.

We could make a jump to ecf contender (or better) or be a tough out in playoffs.  Look at other teams and how they fare, improve, stay the same or fall behind.

[Big333223]

To answer the OP's question, yes. If Ainge turns all of these assetts and solid role players into a team that misses the playoffs next season I'll be incredbily disappointed.

[Celtic Fan Forever]

I absolutely hate this idea. Why blow it up when we're way closer to contending than we are to bottoming out?