The most realistic way we create a big three. Most realistic not necessarily realistic.
First move will be combining our large amount of picks and trading up in the draft for mid rank to lower level lottery picks. I say we trade Olynyk to the raptors for number 9 pick. They are in need for a pf that can stretch the floor
Then we do a 3 way trade
Philly sends:Okafor
Philly gets:Number 9 2016 pick,number 16 pick 2016 draft and james young
Chicago gets: Okafor, #3 pick, 2017 brooklyn pick and Amir Johnson
Chicago sends: Jimmy Butler
Boston sends: #3 pick 2016, #9 2016 pick,#16 pick 2016 draft, 2017 Brooklyn pick, Amir Johnson and James Young
Boston gets:Jimmy Butler
So that leaves a roster of
Thomas
Butler
Crowder
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with a bench of smart,bradley,jerebko,rozier,Mickey,hunter
money works out here
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=jmvzh2m So I suggest we do a trade that has been suggested in multiple posts on the celtics blog.
Basically it is an Ibaka, Bradley swap. I think we may have to give them a late first round pick or a couple of second rounders to help sweeten the deal but that is it.
Adams and kanter have played a lot of minutes together and ibaka has only one year left on his contract.
Bradly would be the perfect sg for them. his perfect 3 & D will complement Westbrook and Durant's ball dominant style.
Making a starting line up of
thomas
butler
crowder
Ibaka
Now we have to go after Hassan Whiteside in free agency. The heat are rumored to not be willing to pay him a max contract for hopes of getting durant. If we go after whitened and show him how he can be the man and how amazing the team would be.
The starting line up would be one of the best defenses in the league
the paint would be guarded by ibaka and whitened. While if you tried to go to the perimeter you would be guarded by butler,crowder and not to mention marcus smart on the bench.
offensivly butler would be point forward, isaiah would certainly carry his own. aback could stretch the floor and whitened is good at cutbacks and posting up. Making crowder the perfect 3 and D sf. Because we are only signing one max contract we would have a little money left offer to sign someone else of the bench because our bench would currently be
smart
rj hunter
jerebko
mickey
I bet we could resign turner or someone else to help off the bench
overal it could be a great team