Stars are hard to trade for but the Celtics have to consolodate some of the picks and prospects into a single player with more talent. Are there any non-all stars who you want?
The Celtics do not have to consolidate all their picks. It is commonly stated on this blog and elsewhere that they cannot use all 8 draft picks, or that they must make a trade. That is not true.
The team could in theory lose 5 players from its current roster. Turner (unrestricted), Sullinger (restricted) and Zeller (restricted) are free agents. I can very easily see Turner and Sullinger being offered contracts that far exceed what Danny would like to pay them. It is harder to see Zeller getting paid but it is also easier to see him leaving. We have to be prepared to lose all 3. Johnson and Jerebko are on team-options for next year and I would expect at least one of them not to return, most likely Johnson. But for the sake of my argument let's assume all 5 players leave and we sign no free agents.
That's 5 roster spots for draft picks right there. If we do indeed use all 8 selections, I expect maybe half of them will be used on overseas players who will be kept overseas. Depending on whom we pick we could add 4 to 5 rookies to the team.
While it is highly unlikely that this scenario plays out, and it is certainly not my preference, we as fans have to be prepared for the small possibility that there is no trade, and that there are no free agents worth signing to replace those that leave the Cs. I don't consider this a terrible outcome either. We will just have to be patient.
Topic: If C's Can't Get a Star, Who Do you Want to Trade For? (Read 7594 times)