I'm not saying it's at all desirable. I'm not saying it's remotely likely.
I saw this article today:
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/242457/Dwyane-Wade-Prepared-To-Discuss-Contract-With-Rival-TeamsEssentially, because Miami only has 40 mil in cap space and might need to spend max money to bring back Whiteside, they might be asking Wade to take a pay cut he's not prepared to take. The article says Wade is prepared to go to rival teams.
I'm not at all advocating for this. I'm just purely curious what you guys think would happen if Boston was like "Heck with it... Plan D - use our 50 mil in cap space to give Wade and Pau Gasol
1 year max contracts."
Out (Renounced): Amir, Jonas, Sully, Turner, Zeller
In: Wade and Pau Gasol
Wade last season: 19 points, 4.6 assists, 4.1 rebounds, 1.1 steals with 46%/16%/79% shooting in 30.5mpg
Pau last season: 16.5 points, 11 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 2 blocks with 47%/35%/79% shooting in 31.8mpg.
Neither can shoot threes. Both are wicked old. How would it help or hurt our team next season? Assuming it was a 1 year deal, we wouldn't have to worry about long-term impact. A year from now maybe you let them both walk or get them both to take major pay cuts as you target the 2017 free agent class.