I don't buy it for a second, but if the Celtics somehow landed Blake Griffin for Amir Johnson, Terry Rozier and a non-Brooklyn 1st, I'd probably build a statue for Ainge.
Ya I don't see how Sac trades Rudy Gay for only Rozier, feel like other players would have to be included. Terry had a dynamite summer league but he's still largely unproven.
Love the idea of trading for Pierce and Griffin. Jaylen couldn't ask for a better mentor and Blake Griffin/Horford could stand with any front court in the league.
I played around with the trade machine for a 3 team trade involving us, the Kings, and the Clippers based using the values roughly of the assets going out in options 4a and b.
I have:
Clippers receive Amir Johnson and Gay and 2 non Nets picks from us.
We receive Griffin and Pierce.
Kings receive Jonas, Holland, and 2 out of Rozier, Hunter, and Young. Maybe another non net pick here.
It's probably too light on our end if we are not giving up a Nets pick or Crowder haha, but I'm really hesitant to give up either for a 1 year rental for Blake.
I've mentioned this elsewhere but we have a ton of leverage. It only makes sense for a playoff caliber team and not a rebuilding one to take a chance for a 1 year rental. We are one of the very few playoff teams that can put together the matching salaries and assets while not totally gutting our team. Both Griffin and Gay for that matter can walk at the end of the year. Better for those teams to get something rather than nothing like the Thunder with Durant.