If you stand pat, what do you do with Olynyk, Amir and Jerebko this offseason? What do you do with Thomas, Smart and Bradley the following offseason? All our cap space will be taken up signing our current players assuming we can even do that.
That's a good point, but Danny is going to trade such players into assets (Rondo, Prince, Jeff Green) or let them walk (Bass, Turner, Sully).
I have no clue how the salary cap will influence future decisions. I figure if players overlap and are approaching big money, Danny will have to trade one or the other. Someday he might have to decide between Isaiah and Rozier, Marcus and Avery, Jaylen and Jae, etc..
Celtics tradition might play into this. If Amir ages well and fits in, Danny and him should be able to work something out like he did with Zeller. Of course it seems like bad odds Zeller will make it into the rotation, but he's getting his big chance right now. Jerebko definitely has the edge on Zeller for a two-way game yet even the mediocre Zeller is better at center most scenarios. I became more interested in the Jerebko, Zeller, Mickey, Olynyk situation than the Young/Hunter decision. It is a million times more important.
The team will always change from year to year due to the economics.
Olynyk and Jerebko will perhaps be seen as an overlap. Kelly and Jonas have proven nothing except that they can fill in minutes. I guess it is nuanced and complicated how skills, performance, potential and the CBA affect whether a player stays long-term or not.
The jury is out on those guys. I am not saying they are James Young. Those guys will be in the NBA a very long time. It is not really a problem right now. It is actually a great opportunity to let this season dictate what happens for future contracts and Danny decisions.