17/18 Celtics roster

[tazzmaniac]

We'd need to trade Horford and Griffin has to give up about 3 million to the max to make it work, but it would be the best team that I can think of that would be somewhat realistically possible and would be worth it to build it as an instant contender and main challenger of the Warriors. We'd be able to keep the core intact for a number of years.

PG: Isaiah Thomas, Terry Rozier, rookie
SG: Avery Bradley, Markelle Fultz, Gerald Green
SF: Paul George, Jaylen Brown, Abdel Nader
PF: Blake Griffin, free agent (MLE), Jonas Jerebko
C: Brook Lopez, Ante Zizic, Thomas Bryant

Main rotation for the playoffs:

PG: Thomas (36), Fultz (12)
SG: Bradley (32), Fultz (16)
SF: George (20), Brown (28)
PF: Griffin (32), George (16)
C: Lopez (32), Zizic (16)

Fultz and Brown are still on the team so what are you trading to get George and Lopez?  I can't see the Nets or Pacers wanting Horford. 

[RodyTur10]

We'd need to trade Horford and Griffin has to give up about 3 million to the max to make it work, but it would be the best team that I can think of that would be somewhat realistically possible and would be worth it to build it as an instant contender and main challenger of the Warriors. We'd be able to keep the core intact for a number of years.

PG: Isaiah Thomas, Terry Rozier, rookie
SG: Avery Bradley, Markelle Fultz, Gerald Green
SF: Paul George, Jaylen Brown, Abdel Nader
PF: Blake Griffin, free agent (MLE), Jonas Jerebko
C: Brook Lopez, Ante Zizic, Thomas Bryant

Main rotation for the playoffs:

PG: Thomas (36), Fultz (12)
SG: Bradley (32), Fultz (16)
SF: George (20), Brown (28)
PF: Griffin (32), George (16)
C: Lopez (32), Zizic (16)

Fultz and Brown are still on the team so what are you trading to get George and Lopez?  I can't see the Nets or Pacers wanting Horford.

I trade Smart, Crowder, Nets '18 for George and I trade Horford to Portland, where we pick up Lopez from Brooklyn and then Brooklyn is compensated with a couple first rounders from Portland for also taking the salaries of Turner and Leonard.

[Darío SpanishFan]

We'd need to trade Horford and Griffin has to give up about 3 million to the max to make it work, but it would be the best team that I can think of that would be somewhat realistically possible and would be worth it to build it as an instant contender and main challenger of the Warriors. We'd be able to keep the core intact for a number of years.

PG: Isaiah Thomas, Terry Rozier, rookie
SG: Avery Bradley, Markelle Fultz, Gerald Green
SF: Paul George, Jaylen Brown, Abdel Nader
PF: Blake Griffin, free agent (MLE), Jonas Jerebko
C: Brook Lopez, Ante Zizic, Thomas Bryant

Main rotation for the playoffs:

PG: Thomas (36), Fultz (12)
SG: Bradley (32), Fultz (16)
SF: George (20), Brown (28)
PF: Griffin (32), George (16)
C: Lopez (32), Zizic (16)

Fultz and Brown are still on the team so what are you trading to get George and Lopez?  I can't see the Nets or Pacers wanting Horford.

I trade Smart, Crowder, Nets '18 for George and I trade Horford to Portland, where we pick up Lopez from Brooklyn and then Brooklyn is compensated with a couple first rounders from Portland for also taking the salaries of Turner and Leonard.

Brooklyn wants to clean the house, not to receive long, bad contracts. I don't think this trade can happen at all.

[testy]

If Celtics make some minor moves

I Thomas,M Smart,T rosier
M Fultz,N Stauskas
J Crowder, J Brown,G Yabusele
A Horford,K Olynyk,J Isaac
J okafor A Zizic
Not sure this will get you to the finals,will keep salaries around 90 mil

[tazzmaniac]

If Celtics make some minor moves

I Thomas,M Smart,T rosier
M Fultz,N Stauskas
J Crowder, J Brown,G Yabusele
A Horford,K Olynyk,J Isaac
J okafor A Zizic
Not sure this will get you to the finals,will keep salaries around 90 mil

Okafor backstopping Thomas and Fultz on defense.  The Lakers wouldn't have to worry about being the worst defense in the league anymore.  Ouch!!!  There would be a lot more blind Celtics fans from plucking their eyeballs out!!! 

[testy]

We can all agree Okafor is not a defensive specialist. However he is a big body that can create space and score. That should open lanes for sit and Fultz