Recruiting Horford and Hayward doesn't just help the Celtics it also helps IT. IT and the Cs have had a mutually beneficial relationship. Do you ever stop and think about how much the Celtics helped ITs career?
If Isaiah fled the Cs to a higher bidder in 2018 would we be saying " ...after all the Cs did for him... and he leaves for a bigger pot of gold". Danny traded an ounce of silver (injured, older, depreciating IT) for an ounce of gold (an opinion, and a valid one). Any smart business man would have done the same. Just like smart businessman Isaiah would have sold to the fullest Brinks.
I understand the move, don't be mistaken.
Your case can be made exactly the opposite with the Perkins trade.
My issue is when there is too much emotional attachment. In that case (IT) the attachment is mutual. From a business point of view, IT is gold. He embrass the culture better than anyone else wearing the Celtics jersey right now. Don't tell me he would have leave the franchise just to earn more money somewhere else.
Anyway, it's ridiculous, you give the guy the max if you have to. GSW is unstoppable. You have to bank on the youth if you want to win anyway.
Right now, unless there is a plan to get AD, Danny is planning on the youth. (Irving might help, true, but I'm not sure the price tag was worth it, specially emotionally for fans).
Not to mention, what would FA will think of Boston now, after realizing that you can give it all and be a franchise player and fan favorite, you get stab by Celtics FO.
That's how I feel, IT get stab in the back.
There is limit to trade someone, IT was untradable to me after all he has done here.