I think it can happen but it's a whole lot of hoping. We haven't really had great bargains yet, in most part due to players being half decent but having such a horrible season that it never really mattered.
Just for the record, after Paul Pierce went down with injury in 2006 and the Celtics went all out on trying to land Durant/Oden. They tanked. There's no question about it and it's well known. They ended up picking 5th though, so it didn't work out and I can understand why people here wouldn't want to take that risk -- however they then turned it around and traded Al Jefferson for Garnettt and Jeff Green (the 5th pick) for Ray Allen.
The rest (2 finals appearances, one championship and several playoff appearances later) is history. Ironically they have Jeff Green again.
If the GM "of the day" is good enough to get us a bunch of expiring contracts and draft picks (as a backup plan) to tanking the season and trying to go all out for Wiggins, I would be up for it. I'm not saying what the Celtics did can work for everyone, but if you at least have solid pieces to trade, similar to what Morey did in his failed attempt to get Dwight Howard. It's at least a workable roster as opposed to what we have right now which is leaning heavily for the need for a few "career years" and some really lucky cheap free agent acquisitions. And if all that happens and the stars aligned -- we finish 6th and get bounced in the first round.
If that's what guys mean by blow it up -- I'm in.
Just for the record, after Paul Pierce went down with injury in 2006 and the Celtics went all out on trying to land Durant/Oden. They tanked. There's no question about it and it's well known. They ended up picking 5th though, so it didn't work out and I can understand why people here wouldn't want to take that risk -- however they then turned it around and traded Al Jefferson for Garnettt and Jeff Green (the 5th pick) for Ray Allen.
The rest (2 finals appearances, one championship and several playoff appearances later) is history. Ironically they have Jeff Green again.
If the GM "of the day" is good enough to get us a bunch of expiring contracts and draft picks (as a backup plan) to tanking the season and trying to go all out for Wiggins, I would be up for it. I'm not saying what the Celtics did can work for everyone, but if you at least have solid pieces to trade, similar to what Morey did in his failed attempt to get Dwight Howard. It's at least a workable roster as opposed to what we have right now which is leaning heavily for the need for a few "career years" and some really lucky cheap free agent acquisitions. And if all that happens and the stars aligned -- we finish 6th and get bounced in the first round.
If that's what guys mean by blow it up -- I'm in.
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