Re: Chad Ford Proposes Big Celtics Trade

[Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx]

Don't forget the free agent we couldn't sign in the offseason. So does a Q, 
Battie, EWill, Mills and a no. 1 make sense for Davis, Z and serious luxury 
tax? I don't think so. However, I still would like a Battie and Kedrick for 
Davis....

DJessen33


> Boston Celtics 
> Why? There's no one on the team right now supporting Paul Pierce on the 
> offensive end. The loss of Antoine Walker has Pierce facing triple-teams on a 
> nightly basis. New team president Danny Ainge knows his team lacks the talent to 
> be competitive and is aggressively pursuing trades.
> How? The Celtics were in the mix for both Donyell Marshall and Bonzi Wells 
> but couldn't pull enough together to get a trade done. Their three most 
> tradeable assets right now are Eric Williams, Chris Mills and Tony Battie. Williams 
> and Mills are in the last year of their deals, making them attractive. 
> Battie can play center and makes a reasonable amount of cash. Pool them together, 
> and the Celtics have $16.4 million worth of tradeable salaries and around $11 
> million in cap relief for a team looking to save some money. If the Celtics 
> were willing to throw in a No. 1 pick, wouldn't Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Ricky 
> Davis for Williams, Mills and Battie make some sense? The Celtics would get 
> some serious offensive firepower, and the Cavs could get $15 million under the 
> cap next year and subtract two players who don't seem to fit in Paul Silas' 
> system.