So a team that has a whole bunch of injured big guys is going to make the team good enough to win the NBA Championship by trading more big guys away? That seems to be what Danny Ainge is trying to get C fans to buy into with the action he had going on at today's trade deadline. Here's the latest:
Celtics get Jeff Green (6'9 Forward with 15.2 PPG) and Nenad Krstic (7'0 Center with 7.6 PPG and 4.4 RPG)
Thunder get Kendrick Perkins (6'10 Center with 7.3 PPG and 8.1 RPG) and Nate Robinson (5'9 Point Guard with 7.1 PPG)
AND:
Celtics get second round draft pick
Cavs get Semih Erden (6'11 Center with 4.1 PPG) and former Irish standout Luke Harangody (6'7 Forward with 2.3 PPG)
AND:
Celtics get Clippers 2012 first round draft pick from a trade between LAC and OKC (furthering the rivalry)
There is possibly more to come, as well, as Celtics Blog is reporting that the C's may also be looking to grab Troy Murphy after a buyout from his new team (GSW) and another possible wing player to fill the remaining roster spots vacated by Erden and 'Gody. We'll have to wait and see.
I think the first thing that comes up with the bigger trade is shock. The Celtics have been spoon feeding us all season about how important it'll be to have Perkins back from injury. He came back to much fanfare and us fans bought into all of it. Now, he's traded away. Really interesting. Losing Nate also kind of sucks. I mean, I know he's no big deal, but he's fun, and relying on Delonte seems a bit suspect to me at this point. The big part of the story is Jeff Green. He'll probably be backing up KG for the stretch run, and he seems like he has potential. He's 24 years old, and was actually drafted by the Green Army out of Georgetown back in 2007. He seems like a decent option, and may be a larger part of the building up of this team for the post-Big-3 era, but were we really that down on Perk, especially with Shaq down?
I guess that's where Nenad "Creepy 'Stache" Krstic comes in. The 27 year old Yugo seems like he can contribute with a couple of buckets, but he doesn't look like the big physical presence that we kind of need right now. I guess he'll be starting either tonight against Denver, or on Saturday in the big rivalry game. It'll be interesting to see how Krstic does in his new role, but I'm not really overly excited about it.
Losing Erden and 'Gody for a second round pick is kind of sad. I'm sure that Ainge is just trying to clear some space on the roster for something he's planning on doing later down the line, but Erden was nice to have among all the injuries we've suffered (plus, I love the "Tater Tot" nickname I gave him), and I've always been a gigantic Luuuuuuuuke fan. I'm worried that he might develop into a big talent, and we'll be talking about how dumb this trade was. Wait and see, I guess.
I'm not sure what the whole stink is about Troy Murphy, as his numbers don't look all that good (6.82 PER), but he's a Notre Dame guy, and a 6'11 power forward, and I'd be stoked if that worked out just for those reasons.
So, we'll have to wait and see how this all works out after the dust settles, but the NBA trade deadline has certainly changed the face of Saturday's huge rivalry game against the Clips.
What do you guys think of your team's moves/lack of moves?
-- Sent from my Palm Prē
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