It isn't.
Could they? Easily. Will they? Probably doubtful. It's been long rumored that Brad doesn't want Cousins.
There's no way this is true. Even if New Orleans said to Sacramento, you can have any five assets we own outside of Anthony Davis for Boogie, that's still not enough.
Marcus Smart wouldn't prevent a deal from happening but you would have to replace his minutes on the court. Granted the Celtics would be less reliant on a PG than most teams but what do they do when IT4 is on the bench? Avery or Rozier?
That is an okay plan. But if Ainge insists on trading for a star I really hope it is Cousins over Butler.
Yea, slow down. Until we know what the package is, or just how insane Cousins actually is, then we just need to slow down.
Really? Boogie fits the Celtics really well and makes them considerably better this season and beyond. The Cs have assets to get a deal done without gutting their roster too.
How was Cousins under Calipari? It's been awhile I don't remember.
I think you're wishcasting; he's shown zero indication of any of that and plenty of examples of the opposite. In fact, here's a column from 2011.
He hasn't made a ton of progress in 6 years. Let him be someone else's problem.
100% agree with this. Cousins is a little bit of a risk because he's a head case. Not sure how Cousins will age either. Is he the type of guy to fall off a cliff after 30? He's had his work ethic questioned. That has to be considered.
Do you really truly believe this? And I know we love talking about the intangibles like culture and whatnot, but 'defense, ball movement, and playing smart' are products of the players on the floor and the system they are in. While it is true that the coach determines who is on the floor and to some extent what they do when they are out there, its a stretch to say, for example, that Boogie not getting along with George Karl (a 'culture' problem) determines whether he is, lets say, going to step out on the ball handler on pick and rolls or pass out of double teams (a 'defense, ball movement, and playing smart' problem).
Agreed. Even with Cousins they won't beat the Cavs, Spurs or Warriors this or next year.
While I agree that they won't beat warriors for now regardless. There's a great chance that Fultz/Ball & company won't pan out. I'm a fan of taking the sure thing. Cousins, Butler, George you know for sure are great. You never know With the draft it's a crap shoot obviously.
So you are referring to an article from six years ago when he was 20 years old and an NBA rookie?
You should hear what he thinks about TB12, based on his combine workout
People got riled up about Butler and were pissed Danny took Brown, and then the package ended up being Brown, the two other Brooklyn firsts, Crowder, Smart, and Bradley.
Celtics would be about even odds against both the Cavs and Spurs, IMO. Agreed on Warriors though.
This. I think people aren't grasping how much he fits with what the Celtics do as a team and how they are constructed, especially given that they are featuring IT4 whose defensive limitations are well documented in this forum.
That is an interesting view that I hadn't thought of.
Agreed on Butler. He's really good but I wouldn't give up the nets pick this year for him. All in for Paul George tho
