Danny Ainge made what might might be the most unpopular trade in Boston history. Ok, maybe trading Babe Ruth was a little worse than trading Kendrick Perkins but this trade is not only really hated in Boston, but I don't really understand it either. On paper, I guess it makes sense to move a guy with bad knees for a younger, more offensively talented player and a serviceable European center who's not afraid to hit someone over the head with a chair. But all I've heard from the Celtics these past couple years is how important Perk is to the team, how if he were healthy for Game 7 last year the game wouldn't have even been close, about what a leader in the locker room he is, how he really symbolizes the Boston toughness alongside K.G.
Now, they trade him and lil' Nate (3 Finals appearances combined) for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic (a combined 27 playoff games experience)? Now, you place the franchises' hopes on a gamble that Shaq will somehow stay healthy throughout the entire playoff run. That's about as likely as Garnett starting a fight with someone his own size. I've heard rumors that Ainge knows more than he wants to let on about the severity of Perkin's knee problems and wanted to get rid of him before it got any worse. That might be the only explanation for a trade as crazy as this. So Danny, F$&% are you thinking?
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Rumor is that Perkins clearly stated that he would not re-sign with the Celtics in the off-season. People think he wants to sign with Miami, since him and Lebron are buddies.
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ReplyDeleteEven so, they still should have kept him don't you think? Perkins is arguably their best defender against bigs and gives them a better shot at winning a chip than a combination of Green/Krstic would. Plus, who knows how healthy Shaq or JO are going to be come playoff time. It's a huge risk that I don't see paying off. But I guess we'll see.
Love the trade for Oklahoma City though. They just added a ton of size with Perkins and Mohammed to go along with Ibaka. Guys that should compliment the Thunder's front line pretty well.
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I haven't heard that rumor. Supposedly he cried for hours when he heard he was traded. That might be b.s. though.
ReplyDeleteMy beef with this trade is the timing. Perkins has suffered serious career-threatening injuries, and the Celts do need to add some young talent around the Big 3, but why do this mid-season when they're poised to win the East and possibly another championship? I know they were something like 31-10 without Perkins this year, but they wont be the same team in the playoffs - and that is what's important. Why break up the 5 starters that have never lost a series together? (Although that stat is over-rated because if Perkins gets injured then it's meaningless) Ainge clearly is looking to add more players, since two other deals were made to drop salary. This trade may benefit them in the long-run if they can add another piece, but the trade deadline has passed and they'll have to wait until the off-season to do it. Celtics fans will be crying when Superman, Gasol, and Bynum are all dominating them.
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