EnySpree wrote:Salaries have to match.... carry on

Take a look at Boston's guaranteed salaries and cap holds. They have plenty of room and can clear up to 30M if motivated to sign a max FA outright. Trading for Melo and swapping picks gives them more flexibility to deal with their existing roster and the players they want to retain. http://www.celticsblog.com/2017/4/7/15225330/breaking-down-lower-101-million-cap-projection-boston-celtics-nba-gordon-hayward-blake-griffin

Rookie wrote:I could see Melo to Boston for the #1 pick, but Boston is going to want to swap picks for our #8 pick. Still a good trade for both teams when you include a player like Crowder who Phil has a man crush on.

There isn't much of a market for Melo. So who would the Celtics be betting against to be compelled to put the no.1 overall pick in play in any capacity? I think we'd even have a hard time prying Jaylen Brown from them with a package built around Melo.

NardDogNation wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

Rookie wrote:

EnySpree wrote:Salaries have to match.... carry on

Take a look at Boston's guaranteed salaries and cap holds. They have plenty of room and can clear up to 30M if motivated to sign a max FA outright. Trading for Melo and swapping picks gives them more flexibility to deal with their existing roster and the players they want to retain. http://www.celticsblog.com/2017/4/7/15225330/breaking-down-lower-101-million-cap-projection-boston-celtics-nba-gordon-hayward-blake-griffin

I don't need to take a look at anything. I know Boston's cap situation.... I just need to know who are you trading to the Knicks for Melo where they still can sign Hayward? Melo, Hayward, Isiah, Hortford and Bradley is talented this is true

...if you knew their cap situation, you'd know that salaries wouldn't have to match for the deal to work.

That's not the point.... Boston could absorb Melo's contract if they renounce everyone. Ok so Melo for the #1 would work... but it's that making them better? I would rather dump a contract and sign Hayward therefore keeping the pick.... but We're taking about Boston signing Hayward and trading for Melo... how sway? Only deal I see is Zellar, Crawford, Jaylen Brown ands the #1 pick for Melo. That doesn't make sense for Boston in my opinion

I'd pitch KP, KOQ for Zeller, #1, Minny 2nd rounder.

KOQ gives them a real quality goon on a cheap contract. He put up real impressive stats when he got minutes.

This move would also give Boston flexibility to sign another max along with IT. With IT, Horford, Porzingis and the right maxed SG/SF, Boston are contenders. They would have to make a deal for one of Butler/George/Hayward/Galinari and they do have a lot of other bargaining chips.

ankurk wrote:Thats why im including next years first rounder (likely lottery and top 6)
It would be melo ant 2018 top 6 pick for 2017 #1