Originally Posted by banner17

If we end up in the lottery, I hope we make a trade for a big man. This is probably a pipe dream unless we have a top 5 pick, but I'd ship the pick, Jefferson and Green to Toronto for Bosh.

for Toronto its somewhat appealing because as great as Bosh is, their team is still in the cellar and very much still in rebuild mode - more so than Boston. They'll likely have a top lottery selection. The trade essentially gives them two top ten picks, a young high potential big man in Jefferson and the dream that Green could turn into the tmac they let slip away. Not to mention, they eliminate the worry of having to sign Bosh to a max deal at the end of next season.

Boston makes this trade because Bosh is the real deal. As much as I love the potential of Green and Jefferson, they both could turn out to be All Stars someday - they still are the great unknowns and at least two years away from reaching that potential, where as Bosh is without question a top five big man in the east next season, if not already.

Boston's lineup

West, Greene, Dickau
Pierce, Allen
Wally, Gomes
Bosh, Scalabrine
Perkins, Raef
with a free agent and a second round pick filling out the roster spots


looks DAYUM good