Blacken said:
Again: you don't think Danny Ainge could parlay a 25/10 season into at least a couple real nice pieces?
I see two sides of this -
1) Cs buy low on Love, he opts-out, but Cs take advantage of his Bird rights.
2) Cs buy low on Love, he opts-out, and Cs get half a low-lottery, low-playoff season with 25/10 player who walks to LAL.
I know there are a lot of other options here, but these are the two extremes to me. (Like most, I assume Love opts out barring season-ending injury.)
[SIZE=13.63636302948px]If #1 comes to pass, then Love + ~20M cap room to make a play at Gasol and/or Leonard is very interesting. Add the 13M exception, and you may be a trade or two away from a top-3 EC team.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.63636302948px]If #2 comes to pass, Cs waste middle-class players and possibly a pick on what amounts to a short trip down a wayward path. Not the end of the world, but it might prolong the rebuild.[/SIZE]