Whats stopping the Celtics from trading for DeMarcus Cousins?

[Archangel]

I mean the Celtics are a team that's been on the fringe for the last few seasons and they have a good squad with loads of young talent and draft picks.

2019 Clippers 1st round pick protected
2019 Grizzlies 1st round
Brooklyn's 1st round pick in 2017 & 2018 - This pick will crush the trade talk buildings cause it will be a top 5 pick.

They got youth, Rozier, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart.
They got good trade pieces in Avery Bradley, Crowder.

If they could keep Horford and pair him with Cousins, that's a scary sight. Two bigs who play both ends of the floor and can play inside and outside on offense. The pick & roll with Isiah Thomas would become unstoppable.

If I'm the Kings, I'd pull this trade off the strength of that Brooklyn 2017 pick alone in a LOADED draft. You can easily draft your next superstar and begin rebuilding in no time. Both parties win.

Boston needs to jump on this. What we think coli?

 

[Malta]

Danny Ainge tries to have lopsided trades, he doesn't have any leverage with the Kings so they don't have the accept whatever garbage offer he throws out there. The Celtics hold onto those Nets picks like they're expecting to get LeBron, Kevin Durant and Curry in each draft.

 

[Primetime21]

Cousins doesnt put that team over the top, or even get them near it

 

[Archangel]

Cousins doesnt put that team over the top, or even get them near it

He puts them over the top in the East.

 

[L. Deezy]

Cousins is a cancer... some players u can do without

 

[Archangel]

Danny Ainge tries to have lopsided trades, he doesn't have any leverage with the Kings so they don't have the accept whatever garbage offer he throws out there. The Celtics hold onto those Nets picks like they're expecting to get LeBron, Kevin Durant and Curry in each draft.

But their roster is built to win now, even if they land a surefire star, it'll take 3-4 seasons for him to carry a team. Why wait?

 

[Primetime21]

He puts them over the top in the East.

No he doesnt

 

[jdubnyce]

He puts them over the top in the East.

 

[Archangel]

Cousins is a cancer... some players u can do without

I'm tired of this narrative. Its not true. Put the breh in a winning environment and get back at me.

 

[Archangel]

No he doesnt

Demarcus Cousins is a top 2 big and a top 10 player in the NBA. You mean to tell me having that on your team in a weak Eastern conference doesn't put you over the top?

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Demarcus is a great player, but I'm not sure if he's a franchise player.

 

[Armchair Militant]

Demarcus Cousins is a top 2 big and a top 10 player in the NBA. You mean to tell me having that on your team in a weak Eastern conference doesn't put you over the top?

Over the top of what? The first round ?

 

[Archangel]

Demarcus is a great player, but I'm not sure if he's a franchise player.

 

[Captain Crunch]

I mean even if Ainge trades for him this year, they're not beating the Cavs. I think Ainge should wait til the summer when Paul George(PG will be a FA in 2018) and Jimmy Butler may be available. If Ainge waits to the summer, worst case scenario he throws both Brooklyn picks; Memphis/Clippers pick, and Jaylen for Cousins assuming PG or Butler don't become available.

 

[Primetime21]

You mean to tell me having Cousins on your team in a weak Eastern conference doesn't put you over the top?

Thats exactly what Im telling you