Kendrick Perkins: Boston traded Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to Oklahoma City for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic.
No doubt Green is a talented player and high scorer and Celtics wanted another scorer to win NBA championship but it is not a good decision to get the Green at the cost of Kendrick Perkin.
Kendrick was the enforcer of the Celtics who was well aware of his role on a team of superstars. He was a key to Celtics's defense, and without him Boston lose its greatest advantage over the Miami Heat.
One theory about why Boston dealt Perkins is that they'll be unable to re-sign Perkins this summer thanks to all the money they have tied up in Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce. It's understandable that Boston wouldn't want to lose Perkins for nothing, but this is a situation where Boston should have bit the bullet and let Perkins play out the season. Perkins was instrumental for the Celtics' hopes fora playoff run, so it hardly makes sense for Boston to look into the future at the expense of the present, when the Celtics had a strong chance to win the NBA Championship.
If Boston still wins the NBA Title, this could go down as a good deal. Boston will have added a young piece in Jeff Green to join Rondo as the future leaders of the Celtics. The Celtics also picked up the Clippers' first round pick next year, which could be helpful for rebuilding the team.
But if Boston could not get the NBA Title and is exposed in the paint during the playoffs by big men, Only the GM Danny Ainge will responsible and not someone else.
No doubt Green is a talented player and high scorer and Celtics wanted another scorer to win NBA championship but it is not a good decision to get the Green at the cost of Kendrick Perkin.
Kendrick was the enforcer of the Celtics who was well aware of his role on a team of superstars. He was a key to Celtics's defense, and without him Boston lose its greatest advantage over the Miami Heat.One theory about why Boston dealt Perkins is that they'll be unable to re-sign Perkins this summer thanks to all the money they have tied up in Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce. It's understandable that Boston wouldn't want to lose Perkins for nothing, but this is a situation where Boston should have bit the bullet and let Perkins play out the season. Perkins was instrumental for the Celtics' hopes fora playoff run, so it hardly makes sense for Boston to look into the future at the expense of the present, when the Celtics had a strong chance to win the NBA Championship.
If Boston still wins the NBA Title, this could go down as a good deal. Boston will have added a young piece in Jeff Green to join Rondo as the future leaders of the Celtics. The Celtics also picked up the Clippers' first round pick next year, which could be helpful for rebuilding the team.
But if Boston could not get the NBA Title and is exposed in the paint during the playoffs by big men, Only the GM Danny Ainge will responsible and not someone else.
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