03-30-2021, 10:41 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-30-2021, 10:45 AM by HanspardShowerVoice.)
(03-29-2021, 09:56 PM)cow Wrote: Nah. Ainge waited to long with his war chest and should have landed AD.
The Kyrie debacle messed everything up for them. He was supposed to be the selling point for AD (was reportedly actively selling AD on coming to Boston). But once Kyrie wanted out of Boston, there was nothing to keep AD there and you couldn't give up that kind of trade capitol (Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown + multiple 1sts) for AD unless you were sure he was going to sign an extension.
The better question is should Ainge have traded for Paul George in the summer of 2017, when he eventually got traded to OKC. I think he was probably keeping his trade powder dry for AD.