Celtics Trade Idea

After trading for Ray Allen on draft night, Celtics fans have been waiting for "the other shoe to drop." Allen is a very good player and teamed with Paul Pierce and Al Jefferson, the C's have a solid nucleus but it still isn't a championship team. By trading away the No. 5 pick and Delonte West for Allen, Danny Ainge was basically saying the team is trying to win now so another move is expected. Fooling around on ESPN.com's "Trade Machine", I came up with a three team proposal involving the Celtics, L.A. Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves. Boston would trade Gerald Green, Theo Ratliff and a lottery protected first round pick to Minnesota. The Lakers would send the T-Wolves Kwame Brown, Andrew Bynum and a future first round pick. The Lakers would get Kevin Garnett and Mark Blount from Minnesota and Boston would receive Lamar Odom from L.A. In this scenario, the Celtics get an All-Star forward to team with Pierce, Allen and Jefferson. They would immediately become a serious contender in the East. The Lakers get the superstar they need to keep Kobe Bryant happy and the team competitive. A team with Kobe and KG would be dangerous. Blount is added to give the Lakers another veteran big man after dealing Odom. The Timberwolves get a chance to rebuild around Randy Foye, Corey Brewer, Andrew Bynum, Gerald Green, Rashad McCants, Craig Smith, the financial flexibility of not having to pay KG and Blount and the soon to expire contract of Ratliff and through the draft. This would be the C's rotation: PG: Rajon Rondo/Sebastian Telfair/Free Agent veteran SG: Allen/Tony Allen/Gabe Pruitt SF: Pierce/Ryan Gomes/Brandon Wallace PF: Odom/Glen Davis/Brian Scalabrine C: Jefferson/Kendrick Perkins/Leon Powe Not too bad.