I wrote a bunch of offseaosn blogs, without ever really considering that Gordon could, in fact, opt out of his deal and leave the Celtics over the cap, and with nothing to show for a tremendous player's departure.
So, it only seems logical to address this possibility, because it probably means running it back with Smart, Walker, Tatum, Brown and Theis as starters, Grant and Robert Williams as depth bigs... and realistically, not more much.
If Gordon leaves, it opens up a higher MLE for the Celtics, though I'm not sure it changes all that much from my previous post (other than not trading for Andre Drummond).
Shaq Harrison remains my top target, and maybe there's a way to split the MLE to get ahold of Jeff Green too?
The Semi & Romeo/Ben Mclemore deal also seems too good to be true (meaning the Rockets probably decline), but still seems to make sense in my mind.
- Guards- Walker, Smart, Mclemore, Harrison (depending on matchups), Draft pick (Joe/Quickley)
- Wings- Brown, Tatum, Harrison, Bolmero (maybe? Depends on how long Harrison is signed for*)
- Bigs- Theis, Grant Williams, Robert Williams, Jeff Green, draft project (Precious/Tyler Bey/KJ Martin or Paul Reed)
It's less top heavy, but more balanced. This group might not have as strong a 6th man (Hayward leaving means Smart starts), but it feels deeper and more versatile than last year's roster. Somehow, I'm pretty OK with this group. It's sort of a clear pecking order, there's room for growth, and there's a lot of different styles this team can play.
Harrison is a swiss army knife that Brad Stevens will use all over the court, the center spot is 3 deep (and hella versatile), Green and Mclemore add some veteran support.
I can get behind this roster.
*If we were to sign Harrison for more than a year, I would drop Bolmero further down my big board, instead looking at Tyler Bey at the end of the first round, and grabbing him at 26 if possible.
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