In a previous post, I suggested that the Celtics would have been better off trading Ricky Davis and Mark Blount to the Knicks for an expiring contract instead of getting Wally Szczerbiak.
Today, the Knicks did exactly what I expected--they traded an expiring contract (Antonio Davis) for Jalen Rose and a pick. The Celtics would have been better off if they made that trade with the Knicks.
As a model for rebuilding, what the Raptors are doing makes a lot more sense than what the Celtics are doing. Like the Celtics, the Raptors have one All-Star caliber player (Bosh) and some young talent, but instead of taking on veterans to try to push for a low playoff seed, they're clearing cap space and playing their young guys. Now they'll have one of the top picks in the draft plus cap flexibility, and they still have Bosh and their other young guys.
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Why do you think Isaiah and/or Larry Brown wanted Ricky Davis and Mark Blount?
Well the only reason I can think of is that Ricky Davis is a better player than Jalen Rose, at this stage of their careers.
At the offensive end of the court, sure. Not so clear to me that this is true at the other end. At least that's what Charley Rosen was saying in that thing you linked to a ways back.
I've always thought that Rose was absolutely horrible defensively, but maybe Davis is worse.
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