Danny Ainge's reaction to Spurs trade

[lurker23]

In an interview with the Dennis & Callahan Show, Celtics G.M. Danny Ainge gave his thoughts on the Spurs-Bucks trade:

"Did you guys see that Richard Jefferson trade yesterday? Holy cow. San Antonio, they send all the bad contracts away and they get an All-Star caliber player. The Lakers are sweating. That's a great acquisition for San Antonio."

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[BlackSwordsMan]

if he really wants to make lakers sweat send KG over here for bonner

[whottt]

DA is a LakerHater, both personally and it's also demanded of him by his job and probably isn't the most subjective opinion all things considered.

That said...I hope he's right.

[Brazil]

if he really wants to make lakers sweat send KG over here for bonner

[Spursmania]

if he really wants to make lakers sweat send kg over here for bonner

+2

[anjlbitz]

KG would be asking too much.. Perkins for Bonner maybe?

[baseline bum]

KG would be asking too much.. Perkins for Bonner maybe?

Man, Perkins would be a perfect starting 5 for this team.

[bigdog]

Perkins would be absolutely perfect, but there's no chance in .

[ambchang]

How were those bad contracts? I thought those were all expiring. The RJ contract was THE bad contract.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

He can send us Perkins for Bonner, if he really hates LA.

[ShoogarBear]

Ainge is astonished that trades like that can be made without a previous member of your organization on the other end.

[BillMc]

if he really wants to make lakers sweat send KG over here for bonner

Hilarious!

[Mel_13]

Ainge is astonished that trades like that can be made without a previous member of your organization on the other end.

[Supergirl]

Y'all are overrating Perkins. He looks a lot better playing next to KG, but he's not really that good. He's gotten better defensively, but he makes a lot of stupid mistakes, and his offense is pretty inconsistent, and he's a mediocre rebounder. Bonner is much better offensively, so Perkins is at most a lateral trade. If we're gonna give up Bonner it needs to be for a defensively solid, excellent rebounding big man. But those are pretty hard to come by.

[HarlemHeat37]

Y'all are overrating Perkins. He looks a lot better playing next to KG, but he's not really that good. He's gotten better defensively, but he makes a lot of stupid mistakes, and his offense is pretty inconsistent, and he's a mediocre rebounder. Bonner is much better offensively, so Perkins is at most a lateral trade. If we're gonna give up Bonner it needs to be for a defensively solid, excellent rebounding big man. But those are pretty hard to come by.

I hope this is sarcasm..

Perkins is easily one of the best 1 on 1 post defenders in the NBA, and he's arguably the best defensive ROLE PLAYER in the entire league..he's tough, strong, and never backs down..

[nkdlunch]

Y'all are overrating Perkins. He looks a lot better playing next to KG, but he's not really that good. He's gotten better defensively, but he makes a lot of stupid mistakes, and his offense is pretty inconsistent, and he's a mediocre rebounder. Bonner is much better offensively, so Perkins is at most a lateral trade. If we're gonna give up Bonner it needs to be for a defensively solid, excellent rebounding big man. But those are pretty hard to come by.

is that why Perkins looked so good in the playoffs with Garnett sidelined??

[baseline bum]

Y'all are overrating Perkins. He looks a lot better playing next to KG, but he's not really that good. He's gotten better defensively, but he makes a lot of stupid mistakes, and his offense is pretty inconsistent, and he's a mediocre rebounder. Bonner is much better offensively, so Perkins is at most a lateral trade. If we're gonna give up Bonner it needs to be for a defensively solid, excellent rebounding big man. But those are pretty hard to come by.

Bonner for Perkins a lateral move? Are you drunk right now? Perkins sets great screens, gives hard fouls, can rebound, and is big enough to bull his way to a couple of baskets on the block. Perkins also seems to relish being the bad guy. Perkins reminds me a lot of Rick Fox and Bruce Bowen; players everyone hates but his own teammates love because he's just dirty enough to keep the other team intimidated without going full-out and getting suspended for it. As for the rebounding garbage you brought, he averaged 11 and a half boards against Dwight Howard in the playoffs and for the regular season had 8 boards a night in just under 30 minutes. Perkins looked pretty effective without KG this entire playoffs.

Perkins 11.6 boards vs Dwight Howard
- or -
Bonner 3.2 boards vs Dirk Nowitzki

???

Perkins over Bonner is almost as huge of an upgrade as Jefferson over Finley.

[bigfan]

if he really wants to make lakers sweat send KG over here for bonner

[SouthTexasRancher]

if he really wants to make lakers sweat send KG over here for bonner

Damn, I like your way of thinking!

BlackSwordsMan For President...!

[SouthTexasRancher]

KG would be asking too much.. Perkins for Bonner maybe?

We'll throw in Vaughn & Udoka to make sure we get KG.

[iilluzioN]

DAYUM! KG with us?

[WildcardManu]

Perkins did pretty well in the playoffs w/o KG.

[lefty]

da is a lakerhater, both personally and it's also demanded of him by his job and probably isn't the most subjective opinion all things considered.

That said...i hope he's right.

+1

[Agloco]

if he really wants to make lakers sweat send KG over here for bonner

+1

While he's at it ,might as well throw in Pierce for Mason.

[Agloco]

Y'all are overrating Perkins. He looks a lot better playing next to KG, but he's not really that good. He's gotten better defensively, but he makes a lot of stupid mistakes, and his offense is pretty inconsistent, and he's a mediocre rebounder. Bonner is much better offensively, so Perkins is at most a lateral trade. If we're gonna give up Bonner it needs to be for a defensively solid, excellent rebounding big man. But those are pretty hard to come by.

Fail.