If Boston was 3-0 against the Lakers and Spurs this year, Celtics' fans would be far more content than they are now. And yet the Celtics had leads over the Lakers and Spurs late in all three games.
The Celtics didn't execute or get stops when needed. Would trades help Boston do either of these things in the waning moments of a basketball game?
The answer is "it depends."
Adding Dikembe Mutombo would not have changed the outcomes of any of the three games. At his age, he's just not a game changer anymore. You could argue that he might have played earlier in the game, and thus have given KG or Perk a little more rest for crunch time, but I'm not even sure Doc would have played Dikembe in any of those games. He's certainly not playing much in Houston.
What about a Chris Andersen? It's hard to look at his game logs and not come away thinking he would have helped the Celtics on both ends of the floor. The difference? He still has fuel left in the gas tank.
Adding a body for the sake of doing something is flat out stupid. But adding some talent at any position is almost always worth doing. Taking a look a Byron Russell is a non-starter for me. Maybe he can shoot a tad better than Tony Allen, but Tony's got him beat on just about every other front. What about Bob Horry and Employee #8? Bring them in for a workout. What harm can that do?
In every case the only question is whether a player can make a difference? With the number of teams looking to unload salary, it says here Danny will make one roster addition before March 2.
He'll also activate Sam Cassell, and the Celtics' playoff preparations will then begin in earnest.
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