All reports have placed Boston in the market for either an offensive capo to replace Ray Allen, or a defensive-minded back-up point guard to spell Rajon Rondo. Nate is neither. He's a scorer, plain and simple, but not a dude you build anything (except perhaps a moat) around. He's a brilliant spark plug, one of the select few in the NBA capable of 40 off the bench. But when he comes in for Rondo, that's a serious defensive downgrade.
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scalabrine
or
sheldoon, jr, and bw
or don't make the deal
i dont see the need for nate... undersized, me-first, no defense.
sound like a terrible fit for any contender, not just Boston.
...And his stats are pumped up by the uptempo D'Antoni style...
Via the hub:
Nate Situation “Getting Warmer”, C’s Sending Pick?
By Zach Lowe, CelticsHub.com @ February 17th, 12:34 pm Leave a reply »
Alan Hahn, Newsday’s outstanding Knicks beat guy, just Tweeted this:
“Just heard the Celtics/Nate Robinson situation getting warmer: Searching for 3rd team to make the deal happen because of N8’s BYC contract.”
And, then, this:
Knicks will likely secure a draft pick in the Robinson swap with the Celtics. At least that’s the goal here. Eddie House likely in the deal.
BYC=base-year compensation, and we covered it here last night. The Celtics need a third a team to take on salary they must send out to make the deal work but which the Knicks, because of Robinson’s BYC status, cannot take onto their books. Memphis is a prime candidate for this role, and they would likely demand a sweetener for the right to essentially rent their cap space for the rest of the season. Knowing Memphis, that sweetener would likely be cash.
Here’s a question: Do you do this deal if the Knicks ask for a first-round pick? The Knicks have little financial incentive to deal Robinson just for an expiring deal, since Robinson’s deal also expires and the Knicks reportedly have little interest in re-signing him.
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