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Originally Posted by ToySoldier#34
Every person in this thread knows the NBA far more than I do so I'm more just asking .. didn't he acquire assets and use it to win in 2008, then acquire assets again and now has the #2 team in the east and draft picks to play with?
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Kind of. The Kevin Garnett trade was terrible and he didn't give up what I would call assets other than Al Jefferson and two first round picks. That was a rape scene at the time. The Ray Allen trade wasn't a build up of assets either. Basically was centered around Jeff Green who they drafted with their own pick.
I think the issue is he has been stockpiling first round draft picks and has either drafted busts or never capitalized on the guys he drafted because they turned out to be nothing more than mediocre. So rather than centerpieces, they became fillers. Celtics are fine right now, but I think everyone knows once the postseason comes they stand no chance against Cleveland and probably wouldn't make it past Toronto.