re: Sports Illustrated: Ainge doesn’t believe KI gone, could use AD to recruit him.

quote:

---

Yep, but we still would do the Boogie trade every time. We really had no other path to have a shot at keeping AD.

What I wonder is does Boston have another choice? Let's say you guys pass on AD and Kyrie leaves, what's your path to getting a better player than Tatum?

---

I guess on Boogie. Was always low on him and high on Buddy, though. As to Boston, yeah, there is definitely a calculus involved. Past a certain price, they will move on to Plan B. Which is why I don't think they will be leveraged here. IMO Griffin just doing his due diligence, but the fact that he is trying to use the Lakers to get better deals isn't a good sign for a bidding war. Guess we will see.