The Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals. Again. Cleveland got to the championship and lost. Again.
However, this time, things are going to be different. This time, LeBron, the king of the Eastern Conference, the man who has won the Eastern Conference Finals 8 straight times, is in his worst situation yet.
LeBron is now 33 years of age on a team whose roster is simply laughable, which means its time for a new team to come to power in the East.
Enter the Boston Celtics.
Boston has the makings of a championship-caliber team already: stellar management and coaching, a strong and talented core, and a superstar to lead them all in Kyrie Irving.
However, they're going to be facing the Golden State Warriors, a team with a core of 4 All-Stars (including 2 MVPs) and some amazing role players.
Personally, I think they're a piece away from beating this time and I also think that that piece this offseason is either LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, or DeMarcus Cousins.
With that being said, the Celtics should focus on acquiring Kawhi Leonard because LeBron would ruin their chemistry and Cousins would cause too many financial issues to sign.
Therefore, Kawhi Leonard is their best option, and here's why:
A team with 4 All-Stars like Golden State is so difficult to stop because all 4 of these All-Stars are offensive weapons. Each of them seems to be perfectly in sync with the others on the court and since it takes so much to defend each individual player, the others can thrive when one of them is being guarded heavily.
However, this can all change if Boston acquires Leonard without giving up their core of Hayward, Irving, and Horford.
A trade like this (coupled with a few of Boston's future picks), proposed by Mike Korzemba, would accomplish this goal.
The Spurs would acquire a plethora of talent which would allow them to stay in the playoff race for upcoming seasons and begin the formation of a young back court which they could build around for the future.
They could also trade some of these pieces acquired to gain picks or other star-level talent.
For the Celtics, this would give them Kawhi Leonard, a man that the league's best player is scared to play. On the defensive side, Kawhi can play defense on Kevin Durant, a task that has proved difficult for many teams facing the Warriors these past two years. .
Offensively, they would have no problem creating plays with weapons like Leonard, Irving, and Hayward, all capable of averaging over 20 points per game with ease.
If the Celtics want to add to their historic collection of championship banners, they have to trade for Kawhi Leonard.
However, this time, things are going to be different. This time, LeBron, the king of the Eastern Conference, the man who has won the Eastern Conference Finals 8 straight times, is in his worst situation yet.
LeBron is now 33 years of age on a team whose roster is simply laughable, which means its time for a new team to come to power in the East.
Enter the Boston Celtics.
Boston has the makings of a championship-caliber team already: stellar management and coaching, a strong and talented core, and a superstar to lead them all in Kyrie Irving.
However, they're going to be facing the Golden State Warriors, a team with a core of 4 All-Stars (including 2 MVPs) and some amazing role players.
Personally, I think they're a piece away from beating this time and I also think that that piece this offseason is either LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, or DeMarcus Cousins.
With that being said, the Celtics should focus on acquiring Kawhi Leonard because LeBron would ruin their chemistry and Cousins would cause too many financial issues to sign.
Therefore, Kawhi Leonard is their best option, and here's why:
A team with 4 All-Stars like Golden State is so difficult to stop because all 4 of these All-Stars are offensive weapons. Each of them seems to be perfectly in sync with the others on the court and since it takes so much to defend each individual player, the others can thrive when one of them is being guarded heavily.
However, this can all change if Boston acquires Leonard without giving up their core of Hayward, Irving, and Horford.
A trade like this (coupled with a few of Boston's future picks), proposed by Mike Korzemba, would accomplish this goal.
The Spurs would acquire a plethora of talent which would allow them to stay in the playoff race for upcoming seasons and begin the formation of a young back court which they could build around for the future.
They could also trade some of these pieces acquired to gain picks or other star-level talent.
For the Celtics, this would give them Kawhi Leonard, a man that the league's best player is scared to play. On the defensive side, Kawhi can play defense on Kevin Durant, a task that has proved difficult for many teams facing the Warriors these past two years. .
Offensively, they would have no problem creating plays with weapons like Leonard, Irving, and Hayward, all capable of averaging over 20 points per game with ease.
If the Celtics want to add to their historic collection of championship banners, they have to trade for Kawhi Leonard.
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