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Avery Bradley for Burks + 12th anyone?

 
Living in MA, I watch a lot of BOS & Bradley is easily my favorite player on that team. When Exum got injured last year, I advocated trading for him as I believed he would have replaced a lot of what was lost when Exum went down.

That being said, while I would trade Burks for him straight up (along with a sweetener such as OKC/GSW 1st, a although I doubt that gets it done), I would not include #12 as well. As much as I love watching Bradley play & view him as extremely underrated, his skill set would likely be redundant to that of Exum's (assuming he returns healthy).
 
While I said no, I'm not nearly as against it as most here. I doubt Boston would do this trade though.
 
For me its more about the pick. Jazz going have to start spending major dollars soon so rookie contracts are important.

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Not only is Avery Bradley on a better contract (8.2/8.8 vs 9.9/10.5/11.2), he is capable of playing the 1 (insurance in the event that Exum doesn't return to 100%), is one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA, shot .361% on 5.8 3PA (per 36) last season, & has missed a total of 11 games over the last 2 years.

Don't get me wrong, I like Burks & his potential as much as the next fan but his inability to stay on the court looks like it could become a reoccurring problem. The guy has amazing potential as a slasher/scorer, but Avery Bradley (IMO) would better fit this team due to his style of play, hustle/defensive aggression, & positional versatility.

Exum undoubtedly has the potential to develop into a similarly elite defender but acquiring Bradley would not only provide us with insurance (in the event that he doesn't), he would also provide us with the potential to have 2 elite defenders locking down the perimeter for 48 straight minutes (which in return would make the interior defensive presence of Favors & Gobert that much more effective).

I still have hope that Burks can develop into that instant-offense, elite bench scoring, sixth man candidate of the year that he's shown the potential to have, but swapping him for Bradley is a no brainier (IMO). Giving up the #12 pick to do so is an entirely different story, but I wouldn't hesitate to give up the OKC/GSW 1st to get it done. Bradley is the type of player who's impact on the game doesn't show up in the box score & who's influence on the team goes far beyond just his play on the court.

I don't know if BOS even considers trading him right now but that could change with Marcus Smart developing into a similar player, Terry Rozier/RJ Hunter needing more developmental time, & the possibility of BOS drafting another guard with one of their many picks in the upcoming draft. But the main reason I don't see this happening is that I don't believe BOS would be looking for a guard in return if they were to trade Bradley.
 
I would only consider this deal if we got #16 and #23 while we throw in a few of our 2nd rounders from this year and/or future years. But I don't know why Boston would trade him.

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karl malone said:
What is your reasoning behind this? Not trying to start an argument, just genuinely curious.
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Burks value is at all time low. He hasn't played much in 2 years and he doesn't really fit them like Bradley does. Bradley attempts arounds 5 threes, he spreads the floor better, makes better reads and defends way better. They will need him more than Burks if they go after a #1 option because he is easier to play.

And I am not sure they want 2 rookies on the roster. If they are going to trade Bradley they would combine with 3rd pick and go after someone proven. Or just draft and keep everyone add a FA that won't hurt their flexibility long-term.
 
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