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Message: [QUOTE="nomar, post: 5024906, member: 651"] The White deal was not an obvious massive upgrade. I liked it but some Celtics fans whined about it. "Oh my god we gave up a 2028 pick swap!!!!" I absolutely loved the Porzingis deal but others were attached to Smart and/or concerned about KP being injury prone and not being committed to a long-term contract. Jrue seemed like a no-brainer, agreed on that. In general, though, Stevens has exhibited a willingness to take chances that Ainge wouldn't take. It was as if Ainge needed every trade to be the Pierce-Garnett trade. Not every trade has to be like that or Herschel Walker. (Although he did it again with Gobert.) Not only was Ainge paralyzed but other teams didn't want to deal with him because they knew he wouldn't do a deal unless it was obviously one-sided in favor of Boston. [/QUOTE]