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Message: [QUOTE="NielsisGood, post: 2204333, member: 7503"] Isaiah will be 29 by the time he's a free agent. He wouldn't be 34 until the end of any max deal. The dollar figure there doesn't really even matter since they can spend up as much as they'd like to retain their own players. The only reason not to max IT would be if Ainge has strong reason to believe that Durant opts out to come to Boston or if another superstar specifically targets Boston as a destination, but even then IT is so cheap now that merely getting rid of him isn't going to blow open their cap situation. Otherwise, they'll probably be in the final year of any IT contract by the time the LeBron era is over. I also do really like Bradley, but he's an above average starter on a good team. He's not a star or somebody you build a franchise around. I don't see how any team gives up anything of real consequence to lock down negotiating rights to a guy like that. [/QUOTE]