Per Bill Simmons: "I just spent the last 20 minutes on basketball-reference.com trying to find one great shooting guard who didn't decline significantly in Years 12 through 14 of his NBA career. Here's the list: Reggie Miller. That's it."
And from Elrod Enchilada: "I thought long and hard: could the Sonics get a high lottery pick and a 23 year old starting guard for Allen from any other team in the league? No, hell no. Why did Boston pay so much then? The lame defense: hey, we got rid of Wally Szczerbiak’s contract and Allen is an upgrade over Wally. Uhhh, yeah, but do you torch a high lottery pick to cut off one year of Wally’s contract and get a 32 year old shooting guard?"
It seems to me that the demise of Danny Ainge is at this point, inevitable. Our inability to stay healthy next year will ultimately lead to a lot of questions Danny and Doc won't feel like answering. This is a step back, and a certain end to the build through the draft era.
