Avery Bradley: 2013-2014 Season Grade

[jonathanlambert33]

Grade: B-
Memorable Moment:
Bradley had a lot of excellent games, and boiling his memorable moment down to one highlight may undercut his  impact this season. That being said, this was pretty awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDtmaZqITuc
 

Likelihood of return next year: 65 percent.
I wrote about this yesterday so I wont harp on it too much. Bradley is a restricted free agent, but given his injury history, I have a hard time imagining any team offering him enough money to coax him away from the Celtics. Meanwhile, Boston perhaps more than any other team knows what a healthy Bradley brings to the table on both ends of the floor.

One other thing to consider: Bradley could simply take the qualifying offer and try his luck in unrestricted free agency next season, but that would be a massive risk for a young player who has struggled immensely to stay healthy. Guaranteed money is going to be important for him.

http://www.celticshub.com/2014/05/07/2013-14-season-grades-avery-bradley/

 

[jonathanlambert33]

So what would you give Bradley in the open market? He's undersized to play off guard, and doesn't possess enough skill to play the point. Apparently Boston offered 4 years 24 million dollars during the season, which would have been an overpay imo. I'm not even sure I would give him 4 years because he seems to be injury prone. I could see a Avery Bradley who has been healthy throughout his career getting 5M annually, but I would hesitate to even give him that.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Tony Allen signed a 4/$20M contract. Bradley is better offensively, and is a defensive beast as well (not as good obviously)

I'd say 4/$18.5M

 

[CameronCrazy06]

In an inflated market 4/24 doesn't seem as bad. I guess it depends on what direction the team is going in though