It’s time to bring Paul Pierce back to the Celtics

Okay, what follows is a thoroughly unlikely trade package that will bring Paul Pierce (and Brandon Bass) back to Boston, while sending Carmelo to the Clippers and giving New York cap and contract flexibility that they will inevitably squander.

New York gets:

Jordan Crawford

James Young

Tyler Zeller

Wesley Johnson

Clippers 1st rounder year TBD

Boston’s 2nd rounder from Minnesota this year

Another Clippers pick

The Clippers get:

Carmelo Anthony

Boston gets:

Paul Pierce

Brandon Bass

Alan Anderson

Marshall Plumlee

Here’s the trade machine link: http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=zvajzqt

Drawbacks:

Boston will have to waive two players to close this deal–that’s a tough call.

New York will have to absorb…