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[Cornbread78]

Just sitting back waiting for the standard Danny presser on Tuesday after Hayward resigns with Utah...

 

[neptunes]

Now is probably the perfect time to Tank in the East and pull a rebuild. I'm looking at you Toronto

 

[LyleLanley]

Ainge being a hoarder really fucked him in the end
Every team will want those picks
Stop hoarding

Lol George is gone immediately after this upcoming season

Again, is just using those picks so bad if no good trades work out?

 

[Hyperactivity]

Ok, how does Indy take that over Kevin Love?

What the fuck?! I'm sure they could have called up the Cavs, and the Cavs would still say yes to that.

 

[BlackGhost]

Oh wow, holy shit. Just got home And saw this.

I'm glad Ainge took my advice and didn't get George

 

[jbug617]

Again, is just using those picks so bad if no good trades work out?

He has to pick the right player.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

if they don't land Heyward the Celtics are sort of in a tough spot. They have a lot of prospects and assets for the future, but the current team is built around IT, Horcford, Smart, Bradley and Crowder. And by the time the young crew is ready, most of those guys are going to be too old/expensive. They might need to make some tough decisions.

And how does Hayward even fit with that current team anyway? Obviously better, but beat Cavs? Nah. Beat Warriors? Lmao. are you selling Hayward on waiting for a bunch of draft picks to develop?

They are in a situation where they can be a successful team and still get great draft picks. That's a good situation to be in. But I don't think many of the current players are going to be part of the Celtics 2.0 that might be a legit contender and is he result of all these draft picks. So Hayward really doesn't make a ton of sense.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

One of them ain't on that team come February 2018

Fucking Oladipo and Sabonis got traded for Paul George, Smart/Crowder/and a pick wasn't good enough

I don't get how Smart/Crowder/a shitty 20s pick is some fantastic package. Smart is one year away from requiring a big pay day, and he's probably not better than Oladipo. Crowder's value comes mostly from his contract, which is nice, but I could see a team valuing a younger guy 1 year removed from being a lottery pick who has more team control.

 

[Bread]

Again, is just using those picks so bad if no good trades work out?

Simple math

100% of superstars are veterans while rookies make up a whopping 0% of superstars. Do the simple math.

 

[Tubobutts]

OKC seems like a good place for George cause I don't think they're going to be good enough to convince him to stay. Plus he can work on recruiting Westbrook to LA.

 

[Sandfox]

Someone posted this in the thread about the PG trade:

I'm laughing hard.

 

[Cornbread78]

Bron should just sit out the reg season and suit up for his final play-offs in the east.

Everything is now for 2018 and there is a shit FA market next year because everyone worth a lick with be a Laker at 12:01am 7/1.

 

[jbug617]

Here is the Ainge leak

Celtics trade offer for Paul George back at trade deadline, per league source: Brooklyn pick (wound up being No. 1) and 3 other first-rounders.

https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/880972408584159232

 

[Hyperactivity]

Now is probably the perfect time to Tank in the East and pull a rebuild. I'm looking at you Toronto

No it's not. It's harder than ever to be bad, when so many teams are bad.

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/880973401224912896

I love that Indy didn't want Kevin Love, but Oladipo and Sabonis for the same money as Love was somehow appetizing.

https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/880967361968316417

Paul Millsap will meet with the Denver Nuggets tomorrow, league sources tell The Salt Lake Tribune

https://twitter.com/steventurous/status/880970698725834752

In ten years, they'll be calling the NBA regular season the offseason, the playoffs the regular season and the offseason the playoffs.

https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/880971083620376576

Hearing Jrue Holiday is giving consideration to signing with the Indiana Pacers. He has an offer from the New Orleans Pelicans

Wait no maybe the Pacers can make the playoffs in the East, that Holiday-Oladipo-Leaf/Sabonis-Turner core, mmmm

 

[Kickz]

Free agency hasn't started, and:

1) The number 1 and 3 picks were traded
2) Jimmy Butler/Zach LaVine was traded
3) Chris Paul was traded
4) Ricky Rubio was traded
5) Paul George was traded
6) Blake Griffin has his deal basically done

And 2 hours until free agency officially starts

 

[darkside31337]

OKC seems like a good place for George cause I don't think they're going to be good enough to convince him to stay. Plus he can work on recruiting Westbrook to LA.

What if... they just both decide to stay in OKC?

 

[friskykillface]

Here is the Ainge leak

https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/880972408584159232

Pacers are dummies for not taking that

They deserve to rot

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Ainge covering his ass per usual

 

[Randolph Freelander]

I'm less than two hours away from announcing I'm signing with Indy so I can be included in the package deal with George to Boston.

So excited!

 

[Cornbread78]

He has to pick the right player.

Ding, ding, ding....

 

[LionPride]

I don't get how Smart/Crowder/a shitty 20s pick is some fantastic package. Smart is one year away from requiring a big pay day, and he's probably not better than Oladipo. Crowder's value comes mostly from his contract, which is nice, but I could see a team valuing a younger guy 1 year removed from being a lottery pick who has more team control.

It's so so much better than someone who got nutmegged by a damn 11 year old and Sabonis

Smart's good when he ain't chuckin

Crowder is good and established

Better deal

 

[Bread]

Here is the Ainge leak

https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/880972408584159232

ainge stop hoarding assets

 

[Sandfox]

Celtics offer on draft night for Paul George, per league source, was 3 first-round picks (not the Nets pick next year or the Lakers/Kings pick) and two starters (Crowder being one).

It's funny how deals involving Ainge always "leak" like this right.

 

[jbug617]

Pacers are dummies for not taking that

They deserve to rot

Ainge covering his ass per usual

Draft night

@AdamMKaufman: Per @GoodmanESPN, #Celtics offered #Pacers 3 1st Rd picks (not #Nets/#Lakers) picks, Crowder, another starter for George on draft night

 

[BlackGhost]

I'm less than two hours away from announcing I'm signing with Indy so I can be included in the package deal with George to Boston.

So excited!

FUCK! Cavs just lost another GM candidate

 

[Officerrob]

Pacers got nothing, Thunder get to rent PG for a year before he bails

 

[Hyperactivity]

Ainge covering his ass per usual

"We feel like the Thunder gave up too much in that deal"

 

[LionPride]

Here is the Ainge leak

https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/880972408584159232

God damnit

 

[FZZ]

East is weak as balls

Eliminate conferences Silver

Lonzo gonna lead us to 82-0 smh

 

[Anth0ny]

So the West will have these major star groupings next year, competing for playoff spots

• Curry - Klay - Durant - Draymond
• Wiggins - Butler - KAT
• Kawhi and Greg Poppovich
• Harden - CP3
• Westbrook - Paul George
• Lillard - CJ - Nurkic
• Jokic - Murray - Harris (unless Nuggets go for one of the multiple big FAs they're linked to)
• Griffin and company
• Rick Carlisle and his unlikely playoff runs
• Mike Conley - Marc Gasol
• Anthony Davis - DeMarcus Cousins

And maybe Hayward - Gobert Jazz.

This fucking conference...

this is fucked



aaaaaand none of it matters cause spurs and warriors are still way too good

 

[Ninja Scooter]

It's so so much better than someone who got nutmegged by a damn 11 year old and Sabonis

Smart's good when he ain't chuckin

Crowder is good and established

Better deal

Smart ain't that good. He really isn't. He just plays in a good system/team. He can't shoot or score efficiently for dick. Right now the one thing he has over Dipo is that he's cheap as fuck, and that's one year away from changing. Crowder is good and cheap and an established vet (even though he looked worse last season), but what appeal does that have to a team that's going to win 30 games at best next year? Sabonis was a lottery pick last season so taking a flyer on him isn't that crazy. Neither deal was great, but lets not act like the Celtics deal was overwhelmingly better.

 

[Kickz]

It's funny how deals involving Ainge always "leak" like this right.

Yup total fake news, Ainge in damage control mode

 

[BlackGhost]

In many ways the Cavs didn't do it, but in many ways the Cavs did do it. I did it!

 

[Hyperactivity]

Ooooooh my fucking god the Thunder would have still had Sabonis + Oladipo even if Durant stayed WHAT THE FUCK

 

[Shamrock7r]

what "12am" are we going by for free agency?

 

[neptunes]

No it's not. It's harder than ever to be bad, when so many teams are bad.

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/880973401224912896


https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/880967361968316417


https://twitter.com/steventurous/status/880970698725834752


https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/880971083620376576


Wait no maybe the Pacers can make the playoffs in the East, that Holiday-Oladipo-Leaf/Sabonis-Turner core, mmmm

Tank is the wrong word, i should have said develop. Now is the time to give your draft picks from 2 years ago some serious burn.

A la Delon Wright, Norman Powell, Bruno

Jaylen Brown should start for Boston.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

It's funny how deals involving Ainge always "leak" like this right.

"league source"=Danny scrambling to call me 5 minutes ago for damage control.

 

[Hyperactivity]

what "12am" are we going by for free agency?

EST

I'm still reeling from the fact the Thunder were that close to a Westbrook-George-Durant core.

My fucking god.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

what "12am" are we going by for free agency?

Seems like UTC at the rate of things.

 

[panthapanda]

How do you even tank in the East now?

 

[LyleLanley]

Yup total fake news, Ainge in damage control mode

I'm not sure if it's fake but the firsts not including the Nets or Lakers isn't actually that good. It would probably be their own, the clippers which is essentially a second and the Grizzlies.

 

[friskykillface]

Hayward 🐐 will go to Miami now

 

[theWB27]

Great trade by the Pacers. No way PG13 stays in OKC.

 

[jdstorm]

Pacers got nothing, Thunder get to rent PG for a year before he bails

The thunder got cap relief and the chance to flip george at the deadline for a talented rookie scale player. Pretty great trade for them overall.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

How do you even tank in the East now?

Game 1 - DNP-CD "Rest"
Game 2 - DNP-CD...

 

[XiaNaphryz]

https://twitter.com/Stat4Stat/status/880970697241055232/

This what the West Vs East in the All Star Game gonna look like

7:05 PM - 30 Jun 2017

 

[Caddywompus]

OKC seems like a good place for George cause I don't think they're going to be good enough to convince him to stay. Plus he can work on recruiting Westbrook to LA.

What if... they just both decide to stay in OKC?

I'd say it's more likely Westbrook drives George to leave and we have the George sweepstakes again next year. OKC gave their best assets for a rental.

 

[LionPride]

Great trade by the Pacers. No way PG13 stays in OKC.

Check how mucb Oladipo is supposed to make

 

[darkside31337]

I'd say it's more likely Westbrook drives George to leave and we have the George sweepstakes again next year. OKC gave their best assets for a rental.

They didn't give up a single asset. Oladipo is a mediocre player on a bad contract. This is worth every single risk there is because its not even a risk for them. If PG walks then whatever. If they win and he decides to stay then great. Fuck they could trade him -at- the deadline to the Lakers and get way more than what they just gave up.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

https://twitter.com/Stat4Stat/status/880970697241055232/

RIP Bobcats