Brooklyn will take any serviceable talent, so I doubt they'd care.
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Brooklyn will take any serviceable talent, so I doubt they'd care.
Cornbread78
Member
That's the obvious part, but there must have been much better options...
This move closes quite a few doors on future moves now and at the deadline..
Roland_Gunner
Member
As more teams hit the cap KCP may wind up being the odd man out. Maybe Utah can swoop in and get a Heyward replacement.
Well the Pistons get AB for one year now and are cap strapped either way.
Oh my god I love this move. Avery is both injury prone and about to get paid, so he was the right guy to go. As much as Jae makes me uneasy with his complaining about being underappreciated I'd like to keep him around since his contract is so good. And Smart...I still have some optimism that he can improve his shot.
And this means we get Hayward today!!!!!!!!!! I'm bout to order my jersey.
And this means we get Hayward today!!!!!!!!!! I'm bout to order my jersey.
Peter Ian Staker
Member
All those first rounders Danny was gonna get....
Randolph Freelander
Member
Possibly related, but I just got a text that Boston has rescinded my contract offer? Apparently, I'm too short, slow, old, and unathletic. Seems discriminatory.
BlazinSkatinAxel
Member
Celtics have no SG now.
MushroomSamba
Member
What's a SG? Is that a ballhandler, wing, or big?
Randolph Freelander
Member
I was prepared to step in and contribute right away.
LyleLanley
Banned
They don't have a pure SG but Hayward, Brown and Smart all fit in that spot.
Are you serious? They got a player worth that at least. They weren't interested in stockpiling more picks.
If your position was that Crowder, Bradley, Smart didn't have first round pick value, this isn't supporting evidence for that.
LyleLanley
Banned
"Hearing that the Celtics have no intention of trading Jae Crowder. They're excited about lineup possibilities." -@AdamHimmelsbach
Good to hear.
He's also saying the plan is to bring Yabu over.
Good to hear.
He's also saying the plan is to bring Yabu over.
BlazinSkatinAxel
Member
They have like 7 SFs now which is dumb.
How are you gonna have 7 SFs and no center?
They should have traded 2 for a center. They lost because of no center.
Rozier said the snap was about going on vaca.
Can't pass either
Lol at the "celts don't have an sg now". Avery was an SG because he couldn't play point, but he can't handle or create, and he's a streaky shooter, not to mention undersized. Not much of an SG
LyleLanley
Banned
Yeah but none of them exclusively play as SF. Positionless basketball!
I'm so excited for this season holy shit
Where's BG at, he's gotta see what our Daniel has Done.
Randolph Freelander
Member
Cavs are too cheap and won't meet my asking price (season tickets) to become GM. This offseason is the worst.
Avery was a perfect pro but certainly not player. Lots of holes in his game.
LyleLanley
Banned
Avery was great and I'll miss him but I also don't think I want to pay him $20m a year.
friskykillface
Banned
Avery will get paid at least Roberson type numbers but more since he can hit free throws
Celtics need bigs and Morris destroys Morris so Ainge is ready for Wizards part 2 in the playoffs
Crowder needs to be benched
Let Brown or Taytum share a starting spot and have inconsistent Crowder off the bench
Celtics need bigs and Morris destroys Morris so Ainge is ready for Wizards part 2 in the playoffs
Crowder needs to be benched
Let Brown or Taytum share a starting spot and have inconsistent Crowder off the bench
Duxxy3
Member
I might actually watch regular season games now.
Oh definitely. Liked his drive, liked how hard he's worked and clearly he's tightened a lot up, but none of it addressed his real issues, and it severely limited him as a player. I also think the optics of his defense is more flash than substance. On ball he's a pest, but overall he's not as great off ball, and he struggled this year closing on shooters. The celts as a whole actually did.
LyleLanley
Banned
Detroit is renouncing KCP per Woj.
Peter Ian Staker
Member
You gave away your best defender for an soft inefficient big who can't rebound.
He is not worth a first rounder.
bruh
CassidyIzABeast
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKptL79wBEA
Thanked that man for his valiant effort with a trade to Detroit. Scustya.
Thanked that man for his valiant effort with a trade to Detroit. Scustya.
overrated defender. Smart is definitely a more valuable defender. This frees up more minutes for smart, jaylen and makes for better lineup combinations.
They should have given him the max for his valiant effort
LyleLanley
Banned
Think the Knicks regret giving Hardaway all that money now that KCP is unrestricted?
Caddywompus
Member
Knicks don't understand regret otherwise they wouldn't keep making the same mistakes.
He's no Victor Olidipo.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
They'll regret the contract because its bad but Hardaway is a better player anyway.
poor pacers
could have had a nice return if they just waited for Hayward to sign. Are you guys calling for Pritchard to resign yet?
Lionel Richie
Member
Bradley is not Boston's best defender. Smart and Crowder are better defenders than him.
Look at it this way. There were talks about Boston giving up Crowder to the Jazz for fuck nothing. They kept him, a player signed to a very reasonable deal, and instead traded an often injured player they weren't going to resign next year anyway for a dude that actually fits a need and has 2 more years on a good contract. They upgraded from Bradley to Hayward and upgraded from Amir fucking Johnson to Marcus Morris. And they kept every single one of their assets. How is any of this a bad deal for Danny?
Yo, this take is real bad fam.
I want a vote from all 30 GMs to see how many take Hardaway Jr. over KCP.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
KCP can't fucking shoot. Like he's bad at it.
Nobody was in a hurry to give him the insane numbers his agent wanted for a reason. Because hes not that good.
Get the poll going. Reach out to those GMs.
When you got a chance to pay the 35% shooter from deep with average at best defense over the player who is very good on defense and a 33% 3-point shooter, you gotta do it. Gotta shoot that shot.
(I'm not even trying to say KCP is amazing or anything, just that Hardaway Jr. is maybe not even good at basketball at all.)
I'd take him over KCP no doubt.
Frozenprince
Banned
It was idiotic to trade THj away when we traded him in the first place for Jerian freaking Grant, he's young and still has offensive upside, it's a fine deal. He's a good player.
Cool dude.
I thought Pritchard would be good but this is a terrible offseason. They're going to deal Turner for a bag of beans at this rate.
If those reports are true he took a worse offer for PG just to keep him out of the East... fuck 'im
Frozenprince
Banned
And if the plan was always to shed Bradley after the cap got lowered.
Why didn't you just draft Fultz?
Why didn't you just draft Fultz?
GitarooMan
Member
Bradley was fun to watch and his game improved a lot over the years, but the C's were never going to be able to pay his market value next value next year. Keeping Crowder/Smart (for now) makes more sense with this team as Smart gives them more length in the backcourt and probably has more long-term potential. Marcus Morris is a good depth piece who is really cheap.
Lionel Richie
Member
Maybe Danny legit thought Tatum will be very close to Fultz and picked up another high lottery pick for his troubles?
I mean you made a post implying it's stupid to take him over KCP. KCP is far worse. It's pretty much a no brainer.
Because Danny likes Tatum+pick over Fultz. Seems pretty obvious he wasn't as high on Fultz as the rest.