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NBA Offseason |OT| "It's a complete shit move, but we're stuck with it now"
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LyleLanley
Banned
Sabonis at 8 seems high but I feel like the Kings could use someone like him.
ProvenDeadly
Member
Trading Noel before you know Joel is healthy??????????????
The sharpshooting of Noel Rubio and Simmons will be electric.
LyleLanley
Banned
Something something, glass houses.
ProvenDeadly
Member
Has a player ever had less trade value after being picked 3rd and having a solid rookie year than Okafor
Yo, fuck that. I don't wanna see Covington leave.
We can give them Marcus Smart and Evan Turner to complete the starting lineup.
Roland_Gunner
Member
Givony's twitter said:
I know Noel's limited offensively but I wouldn't trade him for a pick outside the top 5 of this draft.
I think a lot of it has to do with the situation Philadelphia is in. Teams now they NEED to get rid of one of the bigs, we can't roll into the season with Embiid, Nerlens and Okafor.
friskykillface
Banned
Noel for #3 ? thats just dumb as shit
Guy averaged 11 points a game, basically robin lopez tier
Guy averaged 11 points a game, basically robin lopez tier
I can't imagine what they could possibly give that would make the Wolves better than Ricky.
jordan0386
Member
Has anybody seen Noel shoot?
I don't want those problems.
I don't want those problems.
But #NerlenWall
friskykillface
Banned
Noel will probably think hes a #3 draft pick now instead of #6
lol his face during the draft , emo as fuck
don't do it Ainge
lol his face during the draft , emo as fuck
don't do it Ainge
Yep. George hill fetched s 12 so your talking 16th pick and beyond...Noel for #3 ? thats just dumb as shit
Guy averaged 11 points a game, basically robin lopez tier
Cornbread78
Member
uughh, please NO.
I keep checking the ticker and there is literall, nothing that looks good on paper. I'm almost ready concede another 5-10 years of mediocre teams unless they can get super lucky in the draft.
They have 8 picks today and don't have room on the roster for half of them at this point, so Danny boy has to do something...
Heard rumors about:
- Monroe (Bucks) for their 17th pick and a player
- #3 for Okafor (probably not going to happen)
Neither of those picks solves the Celtics problems of not having a good wing scorer and a shooter.....
Butler is staying in Chi town
Durant is not coming to Boston
Nobody wants Horford at max money....
There is literally little to nothing to do that will get them to the top of the East without getting supper lucky with a draft pick..
LyleLanley
Banned
That 2017 pick is looking rather nice right about now.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Lou should fetch a late 1st in this market. Do it Mitch!
Addition by subtraction. I'll even take an early to mid second rounder.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Larry Bird has lost his god damn mind. Cant believe the Nets got anything of value for Thad Young. Not that much value but its still something.
They could be the #2 team in the East.
PG: Teague
SG: Ellis
SF: George
PF: Young
C: Turner
LyleLanley
Banned
I think it's a good trade for the Pacers. Thad's good and you won't get a power forward nearly as good as him for the $12M he's going to make this season.
Stop being dramatic. It's disappointing they can't trade for a star with this pick. But they have a ton of ways to improve this team - trades, FA signings, tons of draft picks, internal improvement under one of the best organizations and coaches in the league.
Oh, and they're good already.
That 2017 pick is looking rather nice right about now.
Interesting. Indiana just got a whole lot more athletic and quick with Teague and Young. Really like that for them, and it's great news for the Celtics. They just traded their second best player.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Honestly I think they'll miss the playoffs this year. Vogel did more with less than any other coach in the league.
Its certainly a much different team than last season but I don't think its any better. Guess we'll see.
LyleLanley
Banned
There's no way they miss the playoffs with that roster and about $15M in cap space.
They just upgraded PG and PF.
Is Thad Young still good? I haven't seen him play in a few seasons. On paper, the Pacers sound better than last season but I don't know for sure. Myles Turner's inevitable leap is going to ensure they're in the playoffs for a long time to come, though.
EDIT -- Zach Lowe thinks Young is going to start at C. I don't see that. Turner is obviously their center of the future.
EDIT -- Zach Lowe thinks Young is going to start at C. I don't see that. Turner is obviously their center of the future.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Their starting backcourt now is Teague / Monta. Going to have major issues defensively. It could work on paper but I can see it going horribly wrong too. Think George Hill is just a much better player than Teague in general.
That's what I'm worried about (Hill is an elite defender) but someone posted defensive stats for Teague yesterday saying that he's not too shabby? Trust Bird!
Monroe lukewarm on and Middleton likey without giving up the 3rd pick. Sign me up!!!
http://www.woelfelspressbox.com/blog-entry/24/will-bucks-celtics-play-lets-make-a-deal
http://www.woelfelspressbox.com/blog-entry/24/will-bucks-celtics-play-lets-make-a-deal
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Yeah I give Larry credit for actually building the roster around what he wanted to do. I remember him last year saying they wanted to be a team that played more like the Warriors which was laughable given the roster. Well at least they have a semblance of a roster to try to do that now.
DeployThatPizza
Member
Nice trade. We have PF locked up. Now we have to get rid of Monta.
That would be amazing
Lakershead22
Member
I'm excited for the draft. Ingram/Simmons or bust for the Lakers lol.
LyleLanley
Banned
Nets should draft and stash a euro with that pick.
Gordon0Freeman
Member
So who do the C's take with the number 1 draft pick next season? Harry Giles?
Cornbread78
Member
LOL, hyperbole, yeah, maybe a little, however, if you were a Celtics fan, wouldn't that be your worry as well?
Hmm, adding Middleton to that trade makes a difference.
PG: Thomas/Smart
SG: Bradley/Middleton
SF: Turner/Crowder
PF: Monroe/Oly
C: Okafor (Noel)/Johnson
Hmm..
That fills in a couple needs..... and give a good inside-Out approach to their front court Plus still have big money under the cap.
That 2017 pick is looking rather nice right about now.
That's a pretty good trade.
LyleLanley
Banned
Is there a point guard with a questionable jump shot?
XxRampage07xX
Member
Wow the Rockets totally give up on defense.
The good thing from the Celtics perspective is that it's pretty clear that picks outside the top 2 have value in this draft. Everyone was saying as recently as this week that no one wanted those picks.
12 got a solid starter PG.
20 fetched a starting caliber cost-controlled big.
I think 16 might have some real value and I wouldn't be surprised if they moved 16 or 23 for a pick next year.
12 got a solid starter PG.
20 fetched a starting caliber cost-controlled big.
I think 16 might have some real value and I wouldn't be surprised if they moved 16 or 23 for a pick next year.
friskykillface
Banned
Ainge with a #1 pick would be hilariously awesome
Cornbread78
Member
ouch....
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
At least the trade rumors will be amazing
No way they would trade for Okafor if they got Monroe, that would be the worst defensive front court in the league.