I think the Celtics could make the conference finals with the right moves and actually having a healthy roster but with Fournier going to the Knicks and some good depth pieces already on other teams that opportunity looks to be gone. Richardson had one season with the Heat where he was close to Fournier but he's been dumped by his last two teams after a season, it will be a noticeable drop off. The KD stuff just isn't realistic.
Since Ray Allen left to go to the Heat the Celtics have paid the tax once, they have only missed the playoffs one time during this time as well. This is what worries me long term, Wyc talks a good game about being willing to spend the tax but when the time comes to do it there's always moves made to clear money so they don't have to. They dumped Theis, getting no draft picks in return, just two cheap expiring contracts so they wouldn't have to pay the tax. I like Stevens and think he can bring a new perspective to basketball operations but i also think Wyc kept him around because he didn't want to be pay Stevens for the next 6 years to work somewhere else. The Celtics are a historic franchise, in a demanding city and are run like they're the Kansas City Royals
I was hoping for something useful out of the vaunted Hayward tpe but everything about that signing was a disaster so it’s fitting end.I doubt they’ll be missing the two 2nds
Tatum and Brown are both ball dominant players. I hate to sound like a doomer because most of my posts about the celtics are pessimistic at best but there's less scoring on the roster from last season and they haven't added playmaking at the guard or forward position to compensate for it. They're basically running it back with a similar style roster to last year with Horford instead of Kemba.Richardson hasn’t been very good in a 3 and D role. He’s played with ball dominant guys the last couple of seasons. I don’t think he has to worry about that here so i could see him getting 14-4-4 with good defense.
I’m excited to see if the ball will move this year. From the sounds of things it will
NBA and MLB contracts make me sick.
Us Bruins fans thankful Taylor Hall took 6M a year while Trae Young is getting like 20M+ a year.
trae young is getting more than double that a year lol
By the way - CBS Sports says that Boston still might get an asset for Fournier:
New York is not completely done. Maybe the front office can turn the Fournier signing into a sign-and-trade with the Celtics, who would presumably be willing to give the Knicks something of value in order to salvage a trade exception out of their briefer-than-anticipated Fournier experience.
I had a nice sized post ready and it refreshed
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Well what they are saying is maybe Boston will give NY an asset . so that Boston could get a trade exemption.
As the Knicks and Celtics are divisional rivals, if I'm the Knicks I would want something fairly substantial to help the Celtics by giving them the trade exception
Sure - but the Celtics would also be helping out the Knicks sign Fournier to an extra year. So a small deal might help out both teams.
Really wish they cleaned house and brought in a new GM with a new perspective. I think the bridge year message is the beginning of the end of Tatum and Brown making any real run here bc I think they leave Boston first chance they get.
Disagree.
This is the clear low point of the current era but we'll be better next year. Until now the teams had met expectations since Brown and Tatum were drafted.
Basically I think they'd be leaving a top 5 team whenever they can and I don't really know what the better fit is going to be.
No bad contracts is a win just stay away from free agents and add a couple guys for cheap mid season.
Players understand that there are going to be years where the team can't really do much because of being hard capped, etcReally wish they cleaned house and brought in a new GM with a new perspective. I think the bridge year message is the beginning of the end of Tatum and Brown making any real run here bc I think they leave Boston first chance they get.
Just wanted to put the nail in that coffin
The Hayward situation was bungled from day one. The irony is they are rumored to be back in the market for Myles Turner again this offseason.I was hoping for something useful out of the vaunted Hayward tpe but everything about that signing was a disaster so it’s fitting end.