Official Boston Celtics Thread

[tonybologna]

Quote: Originally Posted by areobee401

Good night for us. Finally free of any Jimmy Butler trade talks. Just have to hope Jayson Tatum isn't the next ain't **** Duke lottery pick.

I'm going to have to agree with you after changing my mind about drafting Tatum at #3. I originally didn't want us to draft him & take Josh Jackson instead. If we would have done that with all the guards we already had then that would probably would have been a mistake. With Tatum we get a big guy that can shoot the rock on pick & roll situations with IT or whoever.

He can also rebound very well with his length & athleticism as well. We actually really got a true big guy(muscular) in the 2nd round by drafting Ojeleye from SMU who can block shots & rebound from a muscular body already with great athleticism. I think we got 2 really good players from the draft out of this after all. Thanks.

[jeremym480]

After saying that I wouldn't get my hopes up for fireworks, I did get worked up about the Portzingis stuff (even though I knew the chances were slim). Putting that aside I'm actually super excited for Tatum. He's certainly much different than the players Ainge has taken in the past two or three drafts and that's a good thing.

I don't know too much about the second rounders, but from the highlight videos, I've watched I really like Semi Ojeleye. I also really like the German kid, Daniel Theis, who we reportedly signed last week. Our Summer League games should certainly be fun to watch with just with the signings from the last two years (although Yabu is likely to be out )

I'm going to go ahead and say that I'm not getting my hopes up about free agency, but I'd love to see some fireworks. If not, I'm still excited to see what Stevens can do with this team after the addition of Tatum.

[jeremym480]

Life as a Celtics fan is tough. There's already chatter on Twitter aboit signing Hayward, then trading for PG13 (after he signs a 3-year extension).

Wouldn't IT, Hayward, and PG13 be overkill? You would have to think there would be diminishing returns on the court, plus it doesn't help our rebounding and defensive problems. If anything I would almost rather one of those and Blake Griffin, even though Griffin seems injury prone these days.

[areobee401]

Here ya go...

http://heathoops.com/2017/06/what-co...eir-no-1-pick/

Breakdown of what it would take to fit Hayward and George on the roster.

[areobee401]

Yabu ruled out of both summer leagues. Zizic is experiencing visa issues. Status to play in either summer league is in doubt.

[tonybologna]

I don't think we can get both Hayward & PG13 on the roster at the same time for the 17-18 season. It will be one or the other in my opinion. We really need a big guy like Blake Griffin or what about his teammate DeAndre Jordan to have as a true C? Jordan is rumored to be leaving the Clippers & we're all pretty sure that Blake Griffin will be gone.

Heck, maybe Ainge can pull off some type of trade to get both Griffin & Jordan. That would probably put us out of the running for Hayward or PG13 though.

We might be able to get one of them but not both. I would prefer PG13 because he has a defensive game that's better than Hayward. We know the defense that Jordan would bring to the Celtics. Thanks.

[jeremym480]

After crunching the numbers a bit myself I have to say that adding two max contracts is pretty much impossible. Adding one max contract and trading for PG would work since his salary for next season is only 19.5M.

We would have to trade Bradley, Crowder, and probably even Smart, then stash Yabusele for one more year to make room for PG13 + a max deal.... which seems like a lot but having four top 25-30 players on the same team would make it worth it. I'd be happy with signing one of PG13 (if extended) or Hayward, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

[tonybologna]

Here are the draft FA signings so far:

Philadelphia 76ers- signed FA G Melo Trimble(Maryland)
Philadelphia 76ers- signed FA G James Blackmon(Indiana)
Philadelphia 76ers- signed FA G Isaiah Briscoe(Kentucky)
Minnesota T’Wolves- signed FA F V.J. Beachem(Notre Dame)
Minnesota T’Wolves- signed FA F Charles Cook(Dayton)
Los Angeles Clippers- signed FA F/C Isaiah Hicks(UNC)
Golden State Warriors- signed FA C Chris Boucher(Oregon)
Houston Rockets- signed FA PF Cameron Oliver(Nevada)
Washington Wizards- signed FA F Devin Robinson(Florida)
Washington Wizards- signed FA G/F Kris Jenkins(Villanova)
Miami Heat- signed FA G London Perrantes(Virginia)
LA Lakers- signed FA G P.J. Dozier(South Carolina)
Orlando Magic- signed FA G Derrick Walton Jr.(Michigan)
NY Knicks- signed FA F Nigel Hayes(Wisconsin)
Milwaukee Bucks- signed FA G Bronson Koenig(Wisconsin)
Memphis Grizzlies- signed FA G Kobi Simmons(Arizona)
Toronto Raptors- signed FA F/C Kennedy Meeks(UNC)
New Orleans Pelicans- signed FA F/C Peter Jok(Iowa)