The Boston Celtics are finalizing a deal to acquire the Washington Wizards’ Kristaps Porzingis, Marcus Smart to Memphis

[x-factor7]

My mind is blown that the Wizards didn’t get the 2 1st round picks in this deal, Celts made out like bandits

They can use those picks to round out the roster too

 

[Braman]

I still feel Washington made out. Super teams will be no longer starting next summer. Washington has the cap to go and get players in the future and can still absorb bad contracts for picks this offseason..

I like what their doing.

No beef my nikka

I do see your point

Can we please stop saying this. They are falling for other teams/players’ poker face. They’re trading guys who will be CRITICAL pieces to championship contenders, yet they’re trading em like they’re the lucky ones to offload em.

In a league where there’s like five quality bigs who can score, there should have been a bidding war for KP. Boston, miami, phoenix, LA, all these teams could use him. meanwhile they don’t get one first or young player…in EITHER trade

 

[Left.A1]

They were planning on moving Tyus, it was reported last week I think. He wants to be a starter.

And they’re not going to pay him

 

[tremonthustler1]

This may be true but you can find a gang of PGs who could play the Tyus Jones veteran role and nothing of importance would be missed. I'm not saying that to downplay the locker room element of the game, it's just that out of the moves they made we can't pinpoint acquiring Tyus Jones specifically as a win for the Wizards.

I'd actually hope that during this rebuild process they won't discount the importance of veterans and their leadership, creating a new Houston or Memphis situation, but if they are going to go get vets to fill the roster, I'd want my team to scrape the bottom of the barrel, or get guys with championships under their belt past their prime. I wouldn't want to sacrifice potential assets to get Tyus Jones level 27 year old players to play ahead of guys.

They just acquired the best backup PG in the league. Check out the list of PG free agents. It's not good and those guys aren't on Jones' level. Any other past their prime free agent is gonna try to sign vet minimums with Phoenix anyway.

To scrape the bottom of the barrel for everything is to assume that you'll be replacing that guy with either your cap space, your free agents or your assets. PG wasn't gonna come from Golden State's first rounder in 2024 and highly unlikely it was gonna come from the 25th pick in this draft.

 

[Brozay]

Celtics got KP and two 1st round picks? And they only lost Smart?

 

[Braman]

Aye somebody tell me im reading this wrong
Boston traded marcus smart for the better player KP, and GAINED 2 firsts?!?!? Memphis gave up 2 firsts for Marcus smart?! Tf is Memphis doin!?

 

[Left.A1]

Gtfoh with this gas “Wizardry” this is how fanbases set themselves up to be disappointed and disgusted with their FO in 3 years ..overhyping mediocre shyt and elevating them onto a plateau they haven’t earned yet

 

[Rev]

So Marcus Smart really is a new Tony Allen

 

[Don Homer]

 

[Wargames]

Was it either trade Brogdon or trade Smart or will they still look to trade Brogdon.

I honestly thought Smart was a Celtic lifer….

 

[GunRanger]

Ja
Bane
Smart

Gotta be the smallest starting wing lineup in the league

 

[mastermind]

How the fukk didn’t the Wizards get a first round pick?

 

[Jplaya2023]

Memphis gonna have the best defensive team nexr year

Aquamayne
Jaren Jackson
Bane
Smart
Ja

Smart will guard the premier wing he just gotta work on corner 3s

 

[tremonthustler1]

My mind is blown that the Wizards didn’t get the 2 1st round picks in this deal, Celts made out like bandits

They can use those picks to round out the roster too

They got a starting PG out of this and another pick in this draft. Even a team as down bad as the Wizards aren't gonna have half the roster be rookies.

They have 4 picks in this draft now. If they got #25 instead of #35, the reaction would be a lot different

 

[old pig]

nikka dyed his hair green for nothing