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

[Left.A1]

Look, the Wizards are looking to dump payroll and acquire players with expiring contracts. That’s exactly what they did here. The draft pick they acquired isn’t ideal obviously. I’m not going to argue that. This is full on tank mode. They will suck bad and get top draft picks while also clearing salary cap space. It’s the only option at this point for new upper management who wants to build their own team from the ground up

Whatever let’s you sleep easier brother …I wish them the best

 

[UpAndComing]

Some of these posters are funny to me. Trade that was reported earlier and they like "That won't move the needle!"

Then it's reported that the trade isn't happening and they are all "LOL!!"

Now this new deal goes through and they are back to "That won't move the needle!"

@GOAT @UpAndComing @SchoolboyC @Raquinotj @KevJ

The hate for the Celtics are so evident on the Coli the posters on here can't even keep their hate straight

 

[RennisDeynolds]

Marcus Smart about to take Memphis to New heights

 

[UpAndComing]

Smart will be missed, I’m sure there is a part of the Celtics fanbase happy about this but his ability to get a steal or a charge when we needed it will be missed. Luckily Derrick White is a great defender and is very good at drawing fouls if that’s who we are handing the PG duties to.

 

[Heavy_Handz]

Whatever let’s you sleep easier brother …I wish them the best

Wizards had no leverage. What they gonna do? Pay him 36 mill to lose 60 games next season? He wasn’t going to opt in until he reached the destination he wanted.

 

[Jaylen Tatum]

You're 2023-24 NBA Champion Boston Celtics

 

[Left.A1]

Porzingis gonna clog up the paint, and both Brown and Tatum are going to give him serious side eye.

Guess I'm watching the draft to see who we get at 25.

Them nikkas don’t drive anyways

 

[Left.A1]

Wizards had no leverage. What they gonna do? Pay him 36 mill to lose 60 games next season? He wasn’t going to opt in until he reached the destination he wanted.

I already explained it to you in layman’s…if you don’t get it.. it’s because the contrary makes you feel a bit better internally ..it’s all good either way

 

[THE 101]

 

[Heavy_Handz]

I already explained it to you in layman’s…if you don’t get it.. it’s because the contrary makes you feel a bit better internally ..it’s all good either way

fukk the Wizards

 

[GreatestLaker]

I don't give a fukk what yall say about Washington but that new front office team is doing work

The wizards literally got nothing of value for Beal and Porzingis. Not even a first rounder. got smoked in every trade that they made. Wizard fans should be fuming.

 

[Heavy_Handz]

The wizards literally got nothing of value for Beal and Porzingis. Not even a first rounder. got smoked in every trade that they made. Wizard fans should be fuming.

Unloading bad contracts isn’t easy work & I’ve already explained why the Wizards had no leverage with Porzingis and he actually did them a favor because he could have opted out and literally signed anywhere because without Beal there’s no way he was staying in Washington. They would have gotten more for Beal if they traded him a few years ago. Bad thing for the new front office is that they weren’t there to make the trade previously.

 

[GreatestLaker]

I wanted #25 more so than the 2024 pick

But oh well. The 35th pick in a strong class has value.

I'd bet my life they get nothing of value with that pick

 

[GreatestLaker]

Jokic was the 41st pick

Now list all the other 41st picks. Getting a player like Jokic in that spot is 1 in a million.

 

[Heavy_Handz]

Now list all the other 41st picks. Getting a player like Jokic in that spot is 1 in a million.

Guys of value get drafted late nearly every single draft. Isaiah Thomas was the last pick in his draft class & Khris Middleton was the 39th pick the following year