LePariah
just stay your bama ass in Cleveland.
just stay your bama ass in Cleveland.
Uncle Drew Playin With The Nephews By The 7/11: Official 2017-18 Boston Celtics Season Thread
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Nah. He knows it's a foregone conclusion that Bron's joining the Lakers and that Bron is waiting for Kawhi to join the Lakers before he decides to sign there. And Ainge knows that Lakers are trying to pair Bron with Kawhi out West. So he's throwing the Cs' hat in the ring knowing that the Lakers are going to have to pay through their ass to get Kawhi, thereby making it difficult to surround Bron and Kawhi with much else in assets since said assets will have been given up solely for Kawhi. And Kawhi and Bron by themselves aren't enough for the Lakers to topple the Warriors. Meanwhile, the path to the East becomes that much lighter.
If Ainge pulls this off...
SuperPawgHunter
Banned
Danny should know it is a waste of time to engage the Spurs with a weak offer for a great two-way player.
I don't think he really is going in for Kawhi and he'd improve his offer if he got reassurances from Kawhi that he's staying beyond this upcoming season. He's playing this situation perfectly. His plan is to sabotage the Lakers and get Bron to head out West.
Stress Welker
All Star
Ainge is doing due diligence is all. If he can somehow pry Kawhi away for peanuts, you make the move. If not you try to drive the ask up in the process. Spurs don’t need to move Kawhi right now, Celtics don’t really need Kawhi at all TBH, it’s the Lakers that need a move to happen ASAP.
Adebisi_Said
Truth is Power
UpAndComing
Veteran
Him with Theis on the defensive end
SuperPawgHunter
Banned
I'm not surprised Curry is that high. I am surprised Kyrie is above Harden, Westbrook and Durant, though.
Baynes back for 2 years, $11 mil with a player option for year 2
What's notable is that the Celtics are still $11 mil under the tax after this deal so they still have to full MLE to work with. I'm thinking either they offer something in that range to Smart or they give it to another FA and go over the tax to keep Smart?
Unfortunately my dream scenario of someone overpaying for Smart seems highly unlikely at the moment
What's notable is that the Celtics are still $11 mil under the tax after this deal so they still have to full MLE to work with. I'm thinking either they offer something in that range to Smart or they give it to another FA and go over the tax to keep Smart?
Unfortunately my dream scenario of someone overpaying for Smart seems highly unlikely at the moment
UpAndComing
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Baynes back for 2 years, $11 mil with a player option for year 2
What's notable is that the Celtics are still $11 mil under the tax after this deal so they still have to full MLE to work with. I'm thinking either they offer something in that range to Smart or they give it to another FA and go over the tax to keep Smart?
Unfortunately my dream scenario of someone overpaying for Smart seems highly unlikely at the moment
If Danny Ainge was ruthless GM I think he is, he'll wait it out to see the market for Marcus.
Either Marcus gets overpaid, or they wait it out long enough for Marcus to face reality that no one is gonna pay that much for his talents. Works great in the Celtics favor
I don't know how to feel about Baynes, I feel like he plays well most of the time and for some reason I still don't like him 
I want to see more Theis and Williams than him, whenever he switches on a wing it always results in an uncontested three, he also can't block a shot to save his life even though he protects the paint well his his body.
I want to see more Theis and Williams than him, whenever he switches on a wing it always results in an uncontested three, he also can't block a shot to save his life even though he protects the paint well his his body.
:Danny: It's our time now