He can score, but how content is he going to be in what presumably will be a minor role, barring injuries to Philly's frontline wings? I have no doubt the C's also thought about signing him and opted not to, for whatever reason.
Hard disagree on your first sentence. The second one is true but as you well know, defense and team play is impactful as well. Oubre appears to consider defending and playing within a system as optional at best.
I got an email from them that mentioned the MLB playoffs would be part of it, so I assume they are just getting TBS/TNT content.
I saw that the NHL and NCAA hoops tourney will be a part of the deal too, which adds credence to TBS/TNT content.
I'm unfortunately going to guess that there is never going to be an 'ah ha' moment for him - he (like Christian Wood) is just going to be one of those talented, flawed guys who never really figures out how to change and be all that different. There's a place for guys like that even on a good team, but you need to have few of them and be careful about the gaps...
I dunno. Harden runs PHI's offense. If Harden isn't playing, Oubre isn't going to be running anything, unless the offense consists of "Get Kelly Oubre a shot."
I'm not a big Oubre fan, but the comparison is Oubre vs Philly's alternative - roughly Korkmaz or Danuel House. So he's a useful addition relative to those guys getting material non-Harden minutes but sure---he is still available for a minimum for a reason
In terms of non-material Harden minutes for guys that are wings who are coming off the bench, PHI currently has Green (granted he's on a non-guaranteed deal), House, Tucker, Korkmaz, Jaden Springer, and Melton. Korkmaz wasn't playing at the end of last year and asked for a trade (but he didn't get one either!).
Unless the relationship is absolutely beyond repair, the Celtics can't afford to send Brogdon away without getting back a playoff rotation point guard. With Smart and Brogdon gone, our primary ball-handlers will be White (point guard skills but has primarily played off guard so far in his career), Pritchard (a shooting guard in the body of a small point guard, and unclear if he can play real minutes in the playoffs) and Tatum. I'd be ok with sacrificing a bit of quality for reliability in a Brogdon swap, but it has to be with a guy that can initiate the offense in a playoff game, otherwise it's not worth it.
Yeah, but remember the scenario I raised was a non-Harden world....so Korkmaz would likely play. And he's a lot worse than Oubre. I am not a big Oubre fan, but the list of guys above should suggest that they have a fairly big need for talent shouldn't it? Green hasn't been a credible player in a couple years; Tucker is not a wing; Melton is really a guard. In a non-Harden world I cannot imagine they don't have minutes for Oubre---and pretty clearly they can't either, right? They must have suggested a role to get him to sign there.
They would have the entire first half of the year to figure that out. Or hell go and sign Neto or Ish or Dragic
Neto destroyed his patellar tendon this summer, so he's off the list...I agree with Euclis, the combination of ballhandling and size is something we can't lose.
Neto is out per PKB, and Dragic hasn't been worth playoff minutes since leaving Miami (he had his moments with Brooklyn against Boston in 2022 but he was less than a speed bump on defense, and he played all of 7 playoff minutes with the Bucks this past Spring). Ish Smith? He's got the ring so good for him, but he's another very old point guard that barely played in the most recent playoffs (12 total minutes with Denver). Neither of these guys will be of any use to Boston (or anyone) in the playoffs this coming year.
I'm pretty bullish on White as point guard, but Smart played point whenever he was in. I don't remember the same for Brogdon, but it seems noteworthy that White was 6th on the team in assists during the playoffs. Either way my issue isn't with handing the starting point guard job to White, it's not having a backup that we know can see playoff minutes. The fact that White is relatively unproven in his new role just exacerbates the problem.
I'm just looking forward to the start of pre-season, so a reporter can ask both Dray and Poole which one it is
The reporter that asked Dray that will probably get punched in the face.I'm just looking forward to the start of pre-season, so a reporter can ask both Dray and Poole which one it is
"Triple Single" or "Expensive backpack for 30"???
Even the pillow fights around here can't touch the pettiness of NBA drama queens
I dunno; I gotta think it was the “expensive”’ part more than the “backpack” part. I hate this kind of stuff, but saying someone’s overpaid in front of all your co-workers is about as close as you can come to asking for it that doesn’t involve familial relations.
No. He just can't re-sign with Dallas.
I’m surely biased but I wouldn’t trade the Celtics’ starting 5 for anyone of those.
I'm sure they kicked the tires, but the likely holdup is $. Lots of teams want them at the minimum, but those teams couldn't find a way to trade for them at $6M and 10.5M. Have to salary match, and SAS can't take on a 2-1 of minimum guys (who they would then cut) because of the full roster. So... yeah if MIL had a TPE maybe they trade a 2nd (maybe not) but otherwise tough fit. I do wonder if the timing is because SAS thought BOS might take Cam Payne into the Williams TPE, then they traded for a PG, removing one of the last teams who might throw them a 2nd.
I'd take Denver, because Jokic is the best player in the world right now (with a gap to #2, which is insane), and Murray's shit really, really works in the playoffs.
Have to agree with this.
If your argument is that having Jokic basically makes it the best starting five, also Murray is a playoff god, then that's kinda hard to argue with.
