Celtics FA/Trade Rumors and News

Auger34

used to be tbb
SoSH Member
Apr 23, 2010
9,271
I consider Ibaka a much better get for Boston, as a marginally better three point shooter who rebounds and blocks shots.
I have to agree with you here. It could be recency bias but Ibaka also had a very good playoffs and was at times their best player in the Celtics series. If they could lock him up for 2-3 years at the full MLE that would be a fantastic get
 

Lazy vs Crazy

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 18, 2005
6,410
Toronto should have Bird rights, I think. That also opens up sign and trade options.

Edit: re Ibaka.
 

benhogan

Granite Truther
SoSH Member
Nov 2, 2007
20,111
Santa Monica
Milsap shot the three at 41% last year, all catch and shoot. If he gets the full MLE, it’s like getting a team oriented Marcus Morris type at almost half the cost.

He’s old, and hasn’t had great playoff numbers, but at a fourth or fifth option could be successful in Boston shooting open threes. Not my first choice for a MLE signing, but acceptable for one or two years
Millsap good % from corner 3s over the last 4 seasons.

He also had the best +/- per 100 on the Nuggets last season (7th most minutes)

https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/2020.html
 

the moops

Member
SoSH Member
Jan 19, 2016
4,700
Saint Paul, MN
I have to agree with you here. It could be recency bias but Ibaka also had a very good playoffs and was at times their best player in the Celtics series. If they could lock him up for 2-3 years at the full MLE that would be a fantastic get
Agreed. Ibaka would be a much better get than Milsap. Not sure it is all that close actually.

Also - Can't believe that Gordon Hayward got 35 million more than Fred VanVleet
 

TripleOT

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 4, 2007
7,758
Remaining bigs: Ibaka, M Gasol, Baynes, Tristan Thompson, Saric, Giles, Noel, Whiteside, Cauley-Stein, Len
 

Kenny F'ing Powers

posts way less than 18% useful shit
SoSH Member
Nov 17, 2010
14,425
Have any of the reporters gotten a single thing right this offseason?

"Hayward remains focused on signing with Indiana..."
"Boston remains at the top of Millsaps list."
"Harden to Brooklyn! Book it!"

What's the deal this offseason?
 

reggiecleveland

sublime
Lifetime Member
SoSH Member
Mar 5, 2004
27,957
Saskatoon Canada
Have any of the reporters gotten a single thing right this offseason?

"Hayward remains focused on signing with Indiana..."
"Boston remains at the top of Millsaps list."
"Harden to Brooklyn! Book it!"

What's the deal this offseason?
Sometimes I do google news search and look at predictions, and realize how bad everyone is even when there are only a few options.
 

nighthob

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 15, 2005
12,678
Have any of the reporters gotten a single thing right this offseason?

"Hayward remains focused on signing with Indiana..."
"Boston remains at the top of Millsaps list."
"Harden to Brooklyn! Book it!"

What's the deal this offseason?
In fairness the Nets have been leaking the Harden is deadset on Brooklyn thing. I guess in hopes of discouraging other teams from getting into the bidding. I doubt it works. And given the empirical evidence (the Haywards suddenly selling their other homes and moving back to Indianapolis) he probably was focused on getting there until the Pacers refusal to part with anything led to Bartelstein calling around to see who else was still interested.
 

Cesar Crespo

79
SoSH Member
Dec 22, 2002
21,588
Who is out there for PGs that people would like?

I see the following and I'm not really enamored with any:
Reggie Jackson
Jeff Teague
IT
Yogi
Shabazz
Jordan McLaughlin

ugh. Anyone have someone in mind?
 

benhogan

Granite Truther
SoSH Member
Nov 2, 2007
20,111
Santa Monica
Who is out there for PGs that people would like?

I see the following and I'm not really enamored with any:
Reggie Jackson
Jeff Teague
IT
Yogi
Shabazz
Jordan McLaughlin

ugh. Anyone have someone in mind?
Mclaughlin is ok. Anything available from Europe? maybe Larkin or Wannamaker returns

Obviously, I'd bring back Aron Baynes

At the start of the 2019 season, Miami took big $$$ players James Johnson/Dion Waiters out of the rotation. Spo immediately handed minutes to Duncan Robinson, Nunn and Herro. It was a bold move that paid off.

The C's could slowly do something similar w/ some of their youngsters: Grant, TL, Langford, Nesmith, Pritchard, Waters (without having a malcontent like Waiters around)
 
Last edited:

nighthob

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 15, 2005
12,678
I'd be in favor of Shaq Harrison, he can carry the ball up floor, which is all the backup PG here needs to do with Smart's playmaking and the burgeoning abilities of the Jay-Crew.
 

Jimbodandy

Member
SoSH Member
Jan 31, 2006
11,403
around the way
Baynes is the obvious answer if the money's right, isn't he? If everyone's healthy Grant/Timelord/Theis isn't a bad rotation at big. But two of those guys get dinged up often, and one is a foul machine sometimes. Also none are likely even 6'9" barefoot. Plus Baynes gives you the beef that you're missing about 10 times a season (not including playoffs).
 

Cesar Crespo

79
SoSH Member
Dec 22, 2002
21,588
Mclaughlin is ok. Anything available from Europe? maybe Larkin or Wannamaker returns

Obviously, I'd bring back Aron Baynes

At the start of the 2019 season, Miami took big $$$ players James Johnson/Dion Waiters out of the rotation. Spo immediately handed minutes to Duncan Robinson, Nunn and Herro. It was a bold move that paid off.

The C's could slowly do something similar w/ some of their youngsters: Grant, TL, Langford, Nesmith, Pritchard, Waters (without having a malcontent like Waiters around)
I like McLaughlin most on the list but he's young and unproven too. Only 30 games, all with the Wolves.
 

BigSoxFan

Member
SoSH Member
May 31, 2007
47,084
Baynes is the obvious answer if the money's right, isn't he? If everyone's healthy Grant/Timelord/Theis isn't a bad rotation at big. But two of those guys get dinged up often, and one is a foul machine sometimes. Also none are likely even 6'9" barefoot. Plus Baynes gives you the beef that you're missing about 10 times a season (not including playoffs).
Yeah. Already proven effective against Embiid and played well in Phoenix. Get it done, Theo. Baynes or Ibaka are at the top of my wish list.
 

nighthob

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 15, 2005
12,678
Baynes is the obvious answer if the money's right, isn't he? If everyone's healthy Grant/Timelord/Theis isn't a bad rotation at big. But two of those guys get dinged up often, and one is a foul machine sometimes. Also none are likely even 6'9" barefoot. Plus Baynes gives you the beef that you're missing about 10 times a season (not including playoffs).
Yeah, a Baynes/Harrison tandem goes a long ay towards solidifying the bench.
 

Cellar-Door

Member
SoSH Member
Aug 1, 2006
34,457
Yeah. Already proven effective against Embiid and played well in Phoenix. Get it done, Theo. Baynes or Ibaka are at the top of my wish list.
He actually was generally uite ineffective against Embiid, go check the numbers Embiid torched him, Horford was the one who gave him issues.
 

benhogan

Granite Truther
SoSH Member
Nov 2, 2007
20,111
Santa Monica
He actually was generally uite ineffective against Embiid, go check the numbers Embiid torched him, Horford was the one who gave him issues.
yea Al was Embiid kryptonite.

I do recall AB hitting a bunch of his wrong-footed 3s in those playoffs.

AB's offensive game is probably a little more rounded after a year in PHO. He attempted 4 3's a game last season, he never attempted anything close to that with Boston
 

BigSoxFan

Member
SoSH Member
May 31, 2007
47,084
He actually was generally uite ineffective against Embiid, go check the numbers Embiid torched him, Horford was the one who gave him issues.
Hmm, my memory must already be fading. I think my preference at this point is Ibaka but Baynes would be decent fall back option.
 

Cellar-Door

Member
SoSH Member
Aug 1, 2006
34,457
yea Al was Embiid kryptonite.

I do recall AB hitting a bunch of his wrong-footed 3s in those playoffs.

AB's offensive game is probably a little more rounded after a year in PHO. He attempted 4 3's a game last season, he never attempted anything close to that with Boston
Baynes did well shooting 3s against Embiid, so people didn't notice that he was getting killed on the other end. Maybe he made Embiid work, but at the end of that work was a whole lot of efficient scoring.
 

TripleOT

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 4, 2007
7,758
Wanamaker never quit on his dream of playing in the NBA. All credit to him as he moves on to the Warriors. I wonder if the Celtics can do better for that kind of short money.

Steph is now the second most accurate free throw shooter of the Warrior PGs.
 

Jeff Van GULLY

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 13, 2005
4,029
It’s been mentioned by a Celtics writer on Twitter but get a trade exception out of the Gordon s&t and use it on Bogdanovic.
 

mcpickl

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 23, 2007
4,546
Makes a lot of sense for the Hornets to do a trade. Stretching and waiving Batum is a brutal plan.
They'd probably still be waiving and stretching Batum.

I think this would be Boston sending a 2nd to Charlotte with Hayward and Charlotte sending a fake 2nd back, creating a huge TPE for Boston.
 

Cesar Crespo

79
SoSH Member
Dec 22, 2002
21,588
They'd probably still be waiving and stretching Batum.

I think this would be Boston sending a 2nd to Charlotte with Hayward and Charlotte sending a fake 2nd back, creating a huge TPE for Boston.
and as the poster above says... Bogdan would be in play. I'd almost prefer him to Hayward.

Do the Thompson and Teague signings affect anything with the C's willingness to take on salary? How much is Bogdan getting?
 

nighthob

Member
SoSH Member
Jul 15, 2005
12,678
They'd probably still be waiving and stretching Batum.

I think this would be Boston sending a 2nd to Charlotte with Hayward and Charlotte sending a fake 2nd back, creating a huge TPE for Boston.
Or maybe a first for Malik Monk who’s now superfluous for the Hornets. Or possibly PJ Washington whose playing time is going to go down with Hayward’s arrival.
 

amfox1

Well-Known Member
Lifetime Member
SoSH Member
Aug 6, 2003
6,808
The back of your computer
Keith Smith
@KeithSmithNBA

35s

Just playing with numbers... Boston is now hard capped because of using the full MLE for Tristan Thompson. If they can create a massive trade exception for Gordon Hayward, they would have enough room under the hard cap to accept a player for a salary up to about $20M in a S&T.

Keith Smith
@KeithSmithNBA

8m

I did this assuming Jeff Teague is getting the Bi-Annual Exception too. If he's coming to Boston on a veteran minimum, the Celtics have about $22M under the hard cap.
 
Last edited: