soxhop411 said:
If they really did trade 2, Randle, Clarkson and future picks, that's pretty strong value. Far better than the rumored Celtics offer I'd say.BoSoxFink said:
Randle has not proven jack squat and is a gigantic question mark after that injury and Clarkson looked decent last year but nothing too special. The only thing of value I see is the pick.Cellar-Door said:
I don't think most if any NBA talent evaluators drop their opinion of a top 7 pick because of a broken leg that by all accounts healed on schedule without incident. I think that is exactly the kind of deal that makes sense for a Cousins trade. Basically getting 2 top 10 picks of young guys under team control long term, a 3rd fairly promising guy making no money and under team control, a future 1st, and a big time salary dump.BoSoxFink said:
As fun as it was watching the Celtics make the playoffs this year, if they had been the ones tanking down to the #2 spot, they'd be in position to make this deal as well. The #2 overall pick plus nice extras can get talks started for most players in the league outside the absolute superstars. #16 and #28? Not so much.BoSoxFink said:
Kinda funny coming from a Celtics fan who have off the top of my head......BoSoxFink said:
Lakers or not, I think the Batum trade signals that Aldridge is gone. Which is good for the Cs, they need a west team or two to fall back for Minny to climb into the top 10 in the west (which means the Cs get their first round pick, provided they also finish ahead of the 9 seed in the east).SoxFanInPdx said:
Why would anyone hire Karl in the first place? His teams play decent basketball for a few months then he alienates his best players by blaming every loss on them, tries to trade them, then they start tweeting about snakes.ifmanis5 said:
This hurts the Celtics as Portland was one of the teams we counted on to knock Dallas out of the playoffs next season to secure their pick in the lottery. Not a super big deal but something that we could look back on down the road especially if another WC team projected to be ahead/even with Dallas takes a step back.Blacken said:
Huh? Within the conference, not 1-16 across the NBA. The longest trip is what, Miami to Milwaukee? Which could easily happen anyway.tims4wins said:
Why? What am I not seeing about Bradley's skillset that makes him a useful NBA player at anything above the minimum?Devizier said:
Bradley is ideal for what Cleveland needs next to Kyrie. He can defend either guard spot aggressively without having to worry about exerting energy on offense as he'd be strictly a weak-side spot up shooter. This role plays to all of his strengths while masking his weaknesses. Kyrie with Bradley/Shumpert at the 2 goes a long way toward LeBron getting his next ring but you'd have to get a 3rd team involved since Cleveland has nothing to give up that we'd really want.Devizier said:
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This perfect storm continues to play out as scripted. Danny with his second Auerbachian trade.RedOctober3829 said:
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