Tatum is down with it; Brad is trying to stifle laughter at it; Joe is looking for an instructional video.
Exactly, he's a career 35% 3pt shooter who thinks he's an elite scorer/player.
No, but we could sign him or Austin Rivers....or just play the guys already signed
His lack of self awareness is hilarious but also probably has helped him immensely.
We've heard nothing but I can report that he's angry with the team makes no sense, but seems pretty typical of most sports reporting these days
Agreed, it feels like Reporter spin. BUT if Malcolm gets surgery between now & the start of the season I'll give credit to Ramona Shelbourn (who is a Laker Schill & rarely taken seriously)
The Celtics’ social media team has posted plenty of pictures and videos of these workouts and players’ Boston arrivals. But there has been no sign of guard Malcolm Brogdon.
It's the offseason for a veteran not from this area who is recovering from an injury....how would any reporter even know where he is? Dude is probably on an island in Montenegro texting teammates and Brad lol's about these "reports."
I assume this is why you gamble on him, right? If he's able to hit his free throws, it should be able to translate to hitting some 3's.
It's really like reading the "articles" linked on the main page about who's in the running for Chaim Bloom's old job. Writers gonna write.
I like the Queta addition, BUT expect he'll be in Maine all season and be this year's version of Kabengele. A break the glass in case of emergency 3rd string BIG if two of TL, KP, Al, Luke go down with an injury.
I know from talking to colleagues at UVA that Brogdon was seriously unhappy about the way things went down with the would-be trade, and he doesn't feel all warm and fuzzy about being in Boston. That doesn't mean he's bailing on this season or holding out, they say.
If the above is true, it means he's truly higher maintenance than is typical. I mean, a guy who has been twice since he's been drafted is upset at being included in trade talks? And Boston is much, much closer to title contention than Memphis right now.
He isn't good and never was, which is why he always struggled to get minutes, but occasionally when he did get a chance, he was indeed an elite scorer as he said.
I know nothing about where or how Brogson spends his offseason, and also don't know what your colleagues do.
Struggled for minutes? I have to push back here, he played over 2000 minutes (29mpg) for 3 straight seasons.
I work in the athletic department. They were Malcolm's coaches in college, and this isn't really stop-the-presses news. They're merely confirming what others have reported: that Brogdon wasn't happy with the way the C's handled things. The specifics of his displeasure, I don't know. Perhaps he learned about the would-be trade on social media, like the rest of us.
Pretty sure Stevens (Lamar, not Brad) had a big game in a Cavs win over Boston last season.
The final sentence here is important to understand. 99% of NBA players will hear they are about to be traded....only after the deal is completed. There was no reason for him to ever know about the Clipper deal beforehand and almost certainly heard about it like we all did. Being upset about something like this a is normal response imo even though NBA players should recognize that this is how the business works.
There are some decent players in his salary slot, if the relationship sours. Rozier, the Bogdanovic’s, etc. I bet Brad would make a decent deal, if needed. But hopefully this is nothing to worry about.
Oliver Miller AND Acie Earl on the court at the same time. I'm surprised the Cs managed to score one point, much less 138.
Lamar was a big-timer scorer in college....in part because he was so much more physically developed than everyone and part due to Penn State not having any other scorers. I vaguely recall thinking that if he could ever learn how to shoot 3's that he could make it in this league despite being so undersized for a 4.....he hasn't, which makes it so tough to have him on the floor for long stretches. He has that "veteran winner approach" which isn't always common in a young player. Solid get for a contender like us.
This is another reason not to get to worked up about how Brogdon feels, one way or the other: given his salary, he's by far the most likely guy on the roster to get packaged with a 1st or two and moved for an upgrade at some point.
I love an Out Of Service Pervis sighting. I mean, he didn’t play well, but he did play in that game.
A poor man's Greg Kite. A very very poor man.
I don’t love it but I also think that the 2nd unit has enough defense to cover some of Herro’s limitations there. He also aligns with the Jay’s window better than Brogdon who is already on the decline in his early 30s. Herro hasn’t been Cal Ripken but he’s a better bet to stay healthy.
my thinking here wouldn’t be the Clippers trading firsts or a young future all star. It would be Portland taking a Dame package from Miami including all the firsts/kids they have plus Herro, they flip Herro to Boston for Brogdon+, then flip Brogdon to the Clippers for not a ton. They have a couple seconds next year that would probably be enough for Brogdon.
That works if Portland is happy with just a ton of picks from Miami/Boston/LAC. Maybe that's the case, but I feel like they're holding out for a package that involves a younger player with star potential. Maybe Herro has negative value for them due to his contract and positional overlap with the guys already on the roster.
they probably have been holding out for a younger player with star potential, but no one has offered one and training camp is closing in fast. If they thought Herro was one, the deal is probably done a month ago.
Very true, but they're still in a staring contest with Dame. Teams aren't going to give up a potential all-star for a 6'2 33 year old who is signaling that he might not show up (no matter how unlikely that actually is). If things stay the same, maybe Dame eventually backs off his Miami or bust stance, at which point his risk for other teams drops somewhat and they are willing to offer up something big enough for Portland to bite.
Plus given time Dame may cave and greenlight some other promising teams.
