Buyout/Free Agent Thread, 2023-24

[31to6]

Feel like we'd have a "Boston is not expected to make any moves before the deadline" tweet by now if Brad wasn't still working the phones.

well, Shak told us this, much more personal than a tweet.

[Celts17Pride]

Fire Brad Steven

BannersOnly used to talk like that.

Pissed
Off

Tough being a fan of the team with the best record in the NBA

[Parliament10]

Fire Brad Steven

BannersOnly used to talk like that.

Pissed
Off

Kinda.
Let's see if we make any more moves.

[Dogen]

5 minutes to Kispert and counting!

[Shamrock]

Fire Brad! - Jk, we don’t need to make a move here

[Green89]

5 minutes left

[zoyathedestroya]

Career-Best Playoff Jrue Holiday, Fresh-Off-Dunk-Contest-Win JB, and Top 3 Tatum are our midseason acquisitions.

[bigfoot_cryptozoology]

I like Tillman,
he's really good defensively in almost all aspects,
but it's more of a niche move, thus C+/B- as compared with the Knicks A/A+ Deadline deals.

[31to6]

Fire Brad Steven

because he made a trade yesterday, instead of today?
can you imagine how quickly he'd have his pick of any front office job in the league if he were available?

[SuperDeluxe]

Suddenly no tweets. Soon a tweetstorm.

[WeLikeOurGuys]

Jaden Springer…

[31to6]

I like Tillman,
he's really good defensively in almost all aspects,
but it's more of a niche move, thus C+/B- as compared with the Knicks A/A+ Deadline deals.

well the Knicks still have a ways to go if they're going to compete with the best team in the league

[brackdan70]

Fire Brad Steven

because he made a trade yesterday, instead of today?
can you imagine how quickly he'd have his pick of any front office job in the league if he were available?

His next job is Governer of Mass.

[zoyathedestroya]

Wow, we got Springier! Get it? SPRINGERIER!

[djFan71]

Suddenly no tweets. Soon a tweetstorm.

With a little more effort this could have been a haiku.
C+

[31to6]

Jaden Springer…

has made good plays against the Celtics before

[Shamrock]

Honestly is kind of nice to not sit here and pray that your GM makes a move. We just need our health

[bigfoot_cryptozoology]

If the Celtics falter in the playoffs, Brad is going to take heat for not using the TPE and ending up
with a C+/ B- Trade Deadline, especially with some of the moves other contending teams did...

TPE's aren't something that you can use "use". It's not that simple or easy.

It's not like grabbing a carton of milk off the shelf at a grocery store and going on your merry way.

It takes 2 teams to make a trade. Brad can't just "use" the TPE. He needs a second team that will actually be willing to agree to the trade..a GM who is willing to give us a good player in exchange for the crappy assets that we have to offer. Teams aren't lining up to trade for Svi or Banton. Teams don't want our 2nd round picks. Teams don't want our late 1st round picks..and anyone who actually fits into the TPE likely isn't someone who is good enough to trade a 1st round pick for..

Teams aren't incentivized to help make the best team in the league even better.

And most TPE's go unused..

Understandable, but the Celtics seem to too frequently let their TPEs expire or even not use parts of them.
Money should not be an object when you are in GFIN Mode, and they surely are.

[zoyathedestroya]

Sneaky Stevens does it again. No one saw that coming.

[SuperDeluxe]

Fire Brad Steven

because he made a trade yesterday, instead of today?
can you imagine how quickly he'd have his pick of any front office job in the league if he were available?

No comment about the missing apostrophe that took the "s" with it?