Free Agent/Trade/Waiver Thread, 2025-26, part 2

[Larry_Russell]

Simons, Hauser and Xavier Tillman

To Dallas

For

Gafford
Klay Thompson
Max Christie.

Lets the youth play lots and rest Klay, White and Brown a bunch.

[Celts17Pride]

I personally have no problem moving Sam Hauser. I think he is one dimensional and way overrated in this forum. That being said, I'm not moving Hauser unless it's part of a package including Simons and picks for a significant piece or pieces coming back to the Celtics. Be patient, it will come.

[Hal14]

If we're going after a big man that will be a game changer, might as well go for AD.

Too expensive. Dude is making like $58mil a year, even though he's getting old and is injury prone.

No thanks.

Can't afford to add a player that expensive unless we're moving 1 of the Jays which of course isn't happening if all we're getting back is AD.

Brad is not Nico lol.

Tatum can play center:

https://thecenterhub.substack.com/p/starting-at-center-for-the-boston

[Celticlifer]

Hauser as a starter that need to generate his own offense is not a good player, Hauser on a team with the J's to provide spacing is a valuable player. I don't much care how Hauser performs this year. Having said that, there are other ways to get spacing and if he would bring back an asset (decent big man) that would fit better next year, so be it. Has

I personally have no problem moving Sam Hauser. I think he is one dimensional and way overrated in this forum. That being said, I'm not moving Hauser unless it's part of a package including Simons and picks for a significant piece or pieces coming back to the Celtics. Be patient, it will come.

[Celts17Pride]

Hauser as a starter that need to generate his own offense is not a good player, Hauser on a team with the J's to provide spacing is a valuable player. I don't much care how Hauser performs this year. Having said that, there are other ways to get spacing and if he would bring back an asset (decent big man) that would fit better next year, so be it. Has

I personally have no problem moving Sam Hauser. I think he is one dimensional and way overrated in this forum. That being said, I'm not moving Hauser unless it's part of a package including Simons and picks for a significant piece or pieces coming back to the Celtics. Be patient, it will come.

Hauser had wide open looks last night and missed them. If Hauser is not hitting his shots he is useless.

[Hal14]

Hauser as a starter that need to generate his own offense is not a good player, Hauser on a team with the J's to provide spacing is a valuable player. I don't much care how Hauser performs this year. Having said that, there are other ways to get spacing and if he would bring back an asset (decent big man) that would fit better next year, so be it. Has

I personally have no problem moving Sam Hauser. I think he is one dimensional and way overrated in this forum. That being said, I'm not moving Hauser unless it's part of a package including Simons and picks for a significant piece or pieces coming back to the Celtics. Be patient, it will come.

Hauser had wide open looks last night and missed them. If Hauser is not hitting his shots he is useless.

But we have 8 years worth of data that tells us Hauser is an elite shooter.

Literally 40% or higher from 3 for 8 years in a row (4 years of college + 4 years of NBA)..pretty sure he was 40% or higher every year in HS too.

Not to mention, Hauser is a capable defender. He's a high IQ player, fits well in the system, knows how to play, has gotten better at shooting off the dribble and driving closeouts, is a decent rebounder, good passer, keeps the offense flowing with connective passing and is always in the right spots on both ends of the floor.

Very reductive to just say he's useless of the shots don't go in..and also a bit silly to say about a guy with the track record shooting the ball that Hauser has.

[Celts17Pride]

Hauser as a starter that need to generate his own offense is not a good player, Hauser on a team with the J's to provide spacing is a valuable player. I don't much care how Hauser performs this year. Having said that, there are other ways to get spacing and if he would bring back an asset (decent big man) that would fit better next year, so be it. Has

Hauser had wide open looks last night and missed them. If Hauser is not hitting his shots he is useless.

But we have 8 years worth of data that tells us Hauser is an elite shooter.

Literally 40% or higher from 3 for 8 years in a row (4 years of college + 4 years of NBA)..pretty sure he was 40% or higher every year in HS too.

Not to mention, Hauser is a capable defender. He's a high IQ player, fits well in the system, knows how to play, has gotten better at shooting off the dribble and driving closeouts, is a decent rebounder, good passer, keeps the offense flowing with connective passing and is always in the right spots on both ends of the floor.

Very reductive to just say he's useless of the shots don't go in..and also a bit silly to say about a guy with the track record shooting the ball that Hauser has.

All that being said, Hauser is useless unless his shot is falling.

[Curmudgeon]

All that being said, Hauser is useless unless his shot is falling.

He's considerably less useless than Simons when Simons' shot isn't falling.