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CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #1341 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 4:56 pm

It is only a matter of time before Peliinka and Rich Paul start blaming each other for the mess in LA. Lol

Celts17Pride · Post #1342 » by **Celts17Pride** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 4:58 pm

Tatumfor2 · Post #1343 » by **Tatumfor2** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 4:59 pm

I don't have time to read everything, but It looks like the team that kept their mouth shut got the prize. I'm trying not to be too happy since it doesn't win us any championships, but it's still the best case scenario imo!

scootch · Post #1344 » by **scootch** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:00 pm

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lololololol Bayless talking like Kawhi is Voldemort.

jmr07019 · Post #1345 » by **jmr07019** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:01 pm

Is anyone really surprised Jerry West pulled this off?

Green89 · Post #1346 » by **Green89** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:02 pm

Tatumfor2 wrote:I don't have time to read everything, but It looks like the team that kept their mouth shut got the prize. I'm trying not to be too happy since it doesn't win us any championships, but it's still the best case scenario imo!

I've been saying that all week.

Green89 · Post #1347 » by **Green89** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:03 pm

Fencer reregistered wrote:CBS has a list of what in their opinon were the top 87 FAs. The only ones who are still uncommitted are Boogie Cousins, Marcus Morris, Rajon Rondo, Jabari Parker and the RFA Kelly Oubre.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2019-nba-free-agency-tracker-kawhi-leonard-to-clippers-kevin-durant-kyrie-irving-pick-nets-danny-green-to-lakers/

Aside from maybe Morris and Rondo, I'm sure Danny's options are mostly focused on trades now.

Post #1348 » by **Spin Move** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:24 pm

Parker and Morris can both score, there are roles for them on playoff teams, not us we need to free up shots for our wings but Parker should end up on a team like houston and thrive. Morris would fit anywhere solid rotational 2 way nba player.

Gurton Buster · Post #1349 » by **Gurton Buster** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:29 pm

As a Celtics fan living in Toronto with friends that are Raptors fans,

This **** is like waking up on Christmas day 8-)

scootch · Post #1350 » by **scootch** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:39 pm

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #1351 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:56 pm

Gurton Buster wrote:As a Celtics fan living in Toronto with friends that are Raptors fans,

This **** is like waking up on Christmas day

Yup. Winnipegger checking in. Last week, all I caught was grief from my buddies about Kyrie leaving, and then Al leaving. When I kindly pointed out that Kawhi might leave them, they all told me it was ok since he had delivered them a ring.

This morning though ...... :lol:

, they are all now mad at Kawhi, and all of a sudden, they now want to join my "pity party" and talk about how both of our teams don't need Kyrie and Kawhi. Ummmmm.....ok? Lol

Post #1352 » by **Shak_Celts** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:09 pm

Raptors will still be a good team, they had a really good record without KL last season. Playoffs may be different but they could be a top team during the regular season. I don't see them being as miserable as people think and I don't think there is any way, outside of poor health, they miss the playoffs. They aren't like what LBJ did to the cavs.

King Of The 4th · Post #1353 » by **King Of The 4th** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:10 pm

Loving the schadenfreude from all the ESPN talking heads who got this wrong. :lol:

Spoiler:

Taget · Post #1354 » by **Taget** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:20 pm

Russell Westbrook is going to be a big test for the Knicks and whether they have turned over a new leaf. The classic Knicks move would be to go all in and leverage the entire franchise to get him all to put people in seats at MSG for two or three years of first round exits and an inevitable collapse.

Smart thing to do is to keep on doing the rebuild and build up assets while keeping an eye out to see if someone like Giannis has second thoughts on their current franchise. But Dolan has historically never had the patience for that. Will he let the current management who are not doing that bad of a job have the time to build or does he go for the quick fix that the marketing department will love?

Disinformation · Post #1355 » by **Disinformation** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:20 pm

While I'm relieved we don't have to deal with another super team (at least this year), I can't help but notice that most of the big names ended up in LA (Kawhi, George, AD), NY (Durant, Irving), or Miami (Butler).

3D Chess · Post #1356 » by **3D Chess** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:38 pm

To top it all off, the Lakers gift wrapped the Clippers future starting center for NOTHING.

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Post #1357 » by **Slartibartfast** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:38 pm

Taget wrote:Russell Westbrook is going to be a big test for the Knicks and whether they have turned over a new leaf. The classic Knicks move would be to go all in and leverage the entire franchise to get him all to put people in seats at MSG for two or three years of first round exits and an inevitable collapse.

Smart thing to do is to keep on doing the rebuild and build up assets while keeping an eye out to see if someone like Giannis has second thoughts on their current franchise. But Dolan has historically never had the patience for that. Will he let the current management who are not doing that bad of a job have the time to build or does he got for the quick fix that the marketing department will love?

Westbrook and NYK is destiny. They shouldn't fight it.

3D Chess · Post #1358 » by **3D Chess** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:41 pm

GoCeltics123 wrote:

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King Of The 4th · Post #1359 » by **King Of The 4th** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:44 pm

Boogie to the Lakers.

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Lakers better hope the season starts off strong or that locker room is going to be a powder keg.

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #1360 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:47 pm

LOL at Pelinka signing Cousins. Lebron having to guard SFs instead of PFs is going to work out great.