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Hal14 wrote:Well, with Austin Ainge and Remy Coefield leaving the front office in the past few months, it was a matter of time before we hired someone to replace them..
Surprisingly, no one from here got hired lol.
redslastlaugh wrote:yea, for sure, we could see this coming. They needed to hire someone
However, this individual I have never heard of, first time I am hearing his name. Is he known for any particular approach, is he a former agent? Is he basing his decisions on analytics models?
Know nothing about this fella.
Edit: Nets made a lot of moves last year, but I don't know which of those moves, are credited to whom. The previous years he worked for the Nuggets under Booth and the Nuggets made a bunch of suboptimal moves and Nuggets reddit is thrilled with the new front office that just took over and can't miss an opportunity to say how much the earlier front office had blundered.
About Nicholas, the new hire, I hope we get some quotes in a Himmelsbach article or a couple press conference quotes, to let us know what the team likes about him and, hopefully, he is more draft and prospect oriented.Hal14 wrote:Well, with Austin Ainge and Remy Coefield leaving the front office in the past few months, it was a matter of time before we hired someone to replace them..
Surprisingly, no one from here got hired lol.
darrendaye wrote:Hal14 wrote:Well, with Austin Ainge and Remy Coefield leaving the front office in the past few months, it was a matter of time before we hired someone to replace them..
Surprisingly, no one from here got hired lol.
Unlike Matt Reynolds, some of us don't know someone who knows someone to get a gig.
cloverleaf wrote:darrendaye wrote:Hal14 wrote:Well, with Austin Ainge and Remy Coefield leaving the front office in the past few months, it was a matter of time before we hired someone to replace them..
Surprisingly, no one from here got hired lol.
Unlike Matt Reynolds, some of us don't know someone who knows someone to get a gig.
Looks like this is his second stint in Boston:
"After he retired from playing professional basketball, Nicholas became a basketball analyst and sports commentator.[15] In 2016 he joined the Minnesota Timberwolves as a scout.[16] He then moved on to similar roles with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics. He is currently the Director of Scouting for the Denver Nuggets.[17]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Nicholas
phincsfan wrote:cloverleaf wrote:darrendaye wrote:
Unlike Matt Reynolds, some of us don't know someone who knows someone to get a gig.
Looks like this is his second stint in Boston:
"After he retired from playing professional basketball, Nicholas became a basketball analyst and sports commentator.[15] In 2016 he joined the Minnesota Timberwolves as a scout.[16] He then moved on to similar roles with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics. He is currently the Director of Scouting for the Denver Nuggets.[17]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Nicholas
Tons of overseas miles. Good for international connections.
I'm all for adding different angles to the scouting room.
Nuggets drafted Braun in 22'. Didn't miss on that pick.
Kessler went right after, but did the Nuggets really need a big?
Hal14 wrote:redslastlaugh wrote:Know nothing about this fella.
Edit: Nets made a lot of moves last year, but I don't know which of those moves, are credited to whom. The previous years he worked for the Nuggets under Booth and the Nuggets made a bunch of suboptimal moves and Nuggets reddit is thrilled with the new front office that just took over and can't miss an opportunity to say how much the earlier front office had blundered.
About Nicholas, the new hire, I hope we get some quotes in a Himmelsbach article or a couple press conference quotes, to let us know what the team likes about him and, hopefully, he is more draft and prospect oriented.Hal14 wrote:Well, with Austin Ainge and Remy Coefield leaving the front office in the past few months, it was a matter of time before we hired someone to replace them..
Surprisingly, no one from here got hired lol.
I mean, based on the photo we at least know he was with the Nuggets when they won the 2023 NBA title. Clearly, that front office regime did something right.
Also, I could care less what anyone on Reddit says.
Lastly, for someone who is so into the draft, prospects and college hoops, I'm surprised you've never heard of Drew Nicholas. He was a key rotation player for the Maryland national championship team in 2002. He was their top guard off the bench who backed up the awesome backcourt duo Steve Blake and Juan Dixon.
On the roster changes: “Still figuring it all out. As you’ve noted, we’re still above the second apron. We won’t finish there. It sucked to trade Jrue (Holiday) and KP (Kristaps Porzingis), because we loved those guys and they loved Boston,” a Celtics front office executive said. “But it was being brutally honest that we aren’t the same level of team without Jayson (Tatum). We’ll be good. We’ll be a playoff team, but…you know. It’ll come for every team that lands where we did. You can’t be over the second apron and not a title contender. It’s just poor management for both the short- and long-term. The frozen pick and pick dropping stuff is real.”
On Charles Bassey: “Considering he got added to our team so late, this was an awesome run for him. No idea if we’ll have roster space for him or not. But we’d love to keep working with Charles and see if we can make something work,” a Celtics front office executive said.
On Jordan Walsh: “This is sort of a make-or-break year for him. The minutes will be there, if he takes them. This summer was a good start,” a Celtics coach said.
On Hugo Gonzalez: “I don’t care about the shooting numbers. His legs were Jello. He was exhausted. But he competed. He wants to win. The shot looked good before his legs went. We’ll take it slow, but he’s going to get real minutes as a rookie,” a Celtics coach said.
On Baylor Scheierman: “Not worried at all about the shooting. He took more self-created shots out here (Las Vegas) than his entire rookie year. That won’t be his thing in the league…yet. We think he can get there. What was really exciting for us was his defense, his passing and his rebounding. That’s all the connective stuff we drafted him to do,” a Celtics coach said.
Hal14 wrote:1 spot left on our offseason/training camp roster..
Hal14 wrote:1 spot left on our offseason/training camp roster..
Dogen wrote:Hal14 wrote:1 spot left on our offseason/training camp roster..
Ooooo, a spot open! Well, I liked Wong, but we already have Shulga and Gray. Brown looked interesting, but Bridges is there as that extra wing.
That leaves bigs. I assume Bassey is out, but ...maybe? Lofton? IDK, don't really see it.
So...
Ben Simmons it is!
Dogen wrote:Hal14 wrote:1 spot left on our offseason/training camp roster..
Ooooo, a spot open! Well, I liked Wong, but we already have Shulga and Gray. Brown looked interesting, but Bridges is there as that extra wing.
That leaves bigs. I assume Bassey is out, but ...maybe? Lofton? IDK, don't really see it.
So...
Ben Simmons it is!
Joshyjess wrote:Here's my fun, off-the-wall prediction for this upcoming season. Boston takes 2nd place in the East, and gets to the ECF. Jaylen Brown wins the MVP award after going crazy this season as the number guy. Both Brown and White are All-stars. Simons plays great for Boston, and signs on long-term. Pritchard becomes one of the premier guards in the league. None of the bigs actually stick out, and all of them get replaced the next year (for some established guy who wants to play for the 26-27 team).
Since this includes Simon, I guess it's OK to put this here in the thread.
Parliament10 wrote:Hal14 wrote:1 spot left on our offseason/training camp roster..
Nice work, Hal.
Hal14 wrote:1 spot left on our offseason/training camp roster..
Joshyjess wrote:Here's my fun, off-the-wall prediction for this upcoming season. Boston takes 2nd place in the East, and gets to the ECF. Jaylen Brown wins the MVP award after going crazy this season as the number guy. Both Brown and White are All-stars. Simons plays great for Boston, and signs on long-term. Pritchard becomes one of the premier guards in the league. None of the bigs actually stick out, and all of them get replaced the next year (for some established guy who wants to play for the 26-27 team).
Since this includes Simon, I guess it's OK to put this here in the thread.
brackdan70 wrote:Joshyjess wrote:Here's my fun, off-the-wall prediction for this upcoming season. Boston takes 2nd place in the East, and gets to the ECF. Jaylen Brown wins the MVP award after going crazy this season as the number guy. Both Brown and White are All-stars. Simons plays great for Boston, and signs on long-term. Pritchard becomes one of the premier guards in the league. None of the bigs actually stick out, and all of them get replaced the next year (for some established guy who wants to play for the 26-27 team).
Since this includes Simon, I guess it's OK to put this here in the thread.
This is a conservative prediction in my mind
Shak_Celts wrote:I saw that Lofton has a training camp contract. Is this correct or the lying net again?