Hard to Believe Ainge will Make any Move Soon Trade Thread

[MagicBagley18]

There is no big that can stop embiid or jokic....sure we have had guys like Baynes who can bang with him and slow him down and get physical with him but this idea we need a big more than anything is wrong.

We need a veteran wing who can score, play d and can fit into out system by spreading the floor etc. even with this player it’s still not enough imo but it’s a start

I'll keep beating this drum: Hassan Whiteside and Garrett Temple.

Both fit into our non-Hayward TPEs. Both would just cost seconds and warm bodies (Javonte/Carsen).

Whiteside is the banger who will slow down Embiid by getting physical and not being pushed around as easily. Historically not a bad defender despite being slow footed. Makes the vet min.

Temple is a 3&D wing. Good size, vet option assuming Romeo/Nesmith can't earn playoff rotation minutes. Might flame out and be nothing, but is having a good year.

I hear ya buddy I just want no parts of whiteside at all

[MagicBagley18]

Baynes is a realistic option. Bubble starter and depth at Center. Stevens knows how to use him and we need his skill set. Hes a bigger body than Thies and our only other center that can draw Embiid/Bam out of the post

We're not going to get an all-star unless we cough up Brown and that's not happening now.

Any other overpaid mediocre player has to fill a need AND be a "Stevens/Boston" guy.

An all star type or better is possible without brown in the offseason. Its still not a great chance but a deal like that comes in the offseason and when we have the full tpe kemba, smart and picks. Multi team deal

[Ernest]

The trick for Danny now is seeing who is out there that has no chance to be a star but could turn into a great 7th or 8th man. Young players on other teams that can play D, fit in and score without plays called for them.

[cl2117]

I hear ya buddy I just want no parts of whiteside at all

Fair enough, but I'll take him all day, every day over Baynes or basically any other banger that's an option. Only other guy I think could fit the bill is Javale McGee and they're both nutcases, so it's six of one, half dozen of the other.

Slim pickings for guys who can bang with the likes of Embiid and available.

[MagicBagley18]

I hear ya buddy I just want no parts of whiteside at all

Fair enough, but I'll take him all day, every day over Baynes or basically any other banger that's an option. Only other guy I think could fit the bill is Javale McGee and they're both nutcases, so it's six of one, half dozen of the other.

Slim pickings for guys who can bang with the likes of Embiid and available.

Yea I get where you coming from, my school of thought is embiid is gonna get his and he has and we’ve done just fine. If we do what we do well and add additional scoring, perimeter defense, & spacing I think the net gain is more impactful then finding a big to bang with embiid.

Just different approach’s not one that’s right and one that’s wrong

[cl2117]

I hear ya buddy I just want no parts of whiteside at all

Fair enough, but I'll take him all day, every day over Baynes or basically any other banger that's an option. Only other guy I think could fit the bill is Javale McGee and they're both nutcases, so it's six of one, half dozen of the other.

Slim pickings for guys who can bang with the likes of Embiid and available.

Yea I get where you coming from, my school of thought is embiid is gonna get his and he has and we’ve done just fine. If we do what we do well and add additional scoring, perimeter defense, & spacing I think the net gain is more impactful then finding a big to bang with embiid.

Just different approach’s not one that’s right and one that’s wrong

I get your stance as well and don't disagree. I think we have a couple options to shore things up and get us in a better spot. I just really want that banger tool in the toolchest and we don't have anyone on the roster who even has the potential to step up into it.

[GoCeltics123]

Whiteside is the lowest effort big in the league. **** no I don't want him

[jmr07019]

One strategy with Embiid is to up the pace of the game. Embiid wants a game with low possessions. His conditioning is worse than most players and likely always will be due to his size. The other strategy is to get him to defend PNR's because he's too slow to do it effectively over and over again. We have the ball handlers but our bigs really aren't much of an offensive threat which makes it a lot easier to defend our PnRs.

[ChopLuey]

I wouldn’t be shocked if the Raptors made Aaron Baynes available at the trade deadline. Checks a lot of boxes for the TPE

Is there a reason to think his play would be more successful here than it's been there?

Was Baynes not successful with us before? Toronto is under performing not just Baynes. Huge upgrade over theis imo

[FlatearthZorro]

One strategy with Embiid is to up the pace of the game. Embiid wants a game with low possessions. His conditioning is worse than most players and likely always will be due to his size. The other strategy is to get him to defend PNR's because he's too slow to do it effectively over and over again. We have the ball handlers but our bigs really aren't much of an offensive threat which makes it a lot easier to defend our PnRs.

Btw, he was huffing and puffing at the end of both games against us. He is very good in the first 2 quarters. 3rd he was alright, in the 4th in both games, he didn't do much outside of FTs.

[Celts17Pride]

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JJ Redick too

[Bohemian]

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Redick in Boston would be HUGE for us

[themoneyteam2]

The large TPE isn’t getting used during the year. They’ll use it in offseason.

They do need to use the $5 million TPE from Kanter trade and some draft picks to improve the bench though

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Redick in Boston would be HUGE for us

I am not pushing for anyone just pointing out that the Hot Stove is starting to heat up!

[Bohemian]

The large TPE isn’t getting used during the year. They’ll use it in offseason.

They do need to use the $5 million TPE from Kanter trade and some draft picks to improve the bench though

We don´t know that for sure. That´s the most likely thing to happen but anything is possible. Plus we would only use half of it for JJ

[ConstableGeneva]

Just like Kanter, Redick is barely playable in the playoffs. No more tiny people that will get exploited on defense when it counts please. In two months, Nesmith could already be more impactful on defense than Redick. Would rather have George Hill as a Teague upgrade if trading cost is about the same. Hopefully we have better options in the trade market.

Priority should be a 3/4 wing that can take pressure off the Jays defensively for stretches of a game and can hit open threes, preferably someone above 6'7".

[Bohemian]

Just like Kanter, Redick is barely playable in the playoffs. No more tiny people that will get exploited on defense when it counts please. Would rather have George Hill as a Teague upgrade if trading cost is about the same. Hopefully we have better options in the trade market.

We need scoring, our bench is putrid. Bring JJ, Danny.