Will Pritchard still be on the team after the trade deadline?

Jammer · Post #21 » by **Jammer** » Fri Oct 6, 2023 10:46 pm

Is there ANYONE that will hit the buyout market that's BETTER THAN PRITCH, be available in March, and indicate before the trade deadline in February (wink) that he prefers Boston as his next destination? Such a player would obviously have to expect rotation minutes over Pritch, which would increase the liklihood that Pritch is moved at the deadline.

Alternatively, there might be a veteran that they can flip Pritch for.

ConstableGeneva · Post #22 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sat Oct 7, 2023 5:10 pm

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islandkid12 · Post #23 » by **islandkid12** » Sat Oct 7, 2023 7:28 pm

Send him to a non playoff contender and let him figure out his role in the NBA, if he has one. He has no opportunity here, unfortunately.

Andrew McCeltic · Post #24 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Sat Oct 7, 2023 8:17 pm

theman wrote:
Curmudgeon wrote:
theman wrote:

Dalano Banton is a guard as well and is on the same level as Pritchard.

No he isn't.

Per 36 numbers:

15.1 pts 4.9 rbs 3.6 ast

18.4 pts 5.8 rbs 4.7 ast

Tell me which is the better player?

Per 36 doesn't happen in a vacuum. Pritchard's a defensive liability but he's consistent and knows how to play.

Banton can participate as a defensive specialist but his offensive awareness and consistency haven't arrived yet. He'll be 24 in November, so he's young enough to figure it out but old enough that it has to happen in a year or two. And he shoots under .300 from range.

That said, it's not hard to split 96 minutes between Jrue/White/Jaylen. If you can get frontcourt depth for Pritchard it's an obvious move. But now's the time, and if he doesn't extend, pending RFAs usually don't get moved until the deadline.

GregB · Post #25 » by **GregB** » Sat Oct 7, 2023 8:18 pm

It really depends on how the season goes. I think theirs a good chance Brad will want to make a move to strengthen the bench before the deadline.

So it’s up to Pritchard, Hauser , Brisset, Svi and others to try and lockdown their role. Those that don’t probably go in a deal.

BK_2020 · Post #26 » by **BK_2020** » Sat Oct 7, 2023 8:24 pm

Andrew McCeltic wrote:Per 36 doesn't happen in a vacuum. Pritchard's a defensive liability but he's consistent and knows how to play.

What does it even mean he's consistent? His shooting? Last season he had 40 games in which he attempted at least 1 three. In 17 of those games he shot 25% or worse from the three. In 10 of them he shot 0%. He shot better than league average in only 12 games in which he took a three. 44 games in which he attempted at least one FG. He shot 40% or worse in 29 of them. I guess he is consistently bad except in few instances where he can shoot better than league average?

theman · Post #27 » by **theman** » Sat Oct 7, 2023 11:58 pm

BK_2020 wrote:
Andrew McCeltic wrote:Per 36 doesn't happen in a vacuum. Pritchard's a defensive liability but he's consistent and knows how to play.

What does it even mean he's consistent? His shooting? Last season he had 40 games in which he attempted at least 1 three. In 17 of those games he shot 25% or worse from the three. In 10 of them he shot 0%. He shot better than league average in only 12 games in which he took a three. 44 games in which he attempted at least one FG. He shot 40% or worse in 29 of them. I guess he is consistently bad except in few instances where he can shoot better than league average?

How do you shoot 25% on one three?

playa-hater · Post #28 » by **playa-hater** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 1:24 am

PP started 1 game last year with 30 + minutes,, He got a triple double.

J Brown has 300+ starts, no Triple doubles..

PP > Brown.. case closed

Stop the Hate, PP will be great!!

Fencer reregistered · Post #29 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 3:28 am

165bows wrote:
BK_2020 wrote:Doesn't he have to go and deliver the One Ring to Mount Doom in Mordor?

He’s the one where when they get back he has to lead the resistance against the crappy dudes that stole their cool houses.

That would be Pippin, who unlike the other hobbits did little but cause trouble -- "Fool of a Took!" -- before that point in the story.

steefP2 · Post #30 » by **steefP2** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 10:21 am

Himmelsbach said on the Celtics Beat pod that they Celtics and Pritchard were pretty close in an extensions talks and that he expects it to get done. Usually when there’s a small gap like this, it happens.

cl2117 · Post #31 » by **cl2117** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 11:55 am

I'm guessing he's still on the team but he's certainly the most likely guy to get moved all things considered. Previously I kept saying we can't afford to move him just to move him because we need depth at guard, but I could see swapping him for a frontcourt body now that Rob's gone.

Pritchard is a weird one. He seems to really struggle in minor minutes, but when you give him more opportunity things even out for him. Probably not a good feature for an NBA roleplayer, but interesting nonetheless. If he can figure out how to be more consistent regardless of how much playing time he gets, he can be really useful.

Looking at his splits the last two years, his stats from games he's only playing single digit minutes really mess with his averages.

0-9 minutes (11% of his overall minutes): FG: 29% and 3PT: 26%
10+ minutes (89% of his overall minutes): FG: 44% and 3PT: 41%

Some guys are just like that. Can't be a relief pitcher but decent as a starter. His defense is always going to be a limiting factor because of his height, but when he's shooting +40% from three he can still be a net plus player.

GoCeltics123 · Post #32 » by **GoCeltics123** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 12:38 pm

I think they extend him just as a tradeable salary tbh

steefP2 · Post #33 » by **steefP2** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 1:32 pm

GoCeltics123 wrote:I think they extend him just as a tradeable salary tbh

It’s possible; I suppose that the poison pill provision wouldn’t be a real issue when the salaries are this small. I don’t think he gets more than 8-10 mil a year right ?

GoCeltics123 · Post #34 » by **GoCeltics123** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 2:41 pm

steefP2 wrote:
GoCeltics123 wrote:I think they extend him just as a tradeable salary tbh

It’s possible; I suppose that the poison pill provision wouldn’t be a real issue when the salaries are this small. I don’t think he gets more than 8-10 mil a year right ?

Yeah I project him about that. If he says no initially let him hit RFA

fallguy · Post #35 » by **fallguy** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 4:50 pm

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31to6 · Post #36 » by **31to6** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 5:44 pm

GoCeltics123 wrote:
steefP2 wrote:
GoCeltics123 wrote:I think they extend him just as a tradeable salary tbh

It’s possible; I suppose that the poison pill provision wouldn’t be a real issue when the salaries are this small. I don’t think he gets more than 8-10 mil a year right ?

Yeah I project him about that. If he says no initially let him hit RFA

Wow, ding ding ding we have a winner!
I was TOTALLY wrong and will own it.
I think they signed him to an extremely tradable contract, which is good business, as long as ownership is willing to pay. I’m glad they are! Not used to it yet:)

Jammer · Post #37 » by **Jammer** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 6:19 pm

Pritchard's been extended for 4 years, 30 Million, fully guaranteed.

I'd say that a nicely tradeable contract down the line (we all hope). :wink:

ConstableGeneva · Post #38 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 7:13 pm

(If my assumptions and calculations are correct) Cs can take back as much as $7.738M in salaries if they're trading Pritchard midseason.

List of guys within that price point -- Micic (OKC), Reed (PHI), Zach Collins (SAS), Cody Martin (CHA), Hayes (DET), Birch (SAS), Mills (ATL), Tate (HOU), Dosunmu (CHI).

Anything below Dosunmu's salary, we could get by using the Grant TPE, mathematically speaking.

I'm also assuming we'll remain above the second apron so we can't aggregate salaries.

steefP2 · Post #39 » by **steefP2** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 7:22 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:(If my assumptions and calculations are correct) Cs can take back as much as $7.738M in salaries if they're trading Pritchard midseason.

List of guys within that price point -- Micic (OKC), Reed (PHI), Zach Collins (SAS), Cody Martin (CHA), Hayes (DET), Birch (SAS), Mills (ATL), Tate (HOU), Dosunmu (CHI).

Anything below Dosunmu's salary, we could get by using the Grant TPE, mathematically speaking.

I'm also assuming we'll remain above the second apron so we can't aggregate salaries.

Your calculations are not correct afair, this contract would be subject to the poison pill provision so with the 110% rule, I believe it’s only 6.6 mil that he can count for max outgoing, but we could still only take back 4.5 mil straight up, so you’d need a third team to take a minimum from us to offset the difference.

Also we can still aggregate till 2024-2025 league year starts.

ConstableGeneva · Post #40 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 7:32 pm

steefP2 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:(If my assumptions and calculations are correct) Cs can take back as much as $7.738M in salaries if they're trading Pritchard midseason.

List of guys within that price point -- Micic (OKC), Reed (PHI), Zach Collins (SAS), Cody Martin (CHA), Hayes (DET), Birch (SAS), Mills (ATL), Tate (HOU), Dosunmu (CHI).

Anything below Dosunmu's salary, we could get by using the Grant TPE, mathematically speaking.

I'm also assuming we'll remain above the second apron so we can't aggregate salaries.

Your calculations are not correct afair, this contract would be subject to the poison pill provision so with the 110% rule, I believe it’s only 6.6 mil that he can count for max outgoing, but we could still only take back 4.5 mil straight up, so you’d need a third team to take a minimum from us to offset the difference.

Also we can still aggregate till 2024-2025 league year starts.

That should teach me to not talk about things I know little about lol. Thanks for the correction.