Jaden Springer Appreciation Thread

[Dogen]

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[Dogen]

Houston was one of the teams on my Springer wish list though. Some young team like Detroit or SAS would have been ok too.

I wish him, well. He had that one game and got the VC. Can't take that away from him.

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Go back to JD, maybe he gets promoted to a roster spot.

[Dogen]

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Go back to JD, maybe he gets promoted to a roster spot.

Maybe, I'm holding out to see who's on the waiver wire!

[playa-hater]

In one hand Houston is a very deep and talented team. But on the other hand coach IME certainly likes defensive oriented players. At 22 years old, He should get his chance to improve.

Good luck to Springer

[sam_I_am]

Other than Hal, is anyone surprised? His acquisition was always about trade ballast. There was never a chance he was staying at that salary. Unfortunately, nothing worthwhile materialized so was a waste of worthless second round picks.

[Fierce1]

Other than Hal, is anyone surprised? His acquisition was always about trade ballast. There was never a chance he was staying at that salary. Unfortunately, nothing worthwhile materialized so was a waste of worthless second round picks.

Yeah, it was really just a case of Brad wanting to have a look see if there was something there.

[phincsfan]

Another plus with the Springer trade is it shows that there is still a working relationship with Stevens and Ime when it comes to trades.

[darrendaye]

Other than Hal, is anyone surprised? His acquisition was always about trade ballast. There was never a chance he was staying at that salary. Unfortunately, nothing worthwhile materialized so was a waste of worthless second round picks.

Disappointed they had to attach a pick to move him. Brad gets a demerit for how he played the Banton signing now looking at how the dominos fell. I don't believe the Blazers gave up a transferrable 2nd rounder for him.

Not sure Springer has an NBA future, but, I also don't think he was put in the best position to develop further and increase his value in his time in Boston. Much of that is where the team is, of course. But I also didn't understand his offensive usage in the preseason stints he got.

Anyway, best of luck to him.

[phincsfan]

Disappointed they had to attach a pick to move him. Brad gets a demerit for how he played the Banton signing now looking at how the dominos fell. I don't believe the Blazers gave up a transferrable 2nd rounder for him.

Not sure Springer has an NBA future, but, I also don't think he was put in the best position to develop further and increase his value in his time in Boston. Much of that is where the team is, of course. But I also didn't understand his offensive usage in the preseason stints he got.

Anyway, best of luck to him.

I bet he refused to go to Maine and that caused friction. IMO, that may have helped move him earlier and opened up more opportunities. Houston's in playoff mode and it's gonna take a lot for him to get playing time. If he bet on himself by saying no to Maine that may have shortened his NBA career. He's made 12mil bucks, which is damn good for a guy who barely plays. Oshae has busted his but to make 7mil and he's out of the league. Sometimes money makes you make stupid decisions.

[ConstableGeneva]

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Not a ton of active players who've won a title at 22. Still a bright future for Jaden, whether here, in Europe, or in China. Godspeed, Mr. Springer.

[Riverwalk2021]

Please build this man a statue for that Clipper game.

[Hal14]

Other than Hal, is anyone surprised?

I'm not surprised..I literally posted yesterday before the trade was announced that I thought he'd probably get traded. And posted multiple times previously that the best option for Springer might be to get moved to a team where he could compete for more playing time. No need to call me out and make it personal.

His acquisition was always about trade ballast. There was never a chance he was staying at that salary. Unfortunately, nothing worthwhile materialized so was a waste of worthless second round picks.

Eh, I disagree. I don't think Brad's intention was to use a 2nd round pick to acquire Springer, then use another 2nd round pick to trade him and get nothing in return. That would make no sense.

I think Brad genuinely did like Springer as a player and thought he could potentially help us win games. Brad said we had been interested in Springer since his draft in 2021..and that they were impressed by Springer's play vs Boston in a preseason game (where Springer blocked Tatum at the rim). And Springer was only 21 when we traded for him, a former 1st round pick with athleticism and upside. It was a solid flier to take..low risk, high reward.

Let's also keep in mind that at the time we acquired Springer, Jrue had not been signed yet to an extension. D-White had not been signed yet to a contract extension. Pritchard was eligible to be traded during the offseason..he was playing well so far in the 23-24 season but there were some questions about his defense and half this board wanted him traded at the 2024 deadline. So it did make sense to add Springer and get some depth in the backcourt.

Plus, Springer's contract was likely a factor in why we made the trade. You get Springer in that roster spot instead of Banton..Springer had another year on his contract and was making more $..so that way he's a better trade chip, you can trade him for a player making up to $2 mil at any point up until the 2025 trade deadline. banton was not a trade chip at all..

So I think Brad made the move because he liked the player, thought he could help us win. And because he was a trade chip..a tradable contract that could get us a good player making up to $4mil instead of being limited to $2 mil minimum contract guys in that roster spot.

[Hal14]

I bet he refused to go to Maine and that caused friction. IMO, that may have helped move him earlier and opened up more opportunities. Houston's in playoff mode and it's gonna take a lot for him to get playing time. If he bet on himself by saying no to Maine that may have shortened his NBA career. He's made 12mil bucks, which is damn good for a guy who barely plays. Oshae has busted his but to make 7mil and he's out of the league. Sometimes money makes you make stupid decisions.

To my knowledge, there's nothing to indicate this happened and there's nothing to indicate there was any friction between Springer and the team.let's not use libel here..

[sam_I_am]

Other than Hal, is anyone surprised?

I'm not surprised..I literally posted yesterday before the trade was announced that I thought he'd probably get traded. And posted multiple times previously that the best option for Springer might be to get moved to a team where he could compete for more playing time. No need to call me out and make it personal.

His acquisition was always about trade ballast. There was never a chance he was staying at that salary. Unfortunately, nothing worthwhile materialized so was a waste of worthless second round picks.

Eh, I disagree. I don't think Brad's intention was to use a 2nd round pick to acquire Springer, then use another 2nd round pick to trade him and get nothing in return. That would make no sense.

I think Brad genuinely did like Springer as a player and thought he could potentially help us win games. Brad said we had been interested in Springer since his draft in 2021..and that they were impressed by Springer's play vs Boston in a preseason game (where Springer blocked Tatum at the rim). And Springer was only 21 when we traded for him, a former 1st round pick with athleticism and upside. It was a solid flier to take..low risk, high reward.

Let's also keep in mind that at the time we acquired Springer, Jrue had not been signed yet to an extension. D-White had not been signed yet to a contract extension. Pritchard was eligible to be traded during the offseason..he was playing well so far in the 23-24 season but there were some questions about his defense and half this board wanted him traded at the 2024 deadline. So it did make sense to add Springer and get some depth in the backcourt.

Plus, Springer's contract was likely a factor in why we made the trade. You get Springer in that roster spot instead of Banton..Springer had another year on his contract and was making more $..so that way he's a better trade chip, you can trade him for a player making up to $2 mil at any point up until the 2025 trade deadline. banton was not a trade chip at all..

So I think Brad made the move because he liked the player, thought he could help us win. And because he was a trade chip..a tradable contract that could get us a good player making up to $4mil instead of being limited to $2 mil minimum contract guys in that roster spot.

I said this summer that I thought he would get dumped and that his slot would be used to sign Lonnie Walker. I’m not sure that is still the plan but the TPE can be used to pick up a bought player or they can just promote Peterson. I don’t think second round picks have much value to the Celtics right now as we are serious contenders. I think the team liked him enough to take a flyer but it was clear that his salary gave Brad some wiggle room to improve the team. I’m not surprised at all that Houston waived him.

[djFan71]

Details are slighlty different than orginally reported - we send out 2 / get 1 back. Was originally just us sending out 1 2nd, iirc

From nba.com:

Rockets get:

Jaden Springer
2027 second-round pick
2030 second-round pick
Celtics get:

2031 second-round pick


Net is basically the same, but assumedly this stacks up better with years we did/n't have other picks.

[31to6]

Details are slighlty different than orginally reported - we send out 2 / get 1 back. Was originally just us sending out 1 2nd, iirc

From nba.com:

Rockets get:

Jaden Springer
2027 second-round pick
2030 second-round pick
Celtics get:

2031 second-round pick


Net is basically the same, but assumedly this stacks up better with years we did/n't have other picks.

Need to know protections to assess if this is actually the same net — and if we’ll ever recover from it

[djFan71]

Details are slighlty different than orginally reported - we send out 2 / get 1 back. Was originally just us sending out 1 2nd, iirc

From nba.com:

Rockets get:

Jaden Springer
2027 second-round pick
2030 second-round pick
Celtics get:

2031 second-round pick


Net is basically the same, but assumedly this stacks up better with years we did/n't have other picks.

Need to know protections to assess if this is actually the same net — and if we’ll ever recover from it

Safer just to assume we won't.

[sam_I_am]

Other than Hal, is anyone surprised? His acquisition was always about trade ballast. There was never a chance he was staying at that salary. Unfortunately, nothing worthwhile materialized so was a waste of worthless second round picks.

[Hal14]

As I was saying..

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