Welcome to Boston, Anfernee Simons!

[phincsfan]

What team needs his scoring?

Bucks have no scoring besides Giannis. Kuzma stinks.

Bulls stink, but maybe they're content doing the old tankaroo for next draft.

[Fierce1]

Coby White for Simons is the deal I want if the Cs are trading Simons.

[phincsfan]

Coby White for Simons is the deal I want if the Cs are trading Simons.

Might be what you want, but it makes zero sense for Chicago. They have nobody to build around who is remotely good. White was their draft pick.

He's played the most games from his class, top 3 in minutes, top 6 in points, top 10 in rebounds (best PG out of that class), top 3 assists.

If they did want to move off White, they can do much better than Simons.

[Fierce1]

Coby White for Simons is the deal I want if the Cs are trading Simons.

Might be what you want, but it makes zero sense for Chicago. They have nobody to build around who is remotely good. White was their draft pick.

He's played the most games from his class, top 3 in minutes, top 6 in points, top 10 in rebounds (best PG out of that class), top 3 assists.

If they did want to move off White, they can do much better than Simons.

That's why Cs better off keeping Simons.

57 points per game are missing with absence of JT and KP and Jrue gone.

We saw a preview of the Celtics lacking JT and a horrible KP in Game 6 against the Knicks.

Celtics were just horrible in that Game 6.

Just chucking 3s, a one trick pony.

[Hal14]

What team needs his scoring?

Bucks have no scoring besides Giannis. Kuzma stinks.

Bulls stink, but maybe they're content doing the old tankaroo for next draft.

We do. Tatum is out for the year so we need to fill the void..plus we lost KP and Jrue.

[Gant]

Both the short and long term finances make Simons very likely to be traded out. It might make sense to keep him for some obvious reasons. The problem is there are hard choices still to be made and there are bigger reasons to move him again.

The clearly stated priority is to bring back Luke and Al. That money has to come from somewhere. Simons is one of the lead tradable guys that could free up $.

Short term: If Simons plays poorly for Boston, he's eating up cap space. Long term: If he plays well, they won't be able to afford to re-sign him.

Reportedly they want to keep Hauser, who is on a bargain contract. That makes Simons and Niang on the top of the list to go, in that order.

[cloverleaf]

Both the short and long term finances make Simons very likely to be traded out. It might make sense to keep him for some obvious reasons. The problem is there are hard choices still to be made and there are bigger reasons to move him again.

The clearly stated priority is to bring back Luke and Al. That money has to come from somewhere. Simons is one of the lead tradable guys that could free up $.

Short term: If Simons plays poorly for Boston, he's eating up cap space. Long term: If he plays well, they won't be able to afford to re-sign him.

Reportedly they want to keep Hauser, who is on a bargain contract. That makes Simons and Niang on the top of the list to go, in that order.

I'd rather see the scoring that PP as a starter and BS and JD off the bench, maybe even MS off the deep bench, can add this year than pour the playing time to an expiring contact that will soak up shots but frustrate them on D.

[Hal14]

Both the short and long term finances make Simons very likely to be traded out. It might make sense to keep him for some obvious reasons. The problem is there are hard choices still to be made and there are bigger reasons to move him again.

The clearly stated priority is to bring back Luke and Al. That money has to come from somewhere. Simons is one of the lead tradable guys that could free up $.

Short term: If Simons plays poorly for Boston, he's eating up cap space. Long term: If he plays well, they won't be able to afford to re-sign him.

Reportedly they want to keep Hauser, who is on a bargain contract. That makes Simons and Niang on the top of the list to go, in that order.

I get it. But I'm not sure we're prioritizing the right guy(s) here. The next year we'll hopefully be back in title contention is the 2027 playoffs. Al turns 41 during those playoffs.

Luke is a solid backup big man. But that's all he's ever been and that's all he'll ever be. And he'll turn 32 right after the 2027 playoffs.

Simons meanwhile just turned 26..he's entering his prime and that's a chance he'll be reaching his peak right when the 2027 playoffs begin. D-white has never really been a consistent no. 3 option for us. And during the 2027-2030 title window, D-white will be getting up there in age which makes it even less likely that we can count on him as a legit no. 3 option on a contender at that age.

Keeping Simons means we'll be in a much better spot offensively, in order to actually contend. Keep in mind, the Pacers were not known for their defense this season..they played fast, they moved the ball, had a deep team and put up tons of points with lots of different offensive weapons.

The Nuggets were like 17th in the league in defense during the regular season, the year they won the title. But they put up lots of points, had shooters and ball movement. Simons is a somewhat similar player as Jamal Murray.

As for Hauser, he's pretty replaceable imo. He's a 7th/8th man, a bench player, who has struggled a bit during the playoffs. Entering the offseason, many C's fans thought we could trade Hauser, and really not lose much by giving those mins to Scheierman. Then we'd save lots of $. And now with Niang on board, Hauser is even more expendable.

And between Hauser and Niang, it may make more sense to trade Hauser since he is owed way more money on his contract. Niang is on a cheaper contract that only has 1 year left on it.

Simons at age 26, entering his prime. Change of scenery, leaves a bad team that was tanking and going nowhere and had no spacing where he was like the 1st/2nd option and getting to come here, a first class org with real coaching, a winning franchise with more spacing than he's ever seen and getting to be the 3rd/4th option when Tatum is healthy - dude could really go nuts here.

[cloverleaf]

Both the short and long term finances make Simons very likely to be traded out. It might make sense to keep him for some obvious reasons. The problem is there are hard choices still to be made and there are bigger reasons to move him again.

The clearly stated priority is to bring back Luke and Al. That money has to come from somewhere. Simons is one of the lead tradable guys that could free up $.

Short term: If Simons plays poorly for Boston, he's eating up cap space. Long term: If he plays well, they won't be able to afford to re-sign him.

Reportedly they want to keep Hauser, who is on a bargain contract. That makes Simons and Niang on the top of the list to go, in that order.

I get it. But I'm not sure we're prioritizing the right guy(s) here. The next year we'll hopefully be back in title contention is the 2027 playoffs. Al turns 41 during those playoffs.

Luke is a solid backup big man. But that's all he's ever been and that's all he'll ever be. And he'll turn 32 right after the 2027 playoffs.

Simons meanwhile just turned 26..he's entering his prime and that's a chance he'll be reaching his peak right when the 2027 playoffs begin. D-white has never really been a consistent no. 3 option for us. And during the 2027-2030 title window, D-white will be getting up there in age which makes it even less likely that we can count on him as a legit no. 3 option on a contender at that age.

Keeping Simons means we'll be in a much better spot offensively, in order to actually contend. Keep in mind, the Pacers were not known for their defense this season..they played fast, they moved the ball, had a deep team and put up tons of points with lots of different offensive weapons.

The Nuggets were like 17th in the league in defense during the regular season, the year they won the title. But they put up lots of points, had shooters and ball movement. Simons is a somewhat similar player as Jamal Murray.

As for Hauser, he's pretty replaceable imo. He's a 7th/8th man, a bench player, who has struggled a bit during the playoffs. Entering the offseason, many C's fans thought we could trade Hauser, and really not lose much by giving those mins to Scheierman. Then we'd save lots of $. And now with Niang on board, Hauser is even more expendable.

And between Hauser and Niang, it may make more sense to trade Hauser since he is owed way more money on his contract. Niang is on a cheaper contract that only has 1 year left on it.

Mr. Pritchard says hello.

Regular Season 2024-25
Player G GS MP PER TS% ORB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% OWS DWS WS WS/48 OBPM DBPM BPM VORP
Pritchard 80 3 2271 17.6 .633 4.9 7.3 18.1 1.5 0.6 8.4 19.0 6.1 2.5 8.6 .183 3.4 0.2 3.5 3.2
Simons 70 70 2292 14.9 .557 1.2 4.5 23.3 1.3 0.2 10.6 24.6 2.9 1.2 4.2 .087 1.5 -1.5 -0.1 1.1

[Hal14]

Both the short and long term finances make Simons very likely to be traded out. It might make sense to keep him for some obvious reasons. The problem is there are hard choices still to be made and there are bigger reasons to move him again.

The clearly stated priority is to bring back Luke and Al. That money has to come from somewhere. Simons is one of the lead tradable guys that could free up $.

Short term: If Simons plays poorly for Boston, he's eating up cap space. Long term: If he plays well, they won't be able to afford to re-sign him.

Reportedly they want to keep Hauser, who is on a bargain contract. That makes Simons and Niang on the top of the list to go, in that order.

I get it. But I'm not sure we're prioritizing the right guy(s) here. The next year we'll hopefully be back in title contention is the 2027 playoffs. Al turns 41 during those playoffs.

Luke is a solid backup big man. But that's all he's ever been and that's all he'll ever be. And he'll turn 32 right after the 2027 playoffs.

Simons meanwhile just turned 26..he's entering his prime and that's a chance he'll be reaching his peak right when the 2027 playoffs begin. D-white has never really been a consistent no. 3 option for us. And during the 2027-2030 title window, D-white will be getting up there in age which makes it even less likely that we can count on him as a legit no. 3 option on a contender at that age.

Keeping Simons means we'll be in a much better spot offensively, in order to actually contend. Keep in mind, the Pacers were not known for their defense this season..they played fast, they moved the ball, had a deep team and put up tons of points with lots of different offensive weapons.

The Nuggets were like 17th in the league in defense during the regular season, the year they won the title. But they put up lots of points, had shooters and ball movement. Simons is a somewhat similar player as Jamal Murray.

As for Hauser, he's pretty replaceable imo. He's a 7th/8th man, a bench player, who has struggled a bit during the playoffs. Entering the offseason, many C's fans thought we could trade Hauser, and really not lose much by giving those mins to Scheierman. Then we'd save lots of $. And now with Niang on board, Hauser is even more expendable.

And between Hauser and Niang, it may make more sense to trade Hauser since he is owed way more money on his contract. Niang is on a cheaper contract that only has 1 year left on it.

Mr. Pritchard says hello.

Regular Season 2024-25
Player G GS MP PER TS% ORB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% OWS DWS WS WS/48 OBPM DBPM BPM VORP
Pritchard 80 3 2271 17.6 .633 4.9 7.3 18.1 1.5 0.6 8.4 19.0 6.1 2.5 8.6 .183 3.4 0.2 3.5 3.2
Simons 70 70 2292 14.9 .557 1.2 4.5 23.3 1.3 0.2 10.6 24.6 2.9 1.2 4.2 .087 1.5 -1.5 -0.1 1.1

He's a bench player. It's easier for a guy (like Pritchard) to put up good efficiency numbers in a low usage, low minute role when he's the 5th option on a team with tons of spacing and a bunch of other stars on the floor to take the defensive pressure off him.

Much harder for a guy (like Simons) to put up good efficiency numbers in a higher usage, higher minute as the 1sr/2nd option on a bad team with bad spacing.

Simons is more talented, and has been a starter throughout his career. And he gets paid like a starter.

I see Pritchard as roughly like a Cole Anthony, Immanuel Quickley level player, in the ball park of Ayo Dosunmo, Malcom Brogdon when he was here. He's a 6th/7th man. Pritchard has struggled a bit in the playoff with higher stakes, more pressure, when facing tougher defenses. So I wouldn't have to rely on him for more than that 6th/7th man type of role. And Pritchard is making bench player money.

Simons I think has the potential to be a notch above that, in like the Tyler Herro/CJ McCollom mold. Herro was the 3rd option for a Heat team that made the NBA finals. McCollum was a borderline all-star in his prime. JOrdan Poole was the 3rd option for the Warriors when they won the 2022 title..I think Simons in Boston could be as good, or even better.

Jamal Murray was the 2nd option for the Nuggets 2023 title team. I'm not saying Simons could be quite that good but he could be a poor man's Jamal Murray which is a solid 3rd/4th option. He could be a poor man's Beal.

And none of these guys (Herro, CJ, Poole, Murray, Beal) have been very good defenders. But scoring is needed. Having good, solid 2nd-4th options is needed. And it can work, if you have enough other guys on the team who are good defenders.

There's room for both of them on this team imo. Pritchard can stay in his 6th/7th man role. But there's a giant void in terms of scoring with Jrue/KP gone and Tatum gone for next season. Plus White as he ages likely won't be able to score as much..and Pritchard's scoring has dipped a bit in the playoffs - same for Hauser..Al is getting older too and might not be on the team next season..

[cloverleaf]

I get it. But I'm not sure we're prioritizing the right guy(s) here. The next year we'll hopefully be back in title contention is the 2027 playoffs. Al turns 41 during those playoffs.

Luke is a solid backup big man. But that's all he's ever been and that's all he'll ever be. And he'll turn 32 right after the 2027 playoffs.

Simons meanwhile just turned 26..he's entering his prime and that's a chance he'll be reaching his peak right when the 2027 playoffs begin. D-white has never really been a consistent no. 3 option for us. And during the 2027-2030 title window, D-white will be getting up there in age which makes it even less likely that we can count on him as a legit no. 3 option on a contender at that age.

Keeping Simons means we'll be in a much better spot offensively, in order to actually contend. Keep in mind, the Pacers were not known for their defense this season..they played fast, they moved the ball, had a deep team and put up tons of points with lots of different offensive weapons.

The Nuggets were like 17th in the league in defense during the regular season, the year they won the title. But they put up lots of points, had shooters and ball movement. Simons is a somewhat similar player as Jamal Murray.

As for Hauser, he's pretty replaceable imo. He's a 7th/8th man, a bench player, who has struggled a bit during the playoffs. Entering the offseason, many C's fans thought we could trade Hauser, and really not lose much by giving those mins to Scheierman. Then we'd save lots of $. And now with Niang on board, Hauser is even more expendable.

And between Hauser and Niang, it may make more sense to trade Hauser since he is owed way more money on his contract. Niang is on a cheaper contract that only has 1 year left on it.

Mr. Pritchard says hello.

Regular Season 2024-25
Player G GS MP PER TS% ORB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% OWS DWS WS WS/48 OBPM DBPM BPM VORP
Pritchard 80 3 2271 17.6 .633 4.9 7.3 18.1 1.5 0.6 8.4 19.0 6.1 2.5 8.6 .183 3.4 0.2 3.5 3.2
Simons 70 70 2292 14.9 .557 1.2 4.5 23.3 1.3 0.2 10.6 24.6 2.9 1.2 4.2 .087 1.5 -1.5 -0.1 1.1

He's a bench player. It's easier for a guy (like Pritchard) to put up good efficiency numbers in a low usage, low minute role when he's the 5th option on a team with tons of spacing and a bunch of other stars on the floor to take the defensive pressure off him.

Much harder for a guy (like Simons) to put up good efficiency numbers in a higher usage, higher minute as the 1sr/2nd option on a bad team with bad spacing.

Simons is more talented, and has been a starter throughout his career. And he gets paid like a starter.

I see Pritchard as roughly like a Cole Anthony, Immanuel Quickley level player, in the ball park of Ayo Dosunmo, Malcom Brogdon when he was here. He's a 6th/7th man. Pritchard has struggled a bit in the playoff with higher stakes, more pressure, when facing tougher defenses. So I wouldn't have to rely on him for more than that 6th/7th man type of role. And Pritchard is making bench player money.

Simons I think has the potential to be a notch above that, in like the Tyler Herro/CJ McCollom mold. Herro was the 3rd option for a Heat team that made the NBA finals. McCollum was a borderline all-star in his prime. JOrdan Poole was the 3rd option for the Warriors when they won the 2022 title..I think Simons in Boston could be as good, or even better.

Jamal Murray was the 2nd option for the Nuggets 2023 title team. I'm not saying Simons could be quite that good but he could be a poor man's Jamal Murray which is a solid 3rd/4th option. He could be a poor man's Beal.

And none of these guys (Herro, CJ, Poole, Murray, Beal) have been very good defenders. But scoring is needed. Having good, solid 2nd-4th options is needed. And it can work, if you have enough other guys on the team who are good defenders.

Pritchard played enough minutes for plenty of starter overlap. And PP would go even more crazy if he had Simons's luxury of having the entire offensed designed around him.

And I'd rather have a more flexible defender than than either of them, but would take PP's combination of offensive talent and defensive effort over Simons in a minute.

[Shak_Celts]

Coby White for Simons is the deal I want if the Cs are trading Simons.

Might be what you want, but it makes zero sense for Chicago. They have nobody to build around who is remotely good. White was their draft pick.

He's played the most games from his class, top 3 in minutes, top 6 in points, top 10 in rebounds (best PG out of that class), top 3 assists.

If they did want to move off White, they can do much better than Simons.

That's why Cs better off keeping Simons.

57 points per game are missing with absence of JT and KP and Jrue gone.

We saw a preview of the Celtics lacking JT and a horrible KP in Game 6 against the Knicks.

Celtics were just horrible in that Game 6.

Just chucking 3s, a one trick pony.

What happened in game 5?

[hugepatsfan]

If they stay in the tax this year then I agree they should keep Simons. But the decision to stay in the tax or not should be based on long term financial planning and how to build around Tatum within their budget. Simons as a 1 year trial shouldn't make one iotta of difference in that. If they need him gone, they need him gone. So be it.

[djFan71]

Both the short and long term finances make Simons very likely to be traded out. It might make sense to keep him for some obvious reasons. The problem is there are hard choices still to be made and there are bigger reasons to move him again.

The clearly stated priority is to bring back Luke and Al. That money has to come from somewhere. Simons is one of the lead tradable guys that could free up $.

Short term: If Simons plays poorly for Boston, he's eating up cap space. Long term: If he plays well, they won't be able to afford to re-sign him.

Reportedly they want to keep Hauser, who is on a bargain contract. That makes Simons and Niang on the top of the list to go, in that order.

I get it. But I'm not sure we're prioritizing the right guy(s) here. The next year we'll hopefully be back in title contention is the 2027 playoffs. Al turns 41 during those playoffs.

Luke is a solid backup big man. But that's all he's ever been and that's all he'll ever be. And he'll turn 32 right after the 2027 playoffs.

Agree on Al, but he's Al. I'm not sure I go crazy on his money, but TPMLE or less, I bring him back.
Luke is a different story, his next contract will be his prime. 32 is fine for bigs. I think he's a low level starter. He also plays REALLY well with Tatum. He and Neemy are a good budget center rotation even if Luke is at $10M per.

[Hal14]

Mr. Pritchard says hello.

Regular Season 2024-25
Player G GS MP PER TS% ORB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% OWS DWS WS WS/48 OBPM DBPM BPM VORP
Pritchard 80 3 2271 17.6 .633 4.9 7.3 18.1 1.5 0.6 8.4 19.0 6.1 2.5 8.6 .183 3.4 0.2 3.5 3.2
Simons 70 70 2292 14.9 .557 1.2 4.5 23.3 1.3 0.2 10.6 24.6 2.9 1.2 4.2 .087 1.5 -1.5 -0.1 1.1

He's a bench player. It's easier for a guy (like Pritchard) to put up good efficiency numbers in a low usage, low minute role when he's the 5th option on a team with tons of spacing and a bunch of other stars on the floor to take the defensive pressure off him.

Much harder for a guy (like Simons) to put up good efficiency numbers in a higher usage, higher minute as the 1sr/2nd option on a bad team with bad spacing.

Simons is more talented, and has been a starter throughout his career. And he gets paid like a starter.

I see Pritchard as roughly like a Cole Anthony, Immanuel Quickley level player, in the ball park of Ayo Dosunmo, Malcom Brogdon when he was here. He's a 6th/7th man. Pritchard has struggled a bit in the playoff with higher stakes, more pressure, when facing tougher defenses. So I wouldn't have to rely on him for more than that 6th/7th man type of role. And Pritchard is making bench player money.

Simons I think has the potential to be a notch above that, in like the Tyler Herro/CJ McCollom mold. Herro was the 3rd option for a Heat team that made the NBA finals. McCollum was a borderline all-star in his prime. JOrdan Poole was the 3rd option for the Warriors when they won the 2022 title..I think Simons in Boston could be as good, or even better.

Jamal Murray was the 2nd option for the Nuggets 2023 title team. I'm not saying Simons could be quite that good but he could be a poor man's Jamal Murray which is a solid 3rd/4th option. He could be a poor man's Beal.

And none of these guys (Herro, CJ, Poole, Murray, Beal) have been very good defenders. But scoring is needed. Having good, solid 2nd-4th options is needed. And it can work, if you have enough other guys on the team who are good defenders.

Pritchard played enough minutes for plenty of starter overlap. And PP would go even more crazy if he had Simons's luxury of having the entire offensed designed around him.

And I'd rather have a more flexible defender than than either of them, but would take PP's combination of offensive talent and defensive effort over Simons in a minute.

As I just said, I'd rather keep both.

[cloverleaf]

Both the short and long term finances make Simons very likely to be traded out. It might make sense to keep him for some obvious reasons. The problem is there are hard choices still to be made and there are bigger reasons to move him again.

The clearly stated priority is to bring back Luke and Al. That money has to come from somewhere. Simons is one of the lead tradable guys that could free up $.

Short term: If Simons plays poorly for Boston, he's eating up cap space. Long term: If he plays well, they won't be able to afford to re-sign him.

Reportedly they want to keep Hauser, who is on a bargain contract. That makes Simons and Niang on the top of the list to go, in that order.

I get it. But I'm not sure we're prioritizing the right guy(s) here. The next year we'll hopefully be back in title contention is the 2027 playoffs. Al turns 41 during those playoffs.

Luke is a solid backup big man. But that's all he's ever been and that's all he'll ever be. And he'll turn 32 right after the 2027 playoffs.

Agree on Al, but he's Al. I'm not sure I go crazy on his money, but TPMLE or less, I bring him back.
Luke is a different story, his next contract will be his prime. 32 is fine for bigs. I think he's a low level starter. He also plays REALLY well with Tatum. He and Neemy are a good budget center rotation even if Luke is at $10M per.

I think they want Al back as a cultural role model, especially as an ujnofficial coach for the young bigs, more than anything at this point. Luke would be a moderate-cost backup center already here for Tatum's return.

[cloverleaf]

I get it. But I'm not sure we're prioritizing the right guy(s) here. The next year we'll hopefully be back in title contention is the 2027 playoffs. Al turns 41 during those playoffs.

Luke is a solid backup big man. But that's all he's ever been and that's all he'll ever be. And he'll turn 32 right after the 2027 playoffs.

Simons meanwhile just turned 26..he's entering his prime and that's a chance he'll be reaching his peak right when the 2027 playoffs begin. D-white has never really been a consistent no. 3 option for us. And during the 2027-2030 title window, D-white will be getting up there in age which makes it even less likely that we can count on him as a legit no. 3 option on a contender at that age.

Keeping Simons means we'll be in a much better spot offensively, in order to actually contend. Keep in mind, the Pacers were not known for their defense this season..they played fast, they moved the ball, had a deep team and put up tons of points with lots of different offensive weapons.

The Nuggets were like 17th in the league in defense during the regular season, the year they won the title. But they put up lots of points, had shooters and ball movement. Simons is a somewhat similar player as Jamal Murray.

As for Hauser, he's pretty replaceable imo. He's a 7th/8th man, a bench player, who has struggled a bit during the playoffs. Entering the offseason, many C's fans thought we could trade Hauser, and really not lose much by giving those mins to Scheierman. Then we'd save lots of $. And now with Niang on board, Hauser is even more expendable.

And between Hauser and Niang, it may make more sense to trade Hauser since he is owed way more money on his contract. Niang is on a cheaper contract that only has 1 year left on it.

Mr. Pritchard says hello.

Regular Season 2024-25
Player G GS MP PER TS% ORB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% OWS DWS WS WS/48 OBPM DBPM BPM VORP
Pritchard 80 3 2271 17.6 .633 4.9 7.3 18.1 1.5 0.6 8.4 19.0 6.1 2.5 8.6 .183 3.4 0.2 3.5 3.2
Simons 70 70 2292 14.9 .557 1.2 4.5 23.3 1.3 0.2 10.6 24.6 2.9 1.2 4.2 .087 1.5 -1.5 -0.1 1.1

He's a bench player. It's easier for a guy (like Pritchard) to put up good efficiency numbers in a low usage, low minute role when he's the 5th option on a team with tons of spacing and a bunch of other stars on the floor to take the defensive pressure off him.

Much harder for a guy (like Simons) to put up good efficiency numbers in a higher usage, higher minute as the 1sr/2nd option on a bad team with bad spacing.

Simons is more talented, and has been a starter throughout his career. And he gets paid like a starter.

I see Pritchard as roughly like a Cole Anthony, Immanuel Quickley level player, in the ball park of Ayo Dosunmo, Malcom Brogdon when he was here. He's a 6th/7th man. Pritchard has struggled a bit in the playoff with higher stakes, more pressure, when facing tougher defenses. So I wouldn't have to rely on him for more than that 6th/7th man type of role. And Pritchard is making bench player money.

Simons I think has the potential to be a notch above that, in like the Tyler Herro/CJ McCollom mold. Herro was the 3rd option for a Heat team that made the NBA finals. McCollum was a borderline all-star in his prime. JOrdan Poole was the 3rd option for the Warriors when they won the 2022 title..I think Simons in Boston could be as good, or even better.

Jamal Murray was the 2nd option for the Nuggets 2023 title team. I'm not saying Simons could be quite that good but he could be a poor man's Jamal Murray which is a solid 3rd/4th option. He could be a poor man's Beal.

And none of these guys (Herro, CJ, Poole, Murray, Beal) have been very good defenders. But scoring is needed. Having good, solid 2nd-4th options is needed. And it can work, if you have enough other guys on the team who are good defenders.

There's room for both of them on this team imo. Pritchard can stay in his 6th/7th man role. But there's a giant void in terms of scoring with Jrue/KP gone and Tatum gone for next season. Plus White as he ages likely won't be able to score as much..and Pritchard's scoring has dipped a bit in the playoffs - same for Hauser..Al is getting older too and might not be on the team next season..

Oh, and that Heat team was all Jimmy.

[Shak_Celts]

WELCOME OFFICIALLY!

[chrisab123]

He doesn’t really make sense with this roster. Odd fit. I can’t see PP taking a backseat to him either.

[ConstableGeneva]

Headline tomorrow... In for a Penny, in for a Pound: Celtics going for another championship with Simons and Niang headlining their 2025-26 roster.