Free Agent/Trade/Waiver Thread, 2025-26, part 2

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

I liked Devin Carter at the draft. No clue how he looked last year but I’m intrigued if they are quasi-dumping him.

Another wing is the last thing the Celtics need. Don't have enough minutes for the wings that they have right now.

Isn’t he a guard?

[Celts17Pride]

I liked Devin Carter at the draft. No clue how he looked last year but I’m intrigued if they are quasi-dumping him.

Another wing is the last thing the Celtics need. Don't have enough minutes for the wings that they have right now.

Isn’t he a guard?

There are wings and bigs. Celtics have 9 wings and 4 bigs. Why another wing?

[Fierce1]

I liked Devin Carter at the draft. No clue how he looked last year but I’m intrigued if they are quasi-dumping him.

Another wing is the last thing the Celtics need. Don't have enough minutes for the wings that they have right now.

Isn’t he a guard?

Yeah, he's a guard.

I don't think he'll end up with the Cs.

[Patsfan1081]

Queta will be fine so long as they don't expect him to be Horford. He can hold the opponents to one shot most of the time, protect the rim and collect some garbage on the offensive glass. He's not going to be a help defender at 5 positions or a consistent jump shooter so don't try to make him one.

You could say the same thing about the majority of other young centers in the league, e.g Sarr, Duren, Kessler, Lively, etc. The exceptions are guys like Holmgren and of course Wembanyama, which is why they were drafted where they were.

I don’t even know if they view Quetta as a rotational piece at this point. He was struggling to get time the end of last season.

[Fierce1]

I think Queta is just a slow learner.

Hopefully he will eventually get better as the season progresses.

The Cs can get away with not having a quality Center for the regular season.
But I don't think the Cs can get away with it in the playoffs.

[Curmudgeon]

I think Queta is just a slow learner.

Hopefully he will eventually get better as the season progresses.

The Cs can get away with not having a quality Center for the regular season.
But I don't think the Cs can get away with it in the playoffs.

What's a "quality center"? Was Robert Williams a "quality center"? How about Rudy Gobert? Neither of those guys can shoot jump shots. Now Williams when healthy could guard 5 positions, but Gobert can't. Was Porzingis a quality center? He can't rebound his way out of a wet paper bag, and they swept three playoff series with him on the bench. Come playoff time, he was always on the bench.

The first thing I want from Queta or any other center is defensive rebounding. Failure to secure a defensive rebound is worse than a turnover. Plus it's demoralizing. The perimeter defenders bust their butts to force a difficult, contested shot and then the opposing team gets the ball back for another try.

[165bows]

Another wing is the last thing the Celtics need. Don't have enough minutes for the wings that they have right now.

Isn’t he a guard?

There are wings and bigs. Celtics have 9 wings and 4 bigs. Why another wing?

He’s a ball handler not a wing.

[Fierce1]

I think Queta is just a slow learner.

Hopefully he will eventually get better as the season progresses.

The Cs can get away with not having a quality Center for the regular season.
But I don't think the Cs can get away with it in the playoffs.

What's a "quality center"? Was Robert Williams a "quality center"? How about Rudy Gobert? Neither of those guys can shoot jump shots. Now Williams when healthy could guard 5 positions, but Gobert can't. Was Porzingis a quality center? He can't rebound his way out of a wet paper bag, and they swept three playoff series with him on the bench. Come playoff time, he was always on the bench.

The first thing I want from Queta or any other center is defensive rebounding. Failure to secure a defensive rebound is worse than a turnover. Plus it's demoralizing. The perimeter defenders bust their butts to force a difficult, contested shot and then the opposing team gets the ball back for another try.

Yeah, I agree.
Defensive rebounding is very important, especially in the playoffs.

Rob Williams was a quality Center for the Cs.
But he was always injured.

I'm not sure Queta is the guy at Center for the playoffs.

We'll just have to wait for what Brad does.

[Celts17Pride]

Isn’t he a guard?

There are wings and bigs. Celtics have 9 wings and 4 bigs. Why another wing?

He’s a ball handler not a wing.

It's semantics, Celtics have 9 smalls and 4 bigs. Celtics don't have issues handling the ball, they have rebounding issues. No reason to add Carter, if they wanted another ball handler they would have just kept JD Davison.

[Larry_Russell]

There are wings and bigs. Celtics have 9 wings and 4 bigs. Why another wing?

He’s a ball handler not a wing.

It's semantics, Celtics have 9 smalls and 4 bigs. Celtics don't have issues handling the ball, they have rebounding issues. No reason to add Carter, if they wanted another ball handler they would have just kept JD Davison.

Too many wings honestly.

Baylor is garbage but a 2.6 mill contract
Walsh can go bye bye - 2.2 mill contract
Tillman is bad - 2.5 mill contract.

Not a fan at all of simons, but lets assume team keeps him and lets him expire.

Nothing that might be available for that trash platter of a trade offer. (around 5 mill)

[fallguy]

I have never believed in Queta. Hope to be proven wrong this year.

[Hal14]

There are wings and bigs. Celtics have 9 wings and 4 bigs. Why another wing?

He’s a ball handler not a wing.

It's semantics, Celtics have 9 smalls and 4 bigs. Celtics don't have issues handling the ball, they have rebounding issues. No reason to add Carter, if they wanted another ball handler they would have just kept JD Davison.

FWIW, Devin Carter was an insanely good rebounder in college for a guard.

Led the Big East in DRB% in his junior year.

14% TRB his junior year which is higher than a lot of forwards and even some centers. Also had more dunks than many forwards and some centers..a good block % too..

Has 6'8" wingspan and crazy vertical leap, good strength too which allow him to play bigger than his listed height.

[Celts17Pride]

He’s a ball handler not a wing.

It's semantics, Celtics have 9 smalls and 4 bigs. Celtics don't have issues handling the ball, they have rebounding issues. No reason to add Carter, if they wanted another ball handler they would have just kept JD Davison.

FWIW, Devin Carter was an insanely good rebounder in college for a guard.

Led the Big East in DRB% in his junior year.

14% TRB his junior year which is higher than a lot of forwards and even some centers. Also had more dunks than many forwards and some centers..a good block % too..

Has 6'8" wingspan and crazy vertical leap, good strength too which allow him to play bigger than his listed height.

So let's sit Pritchard, White and Simons so Carter can get a chance to play. No need.

[165bows]

There are wings and bigs. Celtics have 9 wings and 4 bigs. Why another wing?

He’s a ball handler not a wing.

It's semantics, Celtics have 9 smalls and 4 bigs. Celtics don't have issues handling the ball, they have rebounding issues. No reason to add Carter, if they wanted another ball handler they would have just kept JD Davison.

1. It's not semantics
2. Who cares about this year
3. This is about 3 years from now when Derrick White is 30 million years old and will be due to be paid 30 million
4. Who cares about Davison or Simons if He's Stilllll Around
5. Wtf was up with Derrick White getting abused in the playoffs on defense
6. This team is going fast strong athletes and if one is available with potentially untapped potential I'm in on it, esp. if he is from the area
7. See my many posts in mid-2024 about a similar guy to target that wasn't doing a ton, Jalen Suggs.

[Hal14]

It's semantics, Celtics have 9 smalls and 4 bigs. Celtics don't have issues handling the ball, they have rebounding issues. No reason to add Carter, if they wanted another ball handler they would have just kept JD Davison.

FWIW, Devin Carter was an insanely good rebounder in college for a guard.

Led the Big East in DRB% in his junior year.

14% TRB his junior year which is higher than a lot of forwards and even some centers. Also had more dunks than many forwards and some centers..a good block % too..

Has 6'8" wingspan and crazy vertical leap, good strength too which allow him to play bigger than his listed height.

So let's sit Pritchard, White and Simons so Carter can get a chance to play. No need.

I didn't say that. All I'm saying is he could help our rebounding "issues". That's all.

[Curmudgeon]

I'm not sure Queta is the guy at Center for the playoffs.

I'm not either. But if Queta controls the defensive glass and provides some rim protection, then he's worth keeping. I'm not looking for any finesse from him.

[celtxman]

I have never believed in Queta. Hope to be proven wrong this year.

The "hope" for Queta was that at some point could eat up some minutes as Horford moved towards retirement. Now we're hoping Queta is the kingpin of a big man rotation replacing KP, Luke and Horford.

[brackdan70]

On Queta, I don’t think he will replace Horford/KP, and we shouldn’t expect him to. He may start this year though IDK. I think more likely is he replaces Kornet. Boucher is capable of giving us some of the KP/ Horford vibe as a 3 and D PF and he probably get some minutes as a center type, but obviously we still have a hole in the big man rotation. Tillman isn’t the answer and pretty sure Amari isn’t either.
I like our team for now, but something has got to give at some point before Tatum is back and they are looking to contend.

[threrf23]

Bol Bol & Markelle Fultz are still free agents

[Curmudgeon]

I don't want Queta to play like KP. I want him to play like Rick Mahorn.