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2024 NBA Draft Thread – (June 26 & 27)

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With the Draft going to 2 Days. Would you like to see a 3rd Round added, for Two-Ways, etc?

Add a 3rd Round.
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39%
Keep it at 2 Rounds.
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58%
Add more than a 3rd Round.
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3%
 
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2024 NBA Draft Thread – (June 26 & 27) 

Post#1 » by Parliament10 » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:56 am

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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#2 » by cloverleaf » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:57 am

​Per Keith Smith: "Celtics should be in range to use the $5M Taxpayer MLE after they trade Marcus Sasser to the Pistons and drop out of the #25 pick."
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#3 » by theman » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:57 am

So Brad thinks he can sign an all-star with $5 million MLE?
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#4 » by max powers » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:57 am

I like GG Jackson at 31, swing for the fences if he flops no big deal
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#5 » by Celts17Pride » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:58 am

theman wrote:So Brad thinks he can sign an all-star with $5 million MLE?

Celtics need depth
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#6 » by Marvel » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:58 am

Who still on the board?
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#7 » by Celts17Pride » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:58 am

max powers wrote:I like GG Jackson at 31, swing for the fences if he flops no big deal

Or TJD
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#8 » by hugepatsfan » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:58 am

We entered tonight with 11 players signed and $7.3M of room below the 2nd apron. We get hard capped there if we use the $5M MLE. We would not have been able to do that and fill out the roster with vet mins if we stayed at #25 and paid that rookie scale deal. By paying #31 and a rookie minimum deal instead, we clear a good amount of the space needed for that.

It’s literally pinching pennies but it’s a hard cap. You can either use the MLE or you get nothing. Every dollar counts here.
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#9 » by celticfan42487 » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:58 am

theman wrote:So Brad thinks he can sign an all-star with $5 million MLE?


Well just wait till the Wizards buy out CP3 and... oh wait :oops: *proceeds to cry in shattered dreams*
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#10 » by bigfoot_cryptozoology » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:59 am

The Mad Hungarian is out there as well as Tristan and probably Isolde...
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#11 » by zoyathedestroya » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:59 am

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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#12 » by theman » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:59 am

Celts17Pride wrote:
theman wrote:So Brad thinks he can sign an all-star with $5 million MLE?

Celtics need depth


GG Jackson should be the pick at 31.
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#13 » by snowman » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:59 am

Brad is great at trades. Draft....not so much to me
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#14 » by Hal14 » Fri Jun 23, 2023 3:00 am

Marvel wrote:Who still on the board?

Still some very good players left!

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Leonard mIller

Rupert, Walsh, TJD, Nnaji, GG Jackson, Andre Jackson, Sensabaugh
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#15 » by chrisab123 » Fri Jun 23, 2023 3:00 am

Smith Jr off the board. Damn
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#16 » by bigfoot_cryptozoology » Fri Jun 23, 2023 3:00 am

hugepatsfan wrote:We entered tonight with 11 players signed and $7.3M of room below the 2nd apron. We get hard capped there if we use the $5M MLE. We would not have been able to do that and fill out the roster with vet mins if we stayed at #25 and paid that rookie scale deal. By paying #31 and a rookie minimum deal instead, we clear a good amount of the space needed for that.

It’s literally pinching pennies but it’s a hard cap. You can either use the MLE or you get nothing. Every dollar counts here.


And as Simmons seemed to indicate, they plan on using the TMLE...
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#17 » by Marvel » Fri Jun 23, 2023 3:00 am

GG
TJD
Miller
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#18 » by shackles10 » Fri Jun 23, 2023 3:01 am

Can we hurry up and move onto the lighting round please
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#19 » by theman » Fri Jun 23, 2023 3:01 am

max powers wrote:I like GG Jackson at 31, swing for the fences if he flops no big deal


This.
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Re: 2023 NBA Draft, part 2 – Thurs, 8PM, June 22 

Post#20 » by zoyathedestroya » Fri Jun 23, 2023 3:01 am

Leonard Miller still on board?

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