Trade/Free Agency Thread 2023-24, part 12 is my favorite thread. Out of a dozen...

chrisab123 · Post #381 » by **chrisab123** » Sat Oct 7, 2023 10:55 pm

MeanGeraldGreen wrote:Fun to share a baseball nugget for once, but the stuff with the Red Sox and Ohtani is extremely real.

10/550 has been discussed, within the organization.

Given the bidding and given the state of the Sox they'll need to overpay. 550 does seem like a slight one but you really are getting 2 for the price of 1 long term

Curmudgeon · Post #382 » by **Curmudgeon** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 11:17 am

BK_2020 wrote:
Curmudgeon wrote:They have to hope that one of their young bigs e.g. Queta or Gabriel, can be an energy guy off the bench and give them at least some of what they got from the Timelord.

Not really. They replaced Timelord and Grant with an All-Star calibre big who is taller than the two of them combined. Queta and Gabriel contributing would be nice but our front court has gotten better and deeper than last season, not worse.

Porzingis will go down in game 4 and be out for a month. And who is going to guard Embiid? Al may be ready for assisted living by the time the playoffs roll around.

bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #383 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 1:14 pm

Obviously, bring back the Magic Man that is Theis...

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steefP2 · Post #384 » by **steefP2** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 1:29 pm

bigfoot_cryptozoology wrote:Obviously, bring back the Magic Man that is Theis...

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You could convince me Pritchard/Hauser/Tatum/horford/Kornet vs Jrue/White/Jaylen/Brisset/KP is a close game.

bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #385 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 2:35 pm

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sam_I_am · Post #386 » by **sam_I_am** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 4:09 pm

Curmudgeon wrote:
BK_2020 wrote:
Curmudgeon wrote:They have to hope that one of their young bigs e.g. Queta or Gabriel, can be an energy guy off the bench and give them at least some of what they got from the Timelord.

Not really. They replaced Timelord and Grant with an All-Star calibre big who is taller than the two of them combined. Queta and Gabriel contributing would be nice but our front court has gotten better and deeper than last season, not worse.

Porzingis will go down in game 4 and be out for a month. And who is going to guard Embiid? Al may be ready for assisted living by the time the playoffs roll around.

I’ll just point out again that Miami got through Milwaukee and Boston with a front court of Bam/Butler with either Love or Zeller playing 10 min. as back ups. The year before GS won it all with Looney/Green.

I’d love to have insurance in case Gabriel, Quetas and Brissett turn out to be Kabengele/Vonleh/Ojeleye types and Kornet fails. That said, Horford/KP is a much stronger front court than what we had last year.

CelticsWisdom · Post #387 » by **CelticsWisdom** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 4:56 pm

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"Secondo un executive NBA, i Boston Celtics potrebbero muoversi per Mitchell Robinson entro la trade deadline."

[Transation]:

According to an NBA executive, the Boston Celtics could make a move for Mitchell Robinson before the trade deadline.

Mitchell Robinson makes ~15 Million, so we'd have to trade Horford and some combination of bench players for him.

BTW, Horford would still get a ring if we won and he was traded, like Nomar did for the Redsox in 2004. Is it worth it? Robinson is an elite shotblocker and rebounder, like Rob...

Dogen · Post #388 » by **Dogen** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 5:30 pm

CelticsWisdom wrote:

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"Secondo un executive NBA, i Boston Celtics potrebbero muoversi per Mitchell Robinson entro la trade deadline."

[Transation]:

According to an NBA executive, the Boston Celtics could make a move for Mitchell Robinson before the trade deadline.

Mitchell Robinson makes 15.4 Million, so we'd have to trade Horford and some combination of bench players for him.

BTW, Horford would still get a ring if we won and he was traded, like Nomar did for the Redsox in 2004. Is it worth it? Robinson is an elite shotblocker and rebounder, like Rob...

That is interesting indeed. I wonder who the NBA executive is? If not initials B.S., this may just be some BS.

CelticsWisdom · Post #389 » by **CelticsWisdom** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 6:01 pm

Well, it isn't total BS, because Mitchell Robinson is available for trade:

https://sports.yahoo.com/deandre-ayton-trail-blazers-seeking-warmth-trust-and-patience-in-new-partnership-045533732.html

"The asking price for a player like New York’s Mitchell Robinson, sources told Yahoo Sports, is multiple first-round picks — probably a non-starter for most clubs."

https://www.si.com/nba/knicks/news/new-york-knicks-mitchell-robinson-responds-trade-rumors

https://fadeawayworld.net/nba-trade-rumors/nba-executive-says-boston-celtics-could-target-mitchell-robinson

https://heavy.com/sports/boston-celtics/celtics-could-trade-for-robert-williams-replacement/

ConstableGeneva · Post #390 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 9:07 pm

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Post #391 » by **Darthlukey** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 9:55 pm

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Will be interesting to see how it plays out. Morey did not blink when it came to Simmons, but Harden demanding to go to philly, breaking the deadlock. Does a team break the deadlock for Philly 2nd time round?

ConstableGeneva · Post #392 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 2:50 pm

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Brad rarely misses. He missed on Grimes. Those four FRPs won't help us win a title right now.

Andrew McCeltic · Post #393 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 3:09 pm

Is Robinson any good at this point? I haven't followed him, I remember a hyper-athletic counting stats guy.

steefP2 · Post #394 » by **steefP2** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 3:12 pm

Andrew McCeltic wrote:Is Robinson any good at this point? I haven't followed him, I remember a hyper-athletic counting stats guy.

Pretty good yeah; best offensive rebounder in the game. Good defender though not elite

zoyathedestroya · Post #395 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 7:58 pm

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Post #396 » by **bisme37** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 8:00 pm

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Let the sweepstakes begin. How many firsts would we have to give?

31to6 · Post #397 » by **31to6** » Tue Oct 10, 2023 3:28 am

MeanGeraldGreen wrote:Fun to share a baseball nugget for once, but the stuff with the Red Sox and Ohtani is extremely real.

10/550 has been discussed, within the organization.

that’s a lotta salami

bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #398 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Tue Oct 10, 2023 2:08 pm

I would say there's zero chance the Celtics are trading Horford... unless,
he gets injured and is out for the season.

Post #399 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Tue Oct 10, 2023 3:31 pm

bigfoot_cryptozoology wrote:I would say there's zero chance the Celtics are trading Horford... unless,
he gets injured and is out for the season.

Anybody on the team (including Horford) will be traded if the right deal comes along. See exhibit 1: Smart, Marcus.

Homerclease · Post #400 » by **Homerclease** » Tue Oct 10, 2023 4:09 pm

Mitch was my guy that year in the draft until Williams fell but this would undoubtedly have to be a 3 team deal. Not sure what the Knicks would do with Al at this stage in his career. Even them wanting to unload Mitch for picks is odd, unless they’re trying to clear cap for another star. In which case they’d still want nothing to do with Horford