Buyout/Free Agent Thread, 2023-24

[165bows]

So I guess no Konchar lol.

[Celts17Pride]

I can’t shake that JaMarco thinks it’s a useless move, what do I do?

Does this make the Celtics, NO JOKE?

[Dogen]

Wow, the deal just got better. Grant, the TPE that keeps on giving. Use it or lose it Brad.

[brackdan70]

Good pickup. Tillman is a VERY good defender, 3rd in the entire league in defensive EPM. Averages over a steal and a block per game despite playing only 20 minutes per night. He doesn't do much on offense, but with the shooters the c's have he can play in lineups next to KP on nights Horford can't go. Gives them a different look at center vs Kornet or Queta. Celtics have had success with shorter, stronger bigs.

Great passer and fundamentals as well.

[Larry_Russell]

Bye Stevens, I still have lots of hope for you

[Cuban Pete]

Fontecchio is a downgrade from Hauser.

Eh, agree to disagree.

I think they're comparable shooters and that Fontecchio is stronger, more athletic, quicker, better ball handler, better passer, better rebounder and better at driving and finishing near the rim.

Fontecchio is also 2 years older and is in his 12th season playing pro ball, compared to Hauser who's in his 3rd season which tells me Fontecchio is further in his development and more likely to be able to contribute in a playoff setting.

Read on Twitter

Walsh's ceiling is higher than those of Dunn, Olynyk, and Fontecchio combined.

Eh. Let's remember Walsh is a 2nd round pick who had a rough season in college last year. And has played 0 meaningful mins at rhe NBA level.

And even if what you say is true, we aren't a rebuilding team that needs to keep 19 year old kids with "upside". We need win-now players who can get us over the hump to finally win our first title since 2008.

Simone would be replacement minutes over Svi/Oshae/Stevens/Banton, not Hauser.

Hauser DRB% 13.0
Fontecchio DRB% 11.5

Fontecchio is a better playmaker, but not by much. Both aren't very good in this area (H 6.5 Asst%, F 8.5 Assit%)

Hauser is better at threes based on attempts per 100 possessions.

That Hauser is 2y younger means he's got a higher ceiling.

Walsh is an extremely raw player with long arms who has elite defensive skills and has shown flashes of 3pt shooting and elite playmaking skills. His development is purely mental. He'll pass up open shots to a point that it will earn him a trip to the bench. He'll have slips in his shooting mechanics that result in bricks. That his ceiling is sky high isn't a matter of opinion. He could be a stud or a bust. That said, there's no doubt that Dunn and Olynyk are as good as they're going to be.

[SuperDeluxe]

I can’t shake that JaMarco thinks it’s a useless move, what do I do?

Does this make the Celtics, NO JOKE!

It would've made any other team no joke, but for the Celtics it wont move the amperemeter.

[31to6]

Can’t get much bigger than Tillman…

Till isnt a wing

Not yet…

unlock the Boris Diaw in Xavier's game Joe.... DO EET

[31to6]

Good pickup. Tillman is a VERY good defender, 3rd in the entire league in defensive EPM. Averages over a steal and a block per game despite playing only 20 minutes per night. He doesn't do much on offense, but with the shooters the c's have he can play in lineups next to KP on nights Horford can't go. Gives them a different look at center vs Kornet or Queta. Celtics have had success with shorter, stronger bigs.

Great passer and fundamentals as well.

Seems to be a really good screener

[165bows]

Bye Stevens, I still have lots of hope for you

I liked Stevens, kinda thought he might beat the odds and outlast the other bench guys. Hope he does well in Memphis.

[31to6]

Bye Stevens, I still have lots of hope for you

I liked Stevens, kinda thought he might beat the odds and outlast the other bench guys. Hope he does well in Memphis.

I was a fan too, but he and Oshae were redundant, and Oshae clearly 'won' by playing well enough the last week or two.

[Memokerobi]

Read on Twitter

We should all really appreciate how good Brad & Co are. This is such a well run team

[brackdan70]

Nice trade. Ok what’s next?

[165bows]

Till isnt a wing

Not yet…

unlock the Boris Diaw in Xavier's game Joe.... DO EET

Think it’s possible he plays with another big man some, which is a nice option.

Let him play solid D and lets the team play bigger sometimes without being too slow. Let him try to bully some other team’s forward on the block while KP stands at the logo.

[KamikazeK]

let Brad cook

[chrisab123]

I wonder...can the Celtics absorb 6.2 then use that player in a deal immediately after to combine with another player for say Caruso?

[Memokerobi]

I wonder...can the Celtics absorb 6.2 then use that player in a deal immediately after to combine with another player for say Caruso?

no

[BK_2020]

I guess this means we are out on Caruso.

[165bows]

Nice trade. Ok what’s next?

First round pick to Detroit for Fontecchio.

Jk obviously but I wonder how long Luke’s out. Tough to hold onto the top seed in the league when the league’s best backup C and best third big aren’t playing every game.

[KillahGhostface]

Bulls running it back for the rest of the season, because they’re the Bulls.