2024 NBA Draft Thread – (June 26 & 27)

leper-con · Post #1941 » by **leper-con** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 8:24 am

We are in a title window , not sure that adding youth is the way to go. Rumours out there that Isaiah steward from Detroit is available , we need another vet big that can bang to get us through the long season

Memokerobi · Post #1942 » by **Memokerobi** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 8:27 am

leper-con wrote:We are in a title window , not sure that adding youth is the way to go. Rumours out there that Isaiah steward from Detroit is available , we need another vet big that can bang to get us through the long season

If you have a creative method of acquiring his 15M salary without giving up one of our starting 5, I’m all ears

leper-con · Post #1943 » by **leper-con** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 8:43 am

Memokerobi wrote:
leper-con wrote:We are in a title window , not sure that adding youth is the way to go. Rumours out there that Isaiah steward from Detroit is available , we need another vet big that can bang to get us through the long season

If you have a creative method of acquiring his 15M salary without giving up one of our starting 5, I’m all ears

I’m sure there has to be some creative way to do it

redslastlaugh · Post #1944 » by **redslastlaugh** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 9:25 am

leper-con wrote:
Memokerobi wrote:
leper-con wrote:We are in a title window , not sure that adding youth is the way to go. Rumours out there that Isaiah steward from Detroit is available , we need another vet big that can bang to get us through the long season

If you have a creative method of acquiring his 15M salary without giving up one of our starting 5, I’m all ears

I’m sure there has to be some creative way to do it

We can’t aggregate (stack) multiple salaries under second apron rules, nor can we take back more money than we send out in a trade. We only have a $3.9 million trade exception. There is no way to trade for a salary that big except for sending out Derrick White (or another starter) which we wouldn’t want to do.

The only thing we could possibly do, and I don’t know if it’d be 100% legal under the cap rules, is to resign one of our free agents whose bird rights we have, ie Luke Kornet or Xavier Tillman, to a multi year contract at a salary number just above the $15 million Stewart makes, then wait until Luke is trade eligible in a few months and then trade Luke plus draft picks for Beef Stew.

Spotter · Post #1945 » by **Spotter** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 1:27 pm

leper-con wrote:
Memokerobi wrote:
leper-con wrote:We are in a title window , not sure that adding youth is the way to go. Rumours out there that Isaiah steward from Detroit is available , we need another vet big that can bang to get us through the long season

If you have a creative method of acquiring his 15M salary without giving up one of our starting 5, I’m all ears

I’m sure there has to be some creative way to do it

Realistically there is not.

Curmudgeon · Post #1946 » by **Curmudgeon** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 2:39 pm

redslastlaugh explained how you could do it.
I've always liked Stewart, bug how much better is he than Tillman, really?

Hal14 · Post #1947 » by **Hal14** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 2:54 pm

leper-con wrote:
Memokerobi wrote:
leper-con wrote:We are in a title window , not sure that adding youth is the way to go. Rumours out there that Isaiah steward from Detroit is available , we need another vet big that can bang to get us through the long season

If you have a creative method of acquiring his 15M salary without giving up one of our starting 5, I’m all ears

I’m sure there has to be some creative way to do it

There's not.

Hal14 · Post #1948 » by **Hal14** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 2:57 pm

Updated list of Celtics pre-draft workouts.

Never heard of Moses Wood, who was just added. But something tells me he is gonna have his number up in the TD garden rafters one day..just kidding, maybe..

threrf23 · Post #1949 » by **threrf23** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 3:54 pm

Wait Jelavic withdrew from the draft? He would'a been my guy at 30...

chakdaddy · Post #1950 » by **chakdaddy** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 4:34 pm

I think we're in the quiet resign guys, draft role players, minimum salary role player / reclamation project stage. No complaints here. Last off-season was similar. Maybe we keep #30 since opportunity to grab talent outweighs tax concerns. Still think we trade down until early 2nd rd.

CelticFaninLBC · Post #1951 » by **CelticFaninLBC** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 4:43 pm

redslastlaugh wrote:Pacome Dadiet, who I am not that high on, will be working out with limited teams, including Boston Celtics.

Note that among Dadiet workout stops is Brooklyn. The Nets have no picks in this draft but are flush with future 1sts and 2nds … possible trade up partner with Boston if they want #30.

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I've seen Day'Ron Sharpe might be available, so perhaps Brooklyn uses Sharpe to get a draft pick?

Curmudgeon · Post #1952 » by **Curmudgeon** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 5:04 pm

Maybe the Nets can trade the rest of Sharpe without his bad knee.

ConstableGeneva · Post #1953 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 5:36 pm

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Post #1954 » by **bisme37** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 6:03 pm

This is the post in which I admit I've paid absolutely no attention to the draft this year and have no idea who's even on the Celtics radar. I guess I could read this thread but that seems like it would require more ambition than I can currently muster haha.

ConstableGeneva · Post #1955 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 6:07 pm

bisme37 wrote:This is the post in which I admit I've paid absolutely no attention to the draft this year and have no idea who's even on the Celtics radar. I guess I could read this thread but that seems like it would require more ambition than I can currently muster haha.

This is the only thread safe from my spambotting. Be thankful that my programming doesn't include college players/draft knowledge input.

Post #1956 » by **djFan71** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 6:15 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:
bisme37 wrote:This is the post in which I admit I've paid absolutely no attention to the draft this year and have no idea who's even on the Celtics radar. I guess I could read this thread but that seems like it would require more ambition than I can currently muster haha.

This is the only thread safe from my spambotting. Be thankful that my programming doesn't include college players/draft knowledge input.

I know where to focus all my posts to get the shame that I am due.

Post #1957 » by **djFan71** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 6:49 pm

Spurs have 4 picks this draft like the Blazers.
Blazers are nicer for this draft at 34 & 40.
Spurs are better for future. 35, 48 & a 2028 2nd or something.

Spoiler:

Dogen · Post #1958 » by **Dogen** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 6:59 pm

I'm really starting to lean towards high upside youth with the #30 pick: AJ Johnson, Pacome Dadiet, Nikola Djurisic

Then hopefully a guy -- Adem Bona? -- at 55 for front court depth.

The team already has a championship caliber rotation and needs to get those extensions done. Then there's Tillman, Brissett, Kornet -- probably keep two. Then there's development of Queta, Springer, Walsh and possibly Davison.

And I expect there will be one move to bring another vet in after the extensions are done, maybe before camp.

So I doubt there is going to be minutes for a rookie. More likely that the Maine guys from last year will graduate and we'll have the new picki move nto 2-Way. At least, that seems to be Brad's MO for developing players.

playa-hater · Post #1959 » by **playa-hater** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 7:02 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:

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He really reads my posts... I said this months ago.. I should get some sort of Royalties

Andrew McCeltic · Post #1960 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Sun Jun 23, 2024 7:02 pm

95% likely Brad trades down from 30 into the second round

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