Sam Hauser Thread

[Hal14]

Psyched this got done. And the Celtics seem to have “won” the negotiation, too! (I was predicting/figuring $15m per for him)

I'm seeing a few folks on social media call it an overpay. If we gave him $15 mil a year there would be even more of that type of backlash.

I think it's just the right amount..win-win for both sides. NOt really an overpay but if we had given him much more than that, it could have been..

[Celts17Pride]

If Brad were able to get him to sign an extension on the duck boat he probably could have gotten him real cheap. Lucky for Sam he was allowed to sober up first.

I’m not so sure he’s stopped yet tbh

I'm expecting Springer to sign a team friendly extension next.

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

If Brad were able to get him to sign an extension on the duck boat he probably could have gotten him real cheap. Lucky for Sam he was allowed to sober up first.

Is it legal to sign a player for a few cases of beer? I reckon that's all it would've taken at that time.

[Curmudgeon]

IMHO the Celtics got an absolute steal at slightly more than half the cost of Duncan Robinson, who doesn't defend as well as Hauser.

[ConstableGeneva]

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[ConstableGeneva]

If Brad were able to get him to sign an extension on the duck boat he probably could have gotten him real cheap. Lucky for Sam he was allowed to sober up first.

Is it legal to sign a player for a few cases of beer? I reckon that's all it would've taken at that time.

That might not be allowed but it's legal for Hauser to change his name to Sam Adams and replace Derrick White as its top Celtics endorser.

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good white Celtics shooters in the last 45 years:
Bird
Ainge
Ford
Sichting
Wedman
--35-year gap--
Hauser
who am I missing? I mean McHale had an amazing FG%, but not because he was a 'shooter' -- though in his latter years he had a couple of seasons of taking (and making some) 3s!

go back more than 45 years and there's no 3ptFGs, obviously, but Hondo was a good shooter, and I have to admit I don't really know Cowens' game, he shot FTs pretty well? And then in the 60s Nelson and Sharman and .. 50s Macauley? I'm grasping at straws by this point. Likely I took bait I shouldn't have bothered with.

Only 64 games with the Cs, but Wally Szczerbiak.

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Lots of guys Brad Stevens coached or acquired were slotted into that kind of role with greater or lesser success. (Olynyk, Jerebko, Pritchard ...)
Ditto Raef Lafrentz.

[165bows]

If Brad were able to get him to sign an extension on the duck boat he probably could have gotten him real cheap. Lucky for Sam he was allowed to sober up first.

Is it legal to sign a player for a few cases of beer? I reckon that's all it would've taken at that time.

That might not be allowed but it's legal for Hauser to change his name to Sam Adams and replace Derrick White as its top Celtics endorser.

Damn Sam Hauser would totally fit if his name were Sam Adams.

[shackles10]

Is it legal to sign a player for a few cases of beer? I reckon that's all it would've taken at that time.

That might not be allowed but it's legal for Hauser to change his name to Sam Adams and replace Derrick White as its top Celtics endorser.

Damn Sam Hauser would totally fit if his name were Sam Adams.

I was disappointed to Google it and find out his middle name is David. I was really hoping for another Biblical name in Adam…

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[celtxman]

He is in the range of a mle player and he got it, he didn't get a lot of money so he wanted to secure a big contract.
People were losing their minds thinking he was a 16-18 mill per year player, the NBA isn"t in that point yet you just need to chech some of the contracts that mid class players got this summer, mid class players are the most harmed by the new CBA.

I didn't ever weigh in on an amount because it's mostly folly. Had Hauser signed for $15 million a year, posters would have compared the Strus and Duncan Robinson contracts ( 15.5 million per and 18 million per respectively.) With contract values exploding, why couldn't he have gotten what similar players got years ago with a smaller salary cap?
The answer is that we don't. It's kind of like a gender reveal party "I KNEW it was a girl." So those who were close can take a victory lap, but we're really mostly guessing.
Now that the result is here, unless Hauser regresses, it is an excellent contract . You pay him minimum money this season. A lot can happen with ownership this season. The reality is that his contract is very tradeable. In an era of 2nd aprons and devastating impact of money and restrictions on what you can trade, the Celtics, once again, did well here.

[phincsfan]

Very happy for Sam and the C's.

A pro's worth is what a team is willing to pay them. Seeing what Toppin got paid this season and what Strus and Duncan's contracts looked like that's why numbers were all over the place.

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That might not be allowed but it's legal for Hauser to change his name to Sam Adams and replace Derrick White as its top Celtics endorser.

Damn Sam Hauser would totally fit if his name were Sam Adams.

I was disappointed to Google it and find out his middle name is David. I was really hoping for another Biblical name in Adam…

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[shackles10]

Damn Sam Hauser would totally fit if his name were Sam Adams.

I was disappointed to Google it and find out his middle name is David. I was really hoping for another Biblical name in Adam…

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While we were all waiting for the extension Sam was singing in the background, "Hold on..... I'm coming"

[ConstableGeneva]

Shining example of developmental success in Brad's short stint so far as SBOBO.

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[165bows]

Shining example of developmental success in Brad's short stint so far as SBOBO.

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Not sure that it’s been noted - Slam is top-5 active leader in 3PT% and 14th all time.

[Shak_Celts]

Think now I can ask Sam to chip in a couple mil on my bid to purchase the Celtics. I’ll settle for 1 but I’m willing to do strange things for more.


Congrats Sam, you deserve every penny someone is willing to pay you, glad it was from the Celtics! We wouldn’t have a chip without you! Thanks!

[brackdan70]

Think now I can ask Sam to chip in a couple mil on my bid to purchase the Celtics. I’ll settle for 1 but I’m willing to do strange things for more.


Congrats Sam, you deserve every penny someone is willing to pay you, glad it was from the Celtics! We wouldn’t have a chip without you! Thanks!

Strange things?

[Shak_Celts]

Think now I can ask Sam to chip in a couple mil on my bid to purchase the Celtics. I’ll settle for 1 but I’m willing to do strange things for more.


Congrats Sam, you deserve every penny someone is willing to pay you, glad it was from the Celtics! We wouldn’t have a chip without you! Thanks!

Strange things?

I don’t know if it’s a black folk thing or from a movie (likely), but my family and people I know say, “I’ll do something strange for a lil piece of change!” I use it a lot but I’m definitely not coming through on my end!

[rambo_ortega]

Definitely a bargain after seeing the market for shooters. I imagine him being even better with the championship swagger next season!