Shams: 3 team deal, Porzingis to Atlanta w/ Brooklyn

[ArksNetsSince99]

WHOOOOOOOAAAAAA!!!!!!! WHAT A TRADE!!!

THIS IS CRAZY!!!!!!!!

WHAT IS GOING ON!??!?!?!??!?

WHAAAAATTTT!??!?!??!?!?!?!

Agggggh!

Breathe bro Breathe, I know it’s emotional

[Airmiess]

Celtics cleaned their salary up fast.

[Wingy]

Porzingis is overrated. A dangerous but flawed player even when healthy and he's always hurt. Celtics will be okay without him. He absolutely killed them in the playoffs this year.

Frankly, I don't think he cares all that much about basketball. I don't have any evidence, it's just a vibe I get. I doubt being shipped to ATL is going to rekindle his passion for the game.

I wouldn’t like giving up 22 for Mr. Unreliable if I were a Hawks fan.

Mann’s contract isn’t good, but I don’t think it’s thaaat bad given salaries have been and will continue to explode.

Plus if one is taking the Mann contract angle, giving up 22 means you are getting rid what’s traditionally one of the potential most value-based contracts in the league if you hit on your pick.

Just the kind of move that a team that chooses to be stuck in the middle makes.

[Edrees]

The break-up of the Celtics "dynasty"...

I know you are using dynasty ironically, but he wasn't even part of their non dynasty either - he barely played in the playoffs due to injury and whatever minutes in the finals he played made barely any effect on the outcome of that series. He's about as instrumental to the celtics "dynasty" as Devan George was to the Lakers in the Kobe-Shaq threepeat. A small, contributory roleplayer who probably doesn't effect the outcome.

[Backcountry]

Boston with the 1-year dynasty, back to a rebuild around JT & JB. Basically Niang and a 2nd rounder for Zinger and a 2nd rounder?

[Dominator83]

Porzingis is overrated. A dangerous but flawed player even when healthy and he's always hurt. Celtics will be okay without him. He absolutely killed them in the playoffs this year.

Frankly, I don't think he cares all that much about basketball. I don't have any evidence, it's just a vibe I get. I doubt being shipped to ATL is going to rekindle his passion for the game.

I wouldn’t like giving up 22 for Mr. Unreliable if I were a Hawks fan.

Mann’s contract isn’t good, but I don’t think it’s thaaat bad given salaries have been and will continue to explode.

Plus if one is taking the Mann contract angle, giving up 22 means you are getting rid what’s traditionally one of the potential most value-based contracts in the league if you hit on your pick.

Just the kind of move that a team that chooses to be stuck in the middle makes.

What are the odds of the #22 pick being a better player than Porzingis?

[dirkdiggler4177]

Porzingis is overrated. A dangerous but flawed player even when healthy and he's always hurt. Celtics will be okay without him. He absolutely killed them in the playoffs this year.

Frankly, I don't think he cares all that much about basketball. I don't have any evidence, it's just a vibe I get. I doubt being shipped to ATL is going to rekindle his passion for the game.

His whole family is all about basketball, I think. His skill set also shows he loves basketball. The reason why he sucks is because his legs does not work. He will have a great season next season because he is playing for his potential last big contract.

[bisme37]

There has to be something good about Niang that I can cheer myself up by thinking about but I don't know what it is.

[scrabbarista]

Would Ainge have gone this route if he was still running the Celtics?

Yes. I'm sure ownership has layed out the parameters (dump money now), and Stevens is handling the specifics (how to be good in '26-'27 and beyond).

[iggymcfrack]

I have to say, Porzingis has at this point to be the most talented player of all time that got traded multiple times for basically a diet coke and a bag of chips.

February 10, 2022: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks with a 2022 2nd round draft pick (Yannick Nzosa was later selected) to the Washington Wizards for Davis Bertans and Spencer Dinwiddie. 2022 2nd-rd pick is DAL own

June 23, 2023: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Washington Wizards to the Boston Celtics; the Boston Celtics traded Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies; the Boston Celtics traded Danilo Gallinari, Mike Muscala and Julian Phillips to the Washington Wizards; the Memphis Grizzlies traded Marcus Sasser and a 2024 1st round draft pick (Bub Carrington was later selected) to the Boston Celtics; and the Memphis Grizzlies traded Tyus Jones to the Washington Wizards. 2023 top-4 protected pick is GSW own

How about Wilt?

[Backcountry]

There has to be something good about Niang that I can cheer myself up by thinking about but I don't know what it is.

Um.....his defense was better than anyone predicted? Maybe?

[bisme37]

There has to be something good about Niang that I can cheer myself up by thinking about but I don't know what it is.

Um.....his defense was better than anyone predicted? Maybe?

Appreciate the effort man thanks

[Wingy]

now we wait and see if the celtics pull a san antonio and get the #1 pick in their gap year amid a string of strong seasons. does BOS have its 2026 FRP?

Just checked. Yes.

Time to give Jaylen Brown a paid working vacation. All he has to do is shooting and dribbling skill work, and otherwise Boston sends him to relax and see the world.

[canada_dry]

So do the hawks believe in okongwu or not? Damn...

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[ArksNetsSince99]

Porzingis is overrated. A dangerous but flawed player even when healthy and he's always hurt. Celtics will be okay without him. He absolutely killed them in the playoffs this year.

Frankly, I don't think he cares all that much about basketball. I don't have any evidence, it's just a vibe I get. I doubt being shipped to ATL is going to rekindle his passion for the game.

I wouldn’t like giving up 22 for Mr. Unreliable if I were a Hawks fan.

Mann’s contract isn’t good, but I don’t think it’s thaaat bad given salaries have been and will continue to explode.

Plus if one is taking the Mann contract angle, giving up 22 means you are getting rid what’s traditionally one of the potential most value-based contracts in the league if you hit on your pick.

Just the kind of move that a team that chooses to be stuck in the middle makes.

What are the odds of the #22 pick being a better player than Porzingis?

It has more than double odds selecting player like Jokic (41)

[Airmiess]

There has to be something good about Niang that I can cheer myself up by thinking about but I don't know what it is.

Well, hes a poor mans Grant Williams.

[bisme37]

There has to be something good about Niang that I can cheer myself up by thinking about but I don't know what it is.

Well, hes a poor mans Grant Williams.

I said good though.

[ArksNetsSince99]

There has to be something good about Niang that I can cheer myself up by thinking about but I don't know what it is.

Um.....his defense was better than anyone predicted? Maybe?

Appreciate the effort man thanks

[RookieStar]

There has to be something good about Niang that I can cheer myself up by thinking about but I don't know what it is.

If he faces/matches up against Jingles, not only would it provide you with comedic relief, but it would give hope to all out of shape realgmers with beer bellies and dad bods that there is still a chance to live your dreams

[iggymcfrack]

Would Ainge have gone this route if he was still running the Celtics?

Ainge is smart and famously unsentimental so I imagine his first priority would have been dumping Jaylen Nrown, but he’s also doing both these deals in a heartbeat.