Free Agent/Trade/Waiver Thread, 2025-26

MrGreenRunsDeep · Post #1401 » by **MrGreenRunsDeep** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:36 pm

tbceltics34 wrote:

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My Boy! From Montreal!!!! He is from Saint-Michel area!

dortmunder · Post #1402 » by **dortmunder** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:36 pm

Heeeey Boucher!!!!!!

The Corey's · Post #1403 » by **The Corey's** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:37 pm

42 win team.

redslastlaugh · Post #1404 » by **redslastlaugh** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:37 pm

Total Brad Stevens player ... Mazzulla Ball is BACK!

MrGreenRunsDeep wrote:
tbceltics34 wrote:

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My Boy! From Montreal!!!! He is from Saint-Michel area!

Memokerobi · Post #1405 » by **Memokerobi** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:37 pm

Celts17Pride wrote:
Memokerobi wrote:We’re f*cked if Brad cant hit on this upcoming 1st round pick that will most likely be in the lottery

Some people still think the Celtics are not subtly tanking

Lol I dont think theres anything subtle about it

Gant · Post #1406 » by **Gant** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:38 pm

Boucher could easily be a starter on this roster.

Memokerobi · Post #1407 » by **Memokerobi** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:39 pm

tbceltics34 wrote:

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Hell yeah flip him for four seconds at the deadline

Hal14 · Post #1408 » by **Hal14** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:39 pm

redslastlaugh wrote:
Gant wrote:I have two thoughts on the Celtics offseason so far:

1. Yikes!

2. This is both unsettling and sort of fun at the same time.

Yea, but it sucks to be giving up picks to tear it down. Usually, when you are breaking up a championship core, you are trading away Pippen, Kukoc, Buechler, Longley etc and getting picks back in the process. We were pick neutral trading Jrue, pick neutral trading KP, and now sending away two seconds to get off Niang.

Can't always have it all, man.

It doesn't always work out so perfectly that you can move guys who are aging/injury prone and manage to save tons of $ on the tax bill *and* get picks. Sometimes it's one or the other.

Also, comparing this to the Bulls teams from like 30 years ago is comparing apples to oranges. It's a very different league today..a vastly, different CBA, etc.

The Corey's · Post #1409 » by **The Corey's** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:42 pm

Looks like us pro tankers are owed a apology.

Gant · Post #1410 » by **Gant** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:46 pm

John Hollinger‬

I like the Boucher deal quite a bit, best non-Horford big available.

redslastlaugh · Post #1411 » by **redslastlaugh** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:47 pm

Any word on what are the specific 2nds the Celtics are sending out??

We have a choice 2026 "best of" second that is the highest pick out of NOP/NYK/MIN/POR that looks like it's going to be the Pelicans second somewhere in the 30s, I would hope we didn't send that 2026 pick out just to dump Niang.

bfchs123 · Post #1412 » by **bfchs123** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:48 pm

Like it a lot, much better fit at PF than Niang

Gant · Post #1413 » by **Gant** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:48 pm

Will Amari Williams get a two way over Luis or Norris? Or will he get a regular roster spot?

‪KeithSmithNBA‬

RJ Luis is signed to a two-year two-way contract. He’ll fill the Celtics open two-way spot. Boston’s other two current two-way players are Miles Norris and rookie Max Shulga.

Chris Boucher will be on a vet mnimum deal and will fill the spot opened up by trading Georges Niang to Utah.

Boston has one open roster spot and is about $7.8M under the second apron.

Post #1414 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:50 pm

redslastlaugh wrote:Any word on what are the specific 2nds the Celtics are sending out??

We have a choice 2026 "best of" second that the highest pick out of NOP/NYK/MIN/POR that looks like it's going to be the Pelicans in the 30s, I would hope we didn't send that 2026 pick out just to dump Niang.

I thought that was a misprint.
It said that we were getting two 2nds.

Revised:

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Celts17Pride · Post #1415 » by **Celts17Pride** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:51 pm

Gant wrote:Will Amari Williams get a two way over Luis or Norris? Or will he get a regular roster spot?

‪KeithSmithNBA‬
RJ Luis is signed to a two-year two-way contract. He’ll fill the Celtics open two-way spot. Boston’s other two current two-way players are Miles Norris and rookie Max Shulga.

Chris Boucher will be on a vet mnimum deal and will fill the spot opened up by trading Georges Niang to Utah.

Boston has one open roster spot and is about $7.8M under the second apron.

Celtics are subtly tanking so I would assume Amari Williams gets a regular roster spot.

Post #1416 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:52 pm

Gant wrote:Will Amari Williams get a two way over Luis or Norris? Or will he get a regular roster spot?

‪KeithSmithNBA‬
RJ Luis is signed to a two-year two-way contract. He’ll fill the Celtics open two-way spot. Boston’s other two current two-way players are Miles Norris and rookie Max Shulga.

Chris Boucher will be on a vet mnimum deal and will fill the spot opened up by trading Georges Niang to Utah.

Boston has one open roster spot and is about $7.8M under the second apron.

I think Amari is out in the cold, for the moment.
Telling, that he hadn't signed the Two-Way deal.

Fierce1 · Post #1417 » by **Fierce1** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:52 pm

bfchs123 wrote:Like it a lot, much better fit at PF than Niang

True.

Going from Niang to Boucher is an upgrade.

Cs just added a few more wins in the regular season.

Hal14 · Post #1418 » by **Hal14** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:53 pm

Gant wrote:
tbceltics34 wrote:

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I was hoping for this. I like Boucher. He's productive.

Yeah I mean, he's probably one of the better value contracts in the league at this point - not counting rookie contract guys, of course.

He's a PF/C who can stretch the floor. He's a vet, has been around for awhile..been a solid role player for a long time..on some good teams.

It shows something that Toronto kept him around for as long as they did, considering most bench players get moved around from team to team a lot.

And analytics like him too..had a BPM of 2.3 last season..very high for a bench player and very high considering he was on a lottery team. For his career, his BPM is 1.0..1 or higher is very good for a bench player.

He is getting up there in age..but there's at least a chance he could stick around as a contributor off the bench the next time we're trying to contend for a title again, in the 26-27 season.

Basically, he's like Niang..both same age, except Boucher is on a much cheaper contract..

Hal14 · Post #1419 » by **Hal14** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:54 pm

Fierce1 wrote:
bfchs123 wrote:Like it a lot, much better fit at PF than Niang

True.

Going from Niang to Boucher is an upgrade.

Cs just added a few more wins in the regular season.

That's debatable.

NotAKnicksFan · Post #1420 » by **NotAKnicksFan** » Tue Aug 5, 2025 8:55 pm

Funny thing is, if tatum is back by march, this is the best team in the east, im not even kidding

Basically substitute zinger and holiday for simons and boucher

Zinger barely played and holiday missed significant time as well , boucher is a similar style player to zinger.

We will see, Top 5 at worst…

East is still crap overall