Discussing Other Teams' Moves - Part 8

[nate33]

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Utah paid $8.2M for two SRP's. (RJ Luis Jr. is a two-way guy who doesn't count against the cap.) I thought the Wizards would be the team to do this. Niang would actually fill a void on this roster as a veteran PF.

I'm not sure how many more opportunities there will be for us to exchange our TPE's for pick capital. Boston was one of the last teams that was way over the tax and facing repeater tax penalties.

[payitforward]

Luis went undrafted. I can't figure out how he fits in this deal at all....

For that matter, how/when did Boston acquire rights to Niang?

[closg00]

Thoughts on the Celtics picking up Chris Boucher? Don’t remember much about him other than his freak athleticism.

[verbal8]

Luis went undrafted. I can't figure out how he fits in this deal at all....

For that matter, how/when did Boston acquire rights to Niang?

Luis is probably in the trade since they generally don't happen for nothing. Probably equivalent to a top-55 protected second or "player to be named later" in baseball.

As far as how Naing(recently) ended up a Celtic.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/niangge01.html

July 7, 2025: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Atlanta Hawks with a 2031 2nd round draft pick to the Boston Celtics; the Atlanta Hawks traded Terance Mann and Drake Powell to the Brooklyn Nets; the Boston Celtics traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Atlanta Hawks; and the Brooklyn Nets traded cash to the Boston Celtics. Boston also received a trade exception 2031 2nd-rd pick is CLE own

[trast66]

Thoughts on the Celtics picking up Chris Boucher? Don’t remember much about him other than his freak athleticism.

High energy guy who can impact if he gets hot from 3. Athleticism fading a bit. Not good in pick and roll as not a good screener. Can jump but bites on pump fakes and fouls a lot. May get some run on Celtics, needs a good point guard to set him up offensively. Not as good as Niang who they traded, but still an NBA player at this point.

I guess Horford to Warriors when Kuminga situation settles, and Ben Simmons to Knicks maybe. Precious Achiuwa still out there if we were interested in a big.

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Awesome conversation about how the NBA has changed and RC's success in building teams over the years. I'm feeling even more optimistic about the Wizards after listening to this.