Free Agent/Trade/Waiver Thread, 2025-26, part 2

[GoCeltics123]

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Thank god we traded him I guess bc after this he’s pretty untradeable, he'd have to prove he can get on the court and stay on the court (and he makes $8 mil vs Boucher's minimum)

[darrendaye]

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Thank god we traded him I guess bc after this he’s pretty untradeable, he'd have to prove he can get on the court and stay on the court (and he makes $8 mil vs Boucher's minimum)

Gordon Hayward revenge is a dish best served cold.

[redslastlaugh]

Jalen Bridges seems pretty limited to me, he seems like a player that couldve eaten playing with James Harden 8 yrs ago in Houston, like Danuel House, but is maybe too limited beyond catch and shoot to really stick in 2025.

I get that concern for sure. But there's also at least somewhat of a chance that he's some combination of Amir Coffey/Dorian Finney-Smith/Royce O'Neal/Torrey Craig.

That would be awesome.

Scheierman, to me, still has the best chance to be an impact player if the Joe Ingles outcome materializes, but the shooting has to improve. He's my candidate to put it all together and become a great NBA role player. That said, I think all of our wing prospects (Hugo, Baylor, Walsh, Luis, Brown, Moore, Bridges) are pretty much in the same tier: the C+ tier, lol.

Any of them could pan out, a few of them could, none of them could, etc

[Smart2Nesmith43]

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Thank god we traded him I guess bc after this he’s pretty untradeable, he'd have to prove he can get on the court and stay on the court (and he makes $8 mil vs Boucher's minimum)

Gordon Hayward revenge is a dish best served cold.

When someone gets hurt the normal response is to wish them a speedy recovery. If you can't muster that bare minimum level of empathy you can always say nothing. You instead decided to attack a franchise based on something they aren't even responsible for (one of their players leaving in free agency to take less money elsewhere). Embarrassing.

[redslastlaugh]

Tankathon tool compares the draft year college stats of the Celts camp invites: Bridges, Luis, Moore, etc

https://www.tankathon.com/players/compare?players=rj-luis-jr--jalen-bridges--kendall-brown--ron-harper-jr--wendell-moore

you look at the raw stats, Moore's assists stand out as well as Luis's usage and Bridges's offensive rating. Kendall Brown wins FG% and TS%

[Parliament10]

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Thank god we traded him I guess bc after this he’s pretty untradeable, he'd have to prove he can get on the court and stay on the court (and he makes $8 mil vs Boucher's minimum)

Gordon Hayward revenge is a dish best served cold.

When someone gets hurt the normal response is to wish them a speedy recovery. If you can't muster that bare minimum level of empathy you can always say nothing. You instead decided to attack a franchise based on something they aren't even responsible for (one of their players leaving in free agency to take less money elsewhere). Embarrassing.

Don't address Posters. Stick to the Subject Matter.
Unofficial Warning.

~ Parl

[darrendaye]

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Thank god we traded him I guess bc after this he’s pretty untradeable, he'd have to prove he can get on the court and stay on the court (and he makes $8 mil vs Boucher's minimum)

Gordon Hayward revenge is a dish best served cold.

When someone gets hurt the normal response is to wish them a speedy recovery. If you can't muster that bare minimum level of empathy you can always say nothing. You instead decided to attack a franchise based on something they aren't even responsible for (one of their players leaving in free agency to take less money elsewhere). Embarrassing.

Perplexed by this response. You're DEFINITELY reading much more into it than intent I put into it. You do you.

[Smart2Nesmith43]

Gordon Hayward revenge is a dish best served cold.

When someone gets hurt the normal response is to wish them a speedy recovery. If you can't muster that bare minimum level of empathy you can always say nothing. You instead decided to attack a franchise based on something they aren't even responsible for (one of their players leaving in free agency to take less money elsewhere). Embarrassing.

Perplexed by this response. You're DEFINITELY reading much more into it than intent I put into it. You do you.

Well then do explain what the intent behind your message is. I'm curious to know how I misread what you wrote.

[jmr07019]

Jalen Bridges seems pretty limited to me, he seems like a player that couldve eaten playing with James Harden 8 yrs ago in Houston, like Danuel House, but is maybe too limited beyond catch and shoot to really stick in 2025.

I get that concern for sure. But there's also at least somewhat of a chance that he's some combination of Amir Coffey/Dorian Finney-Smith/Royce O'Neal/Torrey Craig.

That would be awesome.

Scheierman, to me, still has the best chance to be an impact player if the Joe Ingles outcome materializes, but the shooting has to improve. He's my candidate to put it all together and become a great NBA role player. That said, I think all of our wing prospects (Hugo, Baylor, Walsh, Luis, Brown, Moore, Bridges) are pretty much in the same tier: the C+ tier, lol.

Any of them could pan out, a few of them could, none of them could, etc

I have Baylor and Hugo above the rest by a sizeable margin.

Baylor has had productive minutes on an NBA court. None of the other guys have, as far as I know.

Hugo made it to the NBA at 19 as a first round pick and has the requisite size and athleticism for his position. None of the other guys can say that, again as far as I know.

First round picks, even late ones, should have higher expectations than exhibit 10 re treads

[cloverleaf]

I'm guessing at least one of their trade pickups will go by the end of the preseason.

[bucknersrevenge]

When someone gets hurt the normal response is to wish them a speedy recovery. If you can't muster that bare minimum level of empathy you can always say nothing. You instead decided to attack a franchise based on something they aren't even responsible for (one of their players leaving in free agency to take less money elsewhere). Embarrassing.

Perplexed by this response. You're DEFINITELY reading much more into it than intent I put into it. You do you.

Well then do explain what the intent behind your message is. I'm curious to know how I misread what you wrote.

It was a joke man. Pretty obvious too. It's really not that deep for you to be THIS personally offended..

[Smart2Nesmith43]

Perplexed by this response. You're DEFINITELY reading much more into it than intent I put into it. You do you.

Well then do explain what the intent behind your message is. I'm curious to know how I misread what you wrote.

It was a joke man. Pretty obvious too. It's really not that deep for you to be THIS personally offended..

Explain the joke to me. I didn't get it. I'd like to get it. It seems really funny.

[bisme37]

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[Riverwalk2021]

Strange move from Horford. The Warriors have a 2nd Round ceiling. With Tatum likely back this season, I would honestly expect the Celtics to advance further in the East.

[dortmunder]

Horford multi-year, oakland.
Guess there are a lot of things we dont know, doesnt make any sense for me.
If he wanted to play more than one year, guess staying in boston and wait for tatum recovery made all the sense.
So im sure of one thing. I know nothing.

[GreenBlooded]

Horford multi-year, oakland.
Guess there are a lot of things we dont know, doesnt make any sense for me.
If he wanted to play more than one year, guess staying in boston and wait for tatum recovery made all the sense.
So im sure of one thing. I know nothing.

To me it appears it was the Celtics decision not to bring him back which is more evidence the C's plan to be under the tax by the deadline.

[bucknersrevenge]

Well then do explain what the intent behind your message is. I'm curious to know how I misread what you wrote.

It was a joke man. Pretty obvious too. It's really not that deep for you to be THIS personally offended..

Explain the joke to me. I didn't get it. I'd like to get it. It seems really funny.

Brother, you're holding on way too tight. I mean this honestly; might be time to back away from the keyboard for a few hours.

[djFan71]

No surprise on Al to GSW. He’ll be missed. If we could have retained Al or Luke, added Simons and Boucher, with Tatum looking the way he does, that’s a pretty solid squad for him to come back to.

[Parliament10]

Horford multi-year, oakland.
Guess there are a lot of things we dont know, doesnt make any sense for me.
If he wanted to play more than one year, guess staying in boston and wait for tatum recovery made all the sense.
So im sure of one thing. I know nothing.

To me it appears it was the Celtics decision not to bring him back which is more evidence the C's plan to be under the tax by the deadline.

Brad Stevens said that he made an offer the Horford early on, but Horford hadn't responded.
I think that Al is making a mistake by leaving.

Celtics would have been in a much better position, if Horford stayed.
Good Luck to him, though.

He was/is always a consummate professional.

[Fierce1]

Horford multi-year, oakland.
Guess there are a lot of things we dont know, doesnt make any sense for me.
If he wanted to play more than one year, guess staying in boston and wait for tatum recovery made all the sense.
So im sure of one thing. I know nothing.

To me it appears it was the Celtics decision not to bring him back which is more evidence the C's plan to be under the tax by the deadline.

Brad Stevens said that he made an offer the Horford early on, but Horford hadn't responded.
I think that Al is making a mistake by leaving.

Celtics would have been in a much better position, if Horford stayed.
Good Luck to him, though.

He was/is always a consummate professional.

Yeah, Al leaving for GSW is a mistake.

Unless it's for the money, GSW has very little chance of winning another chip.
Jimmy and Steph are just too old and will just keep getting injured as the season progresses.

Tatum coming back gives the Celtics a higher chance of making it to the Finals.

If it's about the money then the Cs really had no shot as GSW can give Al more money.