Free Agent/Trade Thread Offseason 2026, Part 8 (Those beaches will be open!)

Green89 · Post #2041 » by **Green89** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 11:47 am

cloverleaf wrote:Everyone should read Haberstoh's article. All the way through.

Great takes on PP and JT, also, if you do.

The analytics that came out before this trade was done helped tank his value.

tfribs45 · Post #2042 » by **tfribs45** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 11:52 am

Triple7 wrote:
NYCelticsfan136 wrote:
Fierce1 wrote:Here's more fuel to the fire.

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They all need to get drug tested.

Same thing Mavs sympathizers said after that horrible tragedy of a trade. Like Luka won’ get healthy. Like he doesn’t play defense. Like AD is better. Hahaha.

BINGO this is Rico 2.0 and I hope C's fans let the new owners/Brad hear it!

Justin33 · Post #2043 » by **Justin33** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 11:52 am

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cloverleaf · Post #2044 » by **cloverleaf** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 11:53 am

tfribs45 wrote:
Tyakack wrote:
tfribs45 wrote:
these clowns just threw away the next five years and JT's silence speaks volumes....JT will be the next to go within the next few years, he's not the Alpha everyone expects him to be. Pressures on him now, lets see what he's made of!

Brown was never gonna be here 5 years from now man lol. That was never on the table. They weren't extending him. That much is beyond clear. Not sure what his silence speaks volumes means. Well I guess you can make it mean whatever you want it to mean.

next five years meaning this team took a HUGE step back last night, this is worse then the Luka trade! Could have least added Edgecombe, nobody's hands were tied, this panic move didn't have to happen in July........Terrible trade for the Celtics, may go down as the absolute worst in Celtics History. Dude comes off an MVP type season, and this is how you reward him LMAO. What an absolute DEBACLE of a trade and another black eye for the C's on how they treat their players......

Yeah, after overpaying JB to the tune of something like $400M over 13 years, such that it got a little public with the effort it took for them to get off the last 3 years of his overpay--because the league was well aware of the overpay, the Celtics have mistreated him? I wish somebody would mistreat me like that!

hugepatsfan · Post #2045 » by **hugepatsfan** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 11:54 am

Fierce1 wrote:I think if Brad asked for Edgecombe, the Sixers would not have given the Cs the 1st rnd picks.

They just flat out wouldn't have given Edgecombe. Just like POR wasn't gonna give Clingan. JB isn't valued that much league-wide to fetch a premium young prospect/player like that.

hugepatsfan · Post #2046 » by **hugepatsfan** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 11:57 am

Green89 wrote:
cloverleaf wrote:Everyone should read Haberstoh's article. All the way through.

Great takes on PP and JT, also, if you do.

The analytics that came out before this trade was done helped tank his value.

They didn't just pop up before this trade. They got discussed because he was in rumors, but the data was always there. That's why there weren't strong offers for him. Teams have always had that info.

cloverleaf · Post #2047 » by **cloverleaf** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 11:57 am

Green89 wrote:
cloverleaf wrote:Everyone should read Haberstoh's article. All the way through.

Great takes on PP and JT, also, if you do.

The analytics that came out before this trade was done helped tank his value.

The analytics have been there all along. Marks was adding valuable perspective by relaying the comment he heard from that analytics guy. There is no team in the league without an analytics department--and it is crazy to think that their input wouldn't be sought in considering deals. It's just Joe Public and Joe Average Reporter who had no clue.

tfribs45 · Post #2048 » by **tfribs45** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 12:00 pm

Justin33 wrote:

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Sad excuse, sounds like Bubble gum Joe, Brad/ Owners / JT all had a say in this. Draymond Green has his own podcast with 4 Championship rings on his finger! Celtics pretty much gave away Brown for free, Sixer fans just received the gift of a lifetime!

Fierce1 · Post #2049 » by **Fierce1** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 12:01 pm

Justin33 wrote:

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That's why I said JB going after the likes of Stephen A. and ESPN will not end well for him.

WeLikeOurGuys · Post #2050 » by **WeLikeOurGuys** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 12:01 pm

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ryan in Maine · Post #2051 » by **ryan in Maine** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 12:04 pm

That's not shopping. That's dumping.

tfribs45 · Post #2052 » by **tfribs45** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 12:04 pm

cloverleaf wrote:
tfribs45 wrote:
Tyakack wrote:
Brown was never gonna be here 5 years from now man lol. That was never on the table. They weren't extending him. That much is beyond clear. Not sure what his silence speaks volumes means. Well I guess you can make it mean whatever you want it to mean.

next five years meaning this team took a HUGE step back last night, this is worse then the Luka trade! Could have least added Edgecombe, nobody's hands were tied, this panic move didn't have to happen in July........Terrible trade for the Celtics, may go down as the absolute worst in Celtics History. Dude comes off an MVP type season, and this is how you reward him LMAO. What an absolute DEBACLE of a trade and another black eye for the C's on how they treat their players......

Yeah, after overpaying JB to the tune of something like $400M over 13 years, such that it got a little public with the effort it took for them to get off the last 3 years of his overpay--because the league was well aware of the overpay, the Celtics have mistreated him? I wish somebody would mistreat me like that!

in return they received the worst contract in the NBA right now, it makes ZERO sense! Obviously JB was a max player and was financially compensated. Doesn't change a thing about the Celtics brass and zero loyalty at the end of the day. IT4 was great for Boston, and they shipped him out of town for a diabolical Kyrie smh

pac213up · Post #2053 » by **pac213up** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 12:04 pm

If you like jump shots....you will love this upcoming version of the Celtics. Now they have only 1 player capable of getting to the rim....and he is coming off of a significant injury...and prefers to pull up.

Fierce1 · Post #2054 » by **Fierce1** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 12:06 pm

pac213up wrote:If you like jump shots....you will love this upcoming version of the Celtics. Now they have only 1 player capable of getting to the rim....and he is coming off of a significant injury...and prefers to pull up.

Celtics only had 1 player capable of getting to the rim last season and that resulted in 56 wins.

165bows · Post #2055 » by **165bows** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 12:06 pm

Green89 wrote:
cloverleaf wrote:Everyone should read Haberstoh's article. All the way through.

Great takes on PP and JT, also, if you do.

The analytics that came out before this trade was done helped tank his value.

Definitely became known he was going to get traded and then the real widespread coordination came out to kill his reputation.

DusterBuster · Post #2056 » by **DusterBuster** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 12:07 pm

Why didn’t Brad do this last offseason? He could have properly tanked Tatum’s ACL gap year.

pac213up · Post #2057 » by **pac213up** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 12:09 pm

DusterBuster wrote:Why didn’t Brad do this last offseason? He could have properly tanked Tatum’s ACL gap year.

This was not a Brad decision.

DarkAzcura · Post #2058 » by **DarkAzcura** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 12:11 pm

DusterBuster wrote:Why didn’t Brad do this last offseason? He could have properly tanked Tatum’s ACL gap year.

This is what is bothering me. Something must had happened. Brown’s analytics didn’t become poor overnight. They were always bad/mediocre. If this is how the Celtics always felt, then they should had dealt him last year to tank. Then again, apparently they think he doesn’t contribute to wins.

WeLikeOurGuys · Post #2059 » by **WeLikeOurGuys** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 12:13 pm

Is it even a guarantee you get someone better than Brown with Georges contract and first round picks?

Seriously, you traded a top 15 player only in hopes to acquire another and probably have to give up
more assets.

Green89 · Post #2060 » by **Green89** » Thu Jul 2, 2026 12:14 pm

WeLikeOurGuys wrote:

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A G-league GM only before he got the Sixers GM job, Gansey basically steamrolled Brad.