Marcus Smart free agency Take 2. "He works hard for the money" Agrees to 4 year 52$ million deal page 32

Scoonie · Post #661 » by **Scoonie** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:40 pm

I guess the Celtics owners are fine with paying the luxury tax next season and for many more seasons after that. I'm sure they have the money!

UNCBlue012 · Post #662 » by **UNCBlue012** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:41 pm

He's back! Wooooo

Gant · Post #663 » by **Gant** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:41 pm

Smart deal for both sides. No pun intended. It helps the Celtics with potential future trades, with depth now, and matching up with Golden State should they get that far.

Now on to Jabari Bird!

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Post #664 » by **Feed Your Head** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:41 pm

watsonthedragon wrote:What do you guys think are the odds we move Morris now? It seems were basically exactly over the tax line by his salary. Can any of you cap experts weight in?

I think he is definitely gone, he won't be happy playing well under 20 mpg, and rightfully so.

UNCBlue012 · Post #665 » by **UNCBlue012** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:41 pm

The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:13m a year for a bench player is insane but here we are.

Yes, because a bench player is his worth to us.

FlatearthZorro · Post #666 » by **FlatearthZorro** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:42 pm

celticfan42487 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:TheisSheetEndsNow.gif

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Happy to see it come to a close.

I always rated Smart less than others as I think his on court impact is about a wash and therefore should get about the MLE deal. But my only concerns were losing other players at the cost of Smart.

This. I've always thought the same thing. The guy is a great defender and a horrible player on offense, who has some kind of a weird confidence, which leads to many bad plays. Anyhow, hope he proves me wrong.

The Corey's · Post #667 » by **The Corey's** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:42 pm

13 mil a year is **** crazy.

Celts17Pride · Post #668 » by **Celts17Pride** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:42 pm

3D Chess wrote:Marcus byke

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Definitely an overpay but his contract will be very useful in the next big trade. Welcome back Marcus!

Baller1234a · Post #669 » by **Baller1234a** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:42 pm

This FA was just bad. Next year he could’ve gotten 15+. Makes sense.

Saint Lazarus · Post #670 » by **Saint Lazarus** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:43 pm

Ainge got taken to the cleaners. Would've killed for 10 or 11m per year.

Post #671 » by **Parliament10** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:46 pm

UNCBlue012 wrote:
The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:13m a year for a bench player is insane but here we are.

Yes, because a bench player is his worth to us.

He's our proverbial 6th-Man.

He comes off the Bench.
But plays Starter minutes.

Afam · Post #672 » by **Afam** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:47 pm

13 mill is not that bad. It is an overpay by a million. Marcus Smart value money wise is around 10-12 million. He got overpaid by one million. It is not the end of the world.

Furthermore, his contract is very tradeable now. It allows the celtics to match salaries now for a huge contract. Win, win for both sides.

Post #673 » by **Spin Move** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:47 pm

Baller1234a wrote:This FA was just bad. Next year he could’ve gotten 15+. Makes sense.

From who, who is paying a PG who can't shoot 15 million? Not every team has cap sapce, he would have gotten a ton of offers at the midlevel but I doubt any much above that. Danny must think we need the salary for a trade down the road, otherwise this is a mistake, we just pushed ourselves into the tax a year early meaning we will likley lose a player in 3 or 4 years we could have kept to avoid the repeater tax. I don't like smart at 13 a year, he is fine at 6-8.

ConstableGeneva · Post #674 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:49 pm

I'm not that petty so I'm not gonna tell everyone who read this whole Smart RFA situation wrong and/or who keeps undervaluing Smart to just suck it.

FlatearthZorro · Post #675 » by **FlatearthZorro** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:49 pm

Baller1234a wrote:This FA was just bad. Next year he could’ve gotten 15+. Makes sense.

Nope, the same way he got no offers this summer. He's way too unreliable on offense for anyone to offer him 15 mils. I thought we had that straightened out already.

Afam · Post #676 » by **Afam** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:49 pm

He should have gotten 10-12 million ,but the celtics paid him 13 million. A difference of one million. They have their reasons for doing that, let's wait and see what those reasons are.

Gant · Post #677 » by **Gant** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:50 pm

Spin Move wrote:
Baller1234a wrote:This FA was just bad. Next year he could’ve gotten 15+. Makes sense.

From who, who is paying a PG who can't shoot 15 million? Not every team has cap sapce, he would have gotten a ton of offers at the midlevel but I doubt any much above that. Danny must think we need the salary for a trade down the road, otherwise this is a mistake, we just pushed ourselves into the tax a year early meaning we will likley lose a player in 3 or 4 years we could have kept to avoid the repeater tax. I don't like smart at 13 a year, he is fine at 6-8.

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truth18 · Post #678 » by **truth18** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:50 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:

I'm not that petty so I'm not gonna tell everyone who read this whole Smart RFA situation wrong and/or who keeps undervaluing Smart to just suck it.

That first gif always gets me.

Post #679 » by **SmartWentCrazy** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:50 pm

Slightly more than I wanted, but Im okay with it. Hes a winning player and great for the locker room. Shot selection may improve now that he isnt pressing as hard for his next contract.

Gives us a great trade chip for a contract too.

ConstableGeneva · Post #680 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:51 pm

Having said that, Davis becomes available, I'm flying to Boston to pack Marcus's bags. #loyalty