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CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:ViperGTS wrote:Marley2Hendrix wrote:
I call BS. What if this team lights off, makes the Finals...beats whomever. You aren’t blowing that up.
That dude is FoS.
Makes the Finals......beats whomever? Sounds like you're the one FoS here. Sorry.
klemen4 wrote:Tatum, Smart, Yabu, sac pick, lac pick, Bos pick.
If Danny manages to not include Brown and Mem pick that would be a win.
cloverleaf wrote:klemen4 wrote:Tatum, Smart, Yabu, sac pick, lac pick, Bos pick.
If Danny manages to not include Brown and Mem pick that would be a win.
For one year of AD?
Captain_Caveman wrote:shackles10 wrote:albas89 wrote:Call me crazy, but I would rather keep Brown+Smart than Tatum and trade everyone else. Tatum might become a superstar at some point, but we would already be set with Kyrie and AD in that matter. As we have seen this year quite evidently, it's not always great to have too much talent.
Brown+Smart+Davis can make you an all-time great defensive team for years to come imho.
Agreed, at least to the degree of knowing we have to give up something of value and I’d offer up Tatum before the combo of Brown AND Smart. Depth will still be a priority but I also think you get more redundancy in acquiring AD if you still have Tatum compared to the other two. Tatum is the greater talent no question, but roster construction wise I agree.
Question is more which one of Smart or Jaylen do you package with Tatum and picks?
Given the salaries, It is almost certainly Smart.
Bar Fight wrote:Are the odds you guys are posting based on where he gets traded, or ultimately ends up long term? Because the guy is making it clear he intends on signing with the Lakers after his contract is up. Am I missing something here?
3D Chess wrote:Bar Fight wrote:Are the odds you guys are posting based on where he gets traded, or ultimately ends up long term? Because the guy is making it clear he intends on signing with the Lakers after his contract is up. Am I missing something here?
A few things;
- Lakers can only sign him if they basically punt next season to preserve cap space,
- Does he really want to join 36y.o. LeBron and not much else by the time he is a FA?
- Would he really leave a successful team in Boston, with his buddy Kyrie signed up long term?
cloverleaf wrote:klemen4 wrote:Tatum, Smart, Yabu, sac pick, lac pick, Bos pick.
If Danny manages to not include Brown and Mem pick that would be a win.
For one year of AD?
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:SmartWentCrazy wrote:3D Chess wrote:
He’s not going to NO though. He’ll do his best to block that.
Oh, that would be beautiful, but given the fact that he has torn his ACL, I can't see him signing the qualifying offer and then playing until he becomes a FA. I see him taking the money as soon as it's offered.
ViperGTS wrote:CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:ViperGTS wrote:
I call BS. What if this team lights off, makes the Finals...beats whomever. You aren’t blowing that up.
That dude is FoS.
Makes the Finals......beats whomever? Sounds like you're the one FoS here. Sorry.
I assume you missed the “what if” portion of my statement and whomever is just that. Assume GS. I’m not assuming anything. So no, I’m not FoS becuase of...reading comprehension.
SmartWentCrazy wrote:CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:SmartWentCrazy wrote:
He’s not going to NO though. He’ll do his best to block that.
Oh, that would be beautiful, but given the fact that he has torn his ACL, I can't see him signing the qualifying offer and then playing until he becomes a FA. I see him taking the money as soon as it's offered.
He has a much more credible “taking his talents to Europe” threat
SmartWentCrazy wrote:CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:SmartWentCrazy wrote:
He’s not going to NO though. He’ll do his best to block that.
Oh, that would be beautiful, but given the fact that he has torn his ACL, I can't see him signing the qualifying offer and then playing until he becomes a FA. I see him taking the money as soon as it's offered.
He has a much more credible “taking his talents to Europe” threat
CeltsfaninDC wrote:I’m getting the impression (from Smitty and others) that this is going to go the same way that the Butler and PG deals went. AD isn’t going to commit to signing with the Cs long term which means Danny doesn’t included the best assets and NOP eventually moves on the summer. You definitely don’t trade Tatum or Brown or top draft picks for a one year rental of anyone. Its simply not worth it. Sign KD or someone else or just move on. If AD already has a house in LA (like LeBron did) and thats where he wants to play then thats probably where he’ll end up.
Homerclease wrote:cloverleaf wrote:klemen4 wrote:Tatum, Smart, Yabu, sac pick, lac pick, Bos pick.
If Danny manages to not include Brown and Mem pick that would be a win.
For one year of AD?
That’s a steal if we are able to keep the Grizz pick and Brown
ViperGTS wrote:Captain_Caveman wrote:shackles10 wrote:
Agreed, at least to the degree of knowing we have to give up something of value and I’d offer up Tatum before the combo of Brown AND Smart. Depth will still be a priority but I also think you get more redundancy in acquiring AD if you still have Tatum compared to the other two. Tatum is the greater talent no question, but roster construction wise I agree.
Question is more which one of Smart or Jaylen do you package with Tatum and picks?
Given the salaries, It is almost certainly Smart.
Report I recently saw is he is looking at any place but LA as a one year rental. You don’t trade Tatum or Brown for a one year rental and I don’t care how arrogant you are about him “buying in”. Thats ridiculous. You treat it as a one year deal and if by some chance he changes his mind, its gravy. Now seeing that he has put NO in an even bigger hole. High lottery picks and a mid level player and filler is all you get.
CeltsfaninDC wrote:I’m getting the impression (from Smitty and others) that this is going to go the same way that the Butler and PG deals went. AD isn’t going to commit to signing with the Cs long term which means Danny doesn’t included the best assets and NOP eventually moves on the summer. You definitely don’t trade Tatum or Brown or top draft picks for a one year rental of anyone. Its simply not worth it. Sign KD or someone else or just move on. If AD already has a house in LA (like LeBron did) and thats where he wants to play then thats probably where he’ll end up.
