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zoyathedestroya wrote:Maybe we can sell Fournier on our "winning culture" haha. Imagine going from an always-8th seed Orlando Magic and get traded to... an 8th seed lol.
zoyathedestroya wrote:And they'll just pick up a third string C in the offseason who are now easy to come by.
Wagner is more Jerebko than Theis in terms of impact. I don't imagine him playing significant minutes for us. Grant will have an increased role the rest of the season, as much as fans hate it.
SmartWentCrazy wrote:
There it is, theres the Ainge I know. Almost had him too I bet
The Celtics bolstered their roster at the trade deadline on Thursday by adding Magic sharpshooter Evan Fournier, but their sights had been set considerably higher while dealing with Orlando.
According to league sources, in addition to their well-documented courtship of Aaron Gordon, the Celtics were a finalist for Magic All-Star center Nikola Vucevic, including multiple first-round picks as part of their package. Orlando ultimately sent Vucevic to the Bulls in exchange for Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter Jr. and two first-round picks.
The Celtics also offered a first-round pick and a young player to Orlando in exchange for Gordon, sources said, and they were prepared to add to that haul, but the Magic accepted Denver’s offer, which included Gary Harris Jr., R.J. Hampton and a first-round pick, before Boston had a chance.
Nevertheless, the Celtics might not be done tinkering with their roster after acquiring Fournier, Wizards forward Moe Wagner, and Bulls forward Luke Kornet. According to a league source, the Celtics intend to pursue Cavaliers center Andre Drummond once his buyout agreement is finalized. Boston is not expected to inquire about Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who is reportedly likely to sign with the Heat or the Blazers after being bought out.
Drummond averaged 17.5 points and 13.5 rebounds in 25 games with Cleveland before being shut down in mid-February as the Cavaliers looked for trades involving the big man. The Celtics will face significant competition in their pursuit of Drummond, however. Yahoo Sports reported that the Knicks, Lakers, Clippers and Hornets are among the teams interested in the former UConn star.
New York has salary cap space, so it will be positioned to give Drummond a lucrative multi-year deal. The Celtics, meanwhile, would be restricted to offering the bi-annual exception, which is about $3.6 million. But Drummond could be intrigued by joining a talented roster that features two All-Stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown and just added Fournier. There is also some new opportunity after Daniel Theis was sent to Chicago.
CelticsPride18 wrote:If Ainge signs Drummond I’m going to be so mad. Just play Robert Williams
SmartWentCrazy wrote:
There it is, theres the Ainge I know. Almost had him too I bet
Curmudgeon wrote:The more I think about it, the Theis trade was really a cheapskate move to pacify ownership. I would have waived a stretched Tristan Thompson, Maybe Ainge did not want to offend Klutch Sports. I don't think Mo Wagner can come close to providing the rim protection, pick setting and other unselfish things that Theis did. Maybe Wagner can become a fan favorite if he plays hard, but he won't do the other things nearly as well as Theis. Plus he's even more foul prone than Theis.
Had they waived TT it would have cost the Celtics his "dead money" for three years plus what it would have taken to resign Theis (I'm guessing $10-12M). But from a basketball standpoint, Theis vs TT is no contest.
GoCeltics123 wrote:SmartWentCrazy wrote:
There it is, theres the Ainge I know. Almost had him too I betThe Celtics bolstered their roster at the trade deadline on Thursday by adding Magic sharpshooter Evan Fournier, but their sights had been set considerably higher while dealing with Orlando.
According to league sources, in addition to their well-documented courtship of Aaron Gordon, the Celtics were a finalist for Magic All-Star center Nikola Vucevic, including multiple first-round picks as part of their package. Orlando ultimately sent Vucevic to the Bulls in exchange for Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter Jr. and two first-round picks.
The Celtics also offered a first-round pick and a young player to Orlando in exchange for Gordon, sources said, and they were prepared to add to that haul, but the Magic accepted Denver’s offer, which included Gary Harris Jr., R.J. Hampton and a first-round pick, before Boston had a chance.
Nevertheless, the Celtics might not be done tinkering with their roster after acquiring Fournier, Wizards forward Moe Wagner, and Bulls forward Luke Kornet. According to a league source, the Celtics intend to pursue Cavaliers center Andre Drummond once his buyout agreement is finalized. Boston is not expected to inquire about Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who is reportedly likely to sign with the Heat or the Blazers after being bought out.
Drummond averaged 17.5 points and 13.5 rebounds in 25 games with Cleveland before being shut down in mid-February as the Cavaliers looked for trades involving the big man. The Celtics will face significant competition in their pursuit of Drummond, however. Yahoo Sports reported that the Knicks, Lakers, Clippers and Hornets are among the teams interested in the former UConn star.
New York has salary cap space, so it will be positioned to give Drummond a lucrative multi-year deal. The Celtics, meanwhile, would be restricted to offering the bi-annual exception, which is about $3.6 million. But Drummond could be intrigued by joining a talented roster that features two All-Stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown and just added Fournier. There is also some new opportunity after Daniel Theis was sent to Chicago.
Curmudgeon wrote:zoyathedestroya wrote:And they'll just pick up a third string C in the offseason who are now easy to come by.
Wagner is more Jerebko than Theis in terms of impact. I don't imagine him playing significant minutes for us. Grant will have an increased role the rest of the season, as much as fans hate it.
They picked up a 4th string center yesterday.
As for Wagner, I don't think he's nearly as good as Jerebko. Wagner shoots barely 30% from beyond the arc. But hey, we replaced one German with another. Now if we could sign and trade Kemba to the lakers for Dennis Schroder,......
SmartWentCrazy wrote:CelticsPride18 wrote:If Ainge signs Drummond I’m going to be so mad. Just play Robert Williams
I want to just play Rob which is why I know were gonna get Drummond
JHTruth wrote:I'm not even mad. I think Vooch is a big stats on bad teams guy and Gordon is a disappointment. For all the Vooch lovers, what does it say about a guy who is "happy where he is" toiling in obscurity on horrible teams?
Ernest wrote:Curmudgeon wrote:The more I think about it, the Theis trade was really a cheapskate move to pacify ownership. I would have waived a stretched Tristan Thompson, Maybe Ainge did not want to offend Klutch Sports. I don't think Mo Wagner can come close to providing the rim protection, pick setting and other unselfish things that Theis did. Maybe Wagner can become a fan favorite if he plays hard, but he won't do the other things nearly as well as Theis. Plus he's even more foul prone than Theis.
Had they waived TT it would have cost the Celtics his "dead money" for three years plus what it would have taken to resign Theis (I'm guessing $10-12M). But from a basketball standpoint, Theis vs TT is no contest.
Sure from a basketball standpoint-what we see on the court I think We'd all rather keep Theis over TT. But we are not winning so it doesn't matter really. If we cut TT and just paid him not to play for 3 years, all the fire Ainge buffoons would be right. Ainge knows what he is doing, he must have considered the chances of resigning Theis to a deal that would be good for us and what we want to do to be very slim.
TT isn't really the target here. He gets a lot of hate on here but he has been average. We could have kept Theis for the rest of the season and then hoped to hell we could work a sign and trade somewhere and traded some of the younger guys. Ainge must have weighed the potential of our young end of bench guys to be more than half a season of Theis when we are losing despite him playing really well.
fallguy wrote:JHTruth wrote:I'm not even mad. I think Vooch is a big stats on bad teams guy and Gordon is a disappointment. For all the Vooch lovers, what does it say about a guy who is "happy where he is" toiling in obscurity on horrible teams?
A player and two firsts for Vuc?
No **** thank you.
CeltsFlow wrote:BK_2020 wrote:
Why would you fly from Chicago to Milwaukee?
Eh, they're pros, you never know these days lol. Surprised Wagner got cleared already tho.
SmartWentCrazy wrote:GoCeltics123 wrote:SmartWentCrazy wrote:
There it is, theres the Ainge I know. Almost had him too I betThe Celtics bolstered their roster at the trade deadline on Thursday by adding Magic sharpshooter Evan Fournier, but their sights had been set considerably higher while dealing with Orlando.
According to league sources, in addition to their well-documented courtship of Aaron Gordon, the Celtics were a finalist for Magic All-Star center Nikola Vucevic, including multiple first-round picks as part of their package. Orlando ultimately sent Vucevic to the Bulls in exchange for Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter Jr. and two first-round picks.
The Celtics also offered a first-round pick and a young player to Orlando in exchange for Gordon, sources said, and they were prepared to add to that haul, but the Magic accepted Denver’s offer, which included Gary Harris Jr., R.J. Hampton and a first-round pick, before Boston had a chance.
Nevertheless, the Celtics might not be done tinkering with their roster after acquiring Fournier, Wizards forward Moe Wagner, and Bulls forward Luke Kornet. According to a league source, the Celtics intend to pursue Cavaliers center Andre Drummond once his buyout agreement is finalized. Boston is not expected to inquire about Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who is reportedly likely to sign with the Heat or the Blazers after being bought out.
Drummond averaged 17.5 points and 13.5 rebounds in 25 games with Cleveland before being shut down in mid-February as the Cavaliers looked for trades involving the big man. The Celtics will face significant competition in their pursuit of Drummond, however. Yahoo Sports reported that the Knicks, Lakers, Clippers and Hornets are among the teams interested in the former UConn star.
New York has salary cap space, so it will be positioned to give Drummond a lucrative multi-year deal. The Celtics, meanwhile, would be restricted to offering the bi-annual exception, which is about $3.6 million. But Drummond could be intrigued by joining a talented roster that features two All-Stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown and just added Fournier. There is also some new opportunity after Daniel Theis was sent to Chicago.
Almost had AG too...
SmartWentCrazy wrote:CelticsPride18 wrote:If Ainge signs Drummond I’m going to be so mad. Just play Robert Williams
I want to just play Rob which is why I know were gonna get Drummond