Celtics trade Kemba Walker for Al Horford

[douggood]

ugh....i guess they just had to dump him. SO can we sign someone now?

evan fornier

[Celts17Pride]

Dude. Kemba sucks.

Stevens gets an A+ just for finding a team that would take Kemba.

I'm Ecstatic!!!
We got rid of the Horrible Kemba contract.

We get Al Horford back. A Stretch 4/5, who can bring the ball up.
We also get 7'2", 21 yr old.

There really isn't anything not to like.

[JHTruth]

Just a friendly reminder that Moses Brown is a 21-year old bouncy center that is 7"2!!

Timelord and/or Tristian are likely gone this summer.

I would do Smart/Timelord for Collins. I feel as if the Hakws will be in a pretty tight spot cap-wise if they have Gallo/Bogdanovic/Trae and Collins on the roster. No idea if they are good enough to compete with htis team, but I think they could use a defender/playmaker.

TT is ancient history. No need for two "veteran centers" when you have two youngsters on the Jays timeline.

Go ahead and start up the "Tristan Thompson Appreciation Thread" now.

About the deal we expected for Kemba. Tough to give away the first but we don't need more prospects anyway

[JediMasterRevan]

Dude. Kemba sucks.

Stevens gets an A+ just for finding a team that would take Kemba.

I'm Ecstatic!!!
We got rid of the Horrible Kemba contract.

We get Al Horford back. A Stretch 4/5, who can bring the ball up.
We also get 7'2", 21 yr old.

This is me too.

I LOVE Moses. He projects as an Allen type of player to me. Maybe even a Capela. Great addition.

Now attention turns to Thompson and Maybe timelord as I am completely and entirely content with Horford/Brown lineup at center.

Think Timelord and an asset can get washington or Bridges?

[Celts17Pride]

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This is whats it's all about!

Path to adding a 3rd star just got easier.

You have Jayson & Jaylen, you need to do anything to add a legit 3rd star.

[GrandTheftRondo]

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This is whats it's all about!

Path to adding a 3rd star just got easier.

You have Jayson & Jaylen, you need to do anything to add a legit 3rd star.

lol I’m sure teams can’t wait to trade away their stars for our mid range first round picks and whatever other players we have left on the roster

[Froob]

I don’t love it, is my instant reaction. I think we need players that can play with JB, Tatum and Rob and Horford can’t really play with Rob because both are centers.

[itrsteve]

Wonder what they are thinking about point guard...

Pritchard. No trades necessary.

Big fan of this move

[Celts17Pride]

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This is whats it's all about!

Path to adding a 3rd star just got easier.

You have Jayson & Jaylen, you need to do anything to add a legit 3rd star.

lol I’m sure teams can’t wait to trade away their stars for our mid range first round picks and whatever other players we have left on the roster

It's not about trading for a star. It's having cap room to sign a max free agent. This deal makes it a lot easier.

[FlatearthZorro]

Stevens gets an A+ just for finding a team that would take Kemba.

I'm Ecstatic!!!
We got rid of the Horrible Kemba contract.

We get Al Horford back. A Stretch 4/5, who can bring the ball up.
We also get 7'2", 21 yr old.

This is me too.

I LOVE Moses. He projects as an Allen type of player to me. Maybe even a Capela. Great addition.

Now attention turns to Thompson and Maybe timelord as I am completely and entirely content with Horford/Brown lineup at center.

Think Timelord and an asset can get washington or Bridges?

Maybe, CHA is in desperate need of a center. Maybe they can get both TT and Timelord and we can look for a vet as a 3rd stringer(less expensive than TT preferrably).

I would like to somehow get Terrence Ross as our 6th man. That would make me very happy.

[Otis Green]

Al’s back!!!

Taking a look at the roster & around the league the Celtics clearly needed to move Kemba for some size (at the 4 spot).

The only true options I could foresee were Horford coming back or trading for Kristaps.

I wanted so bad to convince myself KP is the better choice (age, potential 20 PPG, 7’3) but I’m not sure this team deserved to take on another headcase (before we even touch the injury concerns).

Al, instead, is a more reliable vet presence, better D, better passer, better/just as good shooter + some fresh nostalgia for good measure.

What was missing the most this season was clearly a Horford/Hayward “make the right read” player. Kemba (loved him & appreciate him allowing the J’s to blossom) unfortunately just doesn’t play the stabilizer role well.

Getting a ball-mover back in the lineup was the key offseason move for me, so off to a nice start GMBS.

Timelord/Horford/Tatum/Brown/Smart
Moses/Jabari/Nesmith or Rome/Evan/Pritchard

Trade 1 of Nesmith or Rome (sorry, it’s time to make concrete decisions & pick a direction) + Tristan + GWill (+ sneak Edwards in a deal) for further reinforcements & there’s no excuse Chauncey or Cassell can’t lead us to true contender status.

[Celts17Pride]

I don’t love it, is my instant reaction. I think we need players that can play with JB, Tatum and Rob and Horford can’t really play with Rob because both are centers.

Kemba can't play with anyone.

[Zeroforwinger]

I don’t hate it. Moses Brown can be the equivalent of the #16 pick. Great rebounder with a lot of potential. Let’s see what comes next.

[GrandTheftRondo]

I don’t love it, is my instant reaction. I think we need players that can play with JB, Tatum and Rob and Horford can’t really play with Rob because both are centers.

Yeah I feel like I’m living in some alternate reality or something to everyone.

Unless you’ve got a genuine stud like Embiid or Jokic the 5 position is the position you can afford to have very little talent these days.

[Celts17Pride]

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[GrandTheftRondo]

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This is whats it's all about!

Path to adding a 3rd star just got easier.

You have Jayson & Jaylen, you need to do anything to add a legit 3rd star.

lol I’m sure teams can’t wait to trade away their stars for our mid range first round picks and whatever other players we have left on the roster

It's not about trading for a star. It's having cap room to sign a max free agent. This deal makes it a lot easier.

Which won’t happen

[MagicBagley18]

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This is whats it's all about!

Path to adding a 3rd star just got easier.

You have Jayson & Jaylen, you need to do anything to add a legit 3rd star.

Summer 22’

[Fantaxp7]

I hope we find some veteran point guard that can facilitate first and setup an offense. I know Smart is serviceable but man some of those games watching his turn overs were infuriating.

[JHTruth]

The franchise is even more stupid than I thought if they trade Rob Williams

Timelord is about as durable as my 92 year old grandma. he's entering the final year of his rookie deal...he is going to be expensive beyond this year and as much as I like Timelord, I am not sold on him being worth the long-term investment. I view Timelord much more as a valuable trade chip to bring something back that can help the team for years to come. remember, it takes something to get something.

I think I agree with you. He's super talented but if Moses can replace some of what he brings then I don't really want to give Timelord big money to play 45 games a year. I'm pretty done with injury prone players. If I could use him in a package of like Smart/Timelord/Nesmith + multiple picks for Beal then I do it.

Trading Rob now would be completely idiotic. You have another full year to evaluate him and his health and his value isn't close to peak right now.