Free Agent/Trade/Waiver Thread, 2025-26, part 2

[Parliament10]

I think it's probable (i.e., >75% probability) that we'll be a top-4 seed and will get Tatum back. If so, I can see Brad doing a deal, and Zubac would be a good target. However, I'm skeptical that Zubac will be traded.

Gotta wait until the 12/15/2025 date.
It's doable, with Picks and so forth. We'll see.

Getting Zubac and Lopez would be great. Lopez is mostly cooked but can kind of still shoot.

Also, Lopez has a Team option for next year.
We don't have to pick it up.

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I also think a big that can shoot the 3 should be an option.

Mazzulla-Ball thrives when the Center can make 3s.

Vucevic comes to mind.

I've repped for Vuc for years, but really

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[Celts17Pride]

B Lopez and Vucevic are both old and cooked. Garza plays better defense than Vucevic. Hard pass on both of those players. Absolutely serves no purpose. Rather give the minutes to Amari Williams and I'm not huge on him.

[Dogen]

Gotta wait until the 12/15/2025 date.
It's doable, with Picks and so forth. We'll see.

Getting Zubac and Lopez would be great. Lopez is mostly cooked but can kind of still shoot.

Also, Lopez has a Team option for next year.
We don't have to pick it up.

Chris Paul could have been included in this trade, with Garza going to Clippers as a young, affordable big since they will be depleted this year with that trade. LA would really be blowing it up and looking to FA next season, plus whatever picks they get.

Zubac/Lopez/Paul for Simons/Garza still works in Spotrac but I guess the Paul situation has not been updated yet.

I understand that people may not want Paul, but he's expiring, affordable, and dang, whatever you think of him he deserves to go out better than this. a good organization should pick him up. At the very least he'd be in that player/coach role for Boston this season.

And if things keep trending and JT back by March?

Zubac/Tatum/Walsh/Brown/White
Queta/Minott/Hauser/González/Pritchard
Lopez/Tillman/Boucher/Scheierman/Paul

Absolutely stacked roster and cuts 1M off the cap. Celtics may not make it all the way this year, but that roster makes them cream of the East, with good blend of star, vet and young role payers.

Is Paul technically still under Clipper's rights? This trade could happen on Dec 15.

[bucknersrevenge]

I also think a big that can shoot the 3 should be an option.

Mazzulla-Ball thrives when the Center can make 3s.

Vucevic comes to mind.

I'm still baffled by how Boucher can't grab any of these minutes. I don't know what happened to him. Minnott has been terrific but you're telling me the combo of Minnott and Boucher with all that energy, length, and athleticism (and shooting) Couldn't help? Does he not understand the defense? I feel like at the end of the season something weird is gonna come out that explains why Boucher hasn't played.

[Fierce1]

I also think a big that can shoot the 3 should be an option.

Mazzulla-Ball thrives when the Center can make 3s.

Vucevic comes to mind.

I'm still baffled by how Boucher can't grab any of these minutes. I don't know what happened to him. Minnott has been terrific but you're telling me the combo of Minnott and Boucher with all that energy, length, and athleticism (and shooting) Couldn't help? Does he not understand the defense? I feel like at the end of the season something weird is gonna come out that explains why Boucher hasn't played.

Agree.

Boucher was playing well in preseason.

I don't know what's going on.