2019 Celtics Offseason Thread

The situation with Tatum and Brown will be different. Unlike 3rd contracts, it DOES make sense to sign an extension prior to free agency. If they reject your offer (especially if it's a max) then it's pretty clear they dont want to be here and you trade them.

The fact that we are now just assuming that all players are going to want to leave is . . . Something.

And the value signings I was referring to would be to compliment a larger move. You need those guys too.

More stuff coming out about Irving's reportedly toxic relationship with Jaylen. Add Tatum and Rozier and you have toxic Kyrie. Good riddance ..

We need to sign D’angelo Russell, he was better than kyrie this past season and with the horford exit we have the space to max him out. 22, with a coach in brad Stevens that makes every PG an all star (save kyrie who thinks he’s a mix of Michael Jordan and Plato) the sky is the limit for DLo here. A core of jaylen, jayson, and DLo going forward is solid as can be. Supplement with bringing back the king in the fourth and trading up for bol bol, along with time lord, I think we’re in good shape to contend in a year or two

I'm glad the Sox are off on tonight. Biggest night of the off-season for the now building Celtics. There might be 3 trades within the first 10 picks.

Hard to say but rumors are it’s one of the LA teams or Dallas.

They will make their picks because they won’t be able to make a trade. I just hope they come away with Okeke and other than that I trust Danny to find players.

Hopefully they go after Russel or Randle - Is rather Randle. If he continues to extend his range out deep he can turn into a borderline star. Worth the shot because his floor is still really good and he can pass so he can handle a lot of the Horford responsibilities on offense.

I don’t think they can trade up to 5. I wouldn’t be too happy if they dealt that Memphis pick to get there.

True, but you gotta try

Brodgon in my eyes is that Classic guy RJP always talks about that you overpay if you don't have cap space. Not a guy I'd want to give a max deal to. He's older, going into his age 27 season so I don't know how much better he'll get. A guy like Giannis got him a lot of open shots. Plus he's missed lot of games the last two years, including the start of the playoffs two years in a row. Plus unless the Bucks owner is crazy cheap they should and likely will match the offer. They can't replace him if he leaves.

I feel like they shouldn’t have to attach anything to Baynes to get a team to take his contract. It should be one of those deals where you get a protected second that will never convey

NBAdraft.net who last year got 16 picks right. Is saying Danny loves Johnson, Bol, Clarke, and Paschall.

14. Going with Washington if he's there, yet a bunch of Mocks have him gone. After him flip a coin really I can't decide between Clarke, NAW, Herro, heck even Bitadze if you move Baynes. Do you swing for the fences with Langford, Porter Jr., or Bol? Does a player we don't expect drop?

I need to know Danny's plan for free agency, because I don't really see any difference in the players. It almost comes down to need. You want a PF, combo guard, SG, or C? All four fit our style as guys that play team ball unlike Langford and Porter who are Gunslinger types. If no Washington I'd likely take Clarke, as a guy that might be a day one starter right now.

20. Obviously if any of those guys are available. Yet I've circled back to Keldon Johnson. He'll need a little time, yet he plays Celtic type Basketball and his upside is higher than a lot of people think.

Lots of Mocks have Bol going here and that makes sense, wouldn't complain one bit. Yet he's crazy risky and Danny has always leaned towards safer picks. You could add guys like Kabengele, Windler, and even Fernando here depending what happens at 14.

22. I take Okeke, just love the guy and this seems like a value pick at this point. Paschall isn't the worst pick. He's an NBA ready big that is crazy safe and can do a lot of things we need, yet he doesn't have Okeke upside.

A crazy pick could be Edwards or Ponds, two smaller PGs, but they can just flat out score. Given this team it's not crazy to add a player like that, just unlikely.

51. Considering I don't think they go crazy, I focus on a scorer here. Nowell is a guy I love, nice combo guard, can shoot, create his shot. Like his only negatives are turnovers and he's slightly undersized for a SG.

Tons of other guys like Waters who's crazy small but a heck of a PG, Lecque is the ultimate young upside guy, Omi, Boone, or if you wanted an unathletic SG that is a great shooter Norvell. Also Terrance Davis had two workouts. Yet it's so wide open it could litterally be one of 30 players. There's going to be a lot of undrafted guys that end up playing in the NBA.

You're seriously underrating how good of a shooter Brogdon is, and his vertical game towards the hoop is also stellar. He would be a significant upgrade over everyone currently on our roster and would fit incredibly with Tatum and Brown. If anything, I think Brogdon is probably going to improve handling the ball more often and not being the 3rd-4th option.

But like I said, I doubt the Bucks would allow it.

I don't disagree Brogdon is a good fit, it's the max contract I don't see him close to worth that. I also don't see a guy that will get crazy better if you move him up the pecking order either. Like go look at his stats against the Raptors, he was basically #2 in that series, only two less FG attempts than Middleton and his numbers were down across the board. He struggled against a good defensive team. Some guys take off when givens bigger role, other guys lose efficiency. Just my two cents but his perfect role is as a 3/4 where other guys create and he spaces the floor and gets open looks.