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Post by kdp59 on Aug 11, 2021 10:12:35 GMT -5
Can you imagine if the C's come away from this free agent market with this roster? Schroder, Dunn, Madar Brown, Langford, Edwards Tatum, Richardson, Nesmith Markkanen, Parker, Millsap RWill, Horford, Fernando One can dream, can't you? perhaps there is a way for you to get your Finnish Dirk without a S&T or moving Smart? on another fansite someone asked IF Markkanen coudl sign his QO of $9.027M and then Chicago can trade him? I can't find an answer to that online about trading a[ player after he signs his QO. But I assume he could be (perhaps after some waiting period?). anyhow, assuming it is legal cap wise. The the Celtics can trade for him straight up (no sign and trade) and do NOT trigger any hard cap issues. they also would only have to meet salary cap trade rules, meaning they could send back salary's as low as about $7.7M to Chicago in the trade. Langford, Parker and grant would meet that for instance (assuming Chicago would take them). Of course we would have to "outbid" other teams for his expiring deal than also, which might get tricky. downside if something like that could be worked out, is he would be an UFA the following season (Boston would have his bird rights thru trade I believe though). that is a potential way for you to get your man and not have to give up Smart in the process, which might be a win/win all around.
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Post by cole on Aug 11, 2021 10:31:22 GMT -5
On markkanen I think he'd be a nice piece, but he's no Rick Smitts
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Post by Admin on Aug 11, 2021 10:43:39 GMT -5
Can you imagine if the C's come away from this free agent market with this roster? Schroder, Dunn, Madar Brown, Langford, Edwards Tatum, Richardson, Nesmith Markkanen, Parker, Millsap RWill, Horford, Fernando One can dream, can't you? perhaps there is a way for you to get your Finnish Dirk without a S&T or moving Smart? on another fansite someone asked IF Markkanen coudl sign his QO of $9.027M and then Chicago can trade him? I can't find an answer to that online about trading a[ player after he signs his QO. But I assume he could be (perhaps after some waiting period?). anyhow, assuming it is legal cap wise. The the Celtics can trade for him straight up (no sign and trade) and do NOT trigger any hard cap issues. they also would only have to meet salary cap trade rules, meaning they could send back salary's as low as about $7.7M to Chicago in the trade. Langford, Parker and grant would meet that for instance (assuming Chicago would take them). Of course we would have to "outbid" other teams for his expiring deal than also, which might get tricky. downside if something like that could be worked out, is he would be an UFA the following season (Boston would have his bird rights thru trade I believe though). that is a potential way for you to get your man and not have to give up Smart in the process, which might be a win/win all around.
If you were following this you'd know that CHI doesn't want contracts in return. They just want a #1 draft pick but are requiring that and contracts to match are taken back by a 3rd team like OKC for instance. So given that the QO is ultimately signed or an offer of $11MM is accepted by Lauri and Bulls agree to let him go, the incoming team would need to add more picks to an OKC 3rd party to take those contracts ... another 1st or if lucky two 2nds.
If Brad really wants him, it's doable ...
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Post by Admin on Aug 11, 2021 10:47:13 GMT -5
On markkanen I think he'd be a nice piece, but he's no Rick Smitts
Bring in McHale to work on his low post foot work and moves ... he can shoot from the perimeter already.
Firm up his inside game (both offense & defense) and you have a nice complimentary piece for a long time or as a trade piece. These options don't come along too often ... note that the Mavs are in the picture - they know value.
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Post by cole on Aug 11, 2021 10:56:19 GMT -5
On markkanen I think he'd be a nice piece, but he's no Rick Smitts
Bring in McHale to work on his low post foot work and moves ... he can shoot from the perimeter already.
Firm up his inside game (both offense & defense) and you have a nice complimentary piece for a long time or as a trade piece. These options don't come along too often ... note that the Mavs are in the picture - they know value.
I always liked Poeltl
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Post by Admin on Aug 11, 2021 11:04:52 GMT -5
Me too ... is that a non-sequitur?
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Post by Admin on Aug 11, 2021 11:12:32 GMT -5
Can you imagine if the C's come away from this free agent market with this roster? Schroder, Dunn, Madar Brown, Langford, Edwards Tatum, Richardson, Nesmith Markkanen, Parker, Millsap RWill, Horford, Fernando One can dream, can't you? that's worst that what they have now!
Tatum- 32/G Brown- 32/G Smart- 30/G Schroder- 28/G Time Lord- 26/G Richardson- 24/G Horford- 22/G Pritchard- 16/G Nesmith or Langford- 16/G Kanter or Grant- 14/G
So I accidentally left Pritchard off the guard list and ignored Kanter & GWill and that's somehow worse than what you posted above? Ok, PP will be better than Madar (we think) and Schroder is as good if not better than Smart so how are Kanter & GWill gonna be that much better than Markkanen & Millsap ... Please enlighten me.
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Post by cole on Aug 11, 2021 13:10:56 GMT -5
Me too ... is that a non-sequitur? No, just a preference. I guess it is since you made the thread about markannan.
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Post by Admin on Aug 19, 2021 11:21:46 GMT -5
I'd be shocked if the Jazz let Ingles go being such a big part of their offensive schemes. Young I forgot about and the only downside there seems to be his age ... but I'd include him with Anderson, Markkanen, Bagley, Nance & Millsap as potential targets at PF.
3 targets for the Cs to use the Fournier TPE on by Chris Conte
This summer, the Boston Celtics are running it back with the traded player exceptions, acquiring a $17.1 million one from the New York Knicks after completing a sign and trade with the shamrocks to obtain Evan Fournier.
As painful as it was to watch the C’s marquee deadline acquisition walk to a division rival, getting a TPE is a massive win for a team looking to make significant moves next offseason.
But should the Boston Celtics wait until then, or should they attempt to exercise their newly acquired TPE at this year’s deadline to make a run at the title?
Ultimately, the decision will be up to Brad Stevens. The state of the current roster will be a significant determining factor in whether or not Boston decides to bring in a contributor at the deadline.
This article will look at what players the Boston Celtics should target with their newly acquired traded player exception and what those players will provide for the Cs.
Ideally, the Celts should be looking to bring in players that can shoot, defend their position, and move the ball. It doesn’t matter whether they are 40 percent 3-point shooters or 35 percent 3-point shooters, All-defensive caliber defenders, slight positive defenders, high-level passers, or connective passers.
So long as they can exercise three of those skill sets, they can play for Ime Udoka.
Thaddeus Young, Joe Ingles, and Kyle Anderson should remain at the top of Boston’s board if they remain on their current teams.
All three have been rumored to be on the trading block by their respective teams, but if no one is willing to pay assets for them now, there’s a chance the Cs will have a good shot at them at the deadline.
Beginning with Young who, in my humble opinion, is the best use of the Celts’ $17.1 million TPE.
Young is a 33-year-old seasoned NBA veteran with unique passing skills at his size and a high-level defender. The 14-year power forward was recently traded to the rebuilding San Antonio Spurs in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, meaning his status is likely to change before the trade deadline passes.
The Boston Celtics could offer San Antonio solid draft capital and financial relief, easily fitting Young’s $14.1 million deal inside their $17.1 million traded player exception.
Young gives Boston some much-needed power forward depth, passing, and help-side rim protection, and the Spurs get financial relief and assets to help their rebuild.
Next up is Ingles, who is the best player the Boston Celtics could get with their Fournier TPE but, at the same time, will be the hardest to obtain.
The wing is coming off a career year, achieving the highest TS% in league history while placing in the top-3 for Sixth Man of the Year and playing a pivotal role in Utah’s high-level ball movement-oriented offense.
Ingles is an exceptional shooter, but his most valuable attribute is his ability to put the ball on the floor and make decisions, something the Celts could use.
Trading for Ingles is a no-brainer for the Boston Celtics, but trading away Ingles might be the wrong move for the Utah Jazz if they don’t get anything back in return.
The Jazz need the point-of-attack defense to help Rudy Gobert extend his defensive prowess into the postseason and, ideally, Ingles would be the piece to get that point-of-attack defense. The problem is the Jazz can’t have Marcus Smart, and the availability of Schroder is unknown, leaving Kris Dunn as their only viable option, who has dealt with injuries in the past.
Essentially, the Boston Celtics need to hope Dunn reverts to his 2018-29 form or the Jazz decide to sell low on Ingles out of desperation. It’s a long shot, but Ingles’ $14 million salary fits inside the TPE and the Cs would-be contenders with all that he brings to the table.
Lastly is Kyle Anderson, one of the most likely TPE candidates after the Grizzlies’ recent moves.
The 27-year-old is out of place on a rebuilding Memphis roster and is unlikely to stay with the club when he hits free agency next summer.
The Memphis Grizzlies have already shown they are willing to sacrifice short-term success to capitalize on expiring deals as they did with Jonas Valanciunas, so they’ll likely do the same with Kyle Anderson.
The Boston Celtics need power-forward depth, specifically a power forward that can play defense, shoot, and pass the ball. Anderson provides all that and more on a $9.9 million contract, and he’s a former Spur who was coached under Ime Udoka.
Since he’s an expiring contract and the Grizzlies have formed a log-jam at power forward, it’s unlikely it takes any more than minimal draft capital to pry him from Memphis, making the deal more than worth it.
If Brad Stevens decides he wants to exercise the TPE now and frees up a roster spot, expect Anderson to be at the top of the Boston Celtics’ rumors.
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Post by Admin on Aug 19, 2021 18:10:21 GMT -5
“At 27 years old, this puts him in a Celtics uniform through his prime,” McDonough said of Smart on NBC Sports Boston. “Brad Stevens and Celtics’ front office and ownership are signaling they’re not going to just be reliant on landing a Bradley Beal or a star free agent next offseason in 2022. They wanted to lock in the core of their team now and they’ve done that with their extension of Marcus Smart.”
Stevens also revealed that he has approval from Celtics ownership to go deeper into the luxury tax, which is why Boston chose not to hard cap itself. The Smart extension makes the Celtics an above-the-cap team into the future, so going deeper into the tax through trade exceptions and traditional trades will be the only ways for Stevens to improve. The Schröder signing thrust the team over the luxury tax line, by just over $6-million.
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Post by cole on Aug 19, 2021 22:54:57 GMT -5
Great another fake release about being willing to spend.
I'd post "same ole story" if I liked it more
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Post by croc on Aug 21, 2021 7:15:33 GMT -5
Great another fake release about being willing to spend. I'd post "same ole story" if I liked it more I don't think it proves anything either way. They could have entered the year with Williams and Smart on existing contracts and have the same team. Extending them in theory gives them movable contracts in S&Ts. Or they could have just gone fishing in the FA market next off season by not extending them which we are told is a rare thing now. Either way they some flexibility to add a big fish...in theory.
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Post by Admin on Aug 21, 2021 18:01:17 GMT -5
3 next steps Cs can take this offseason by Andrew Hughes
So, what’s next?
Here are 3 potential next steps to this Boston Celtics offseason:
Boston Celtics next offseason plan #1: Sign Paul Millsap
If the Cs can somehow sign Paul Millsap to a veteran’s minimum deal after getting Dennis Schroder to take the taxpayer’s MLE, Brad Stevens would have to be in the running for Executive of the Year…assuming the on-court product lives up to the preseason hype.
Millsap referenced the word “lucky” coupled with a shamrock emoji. Perhaps he’s trying to convey something subliminal here, and perhaps Stevens will reunite him with his long-time Atlanta Hawks frontcourt mate Al Horford.
Boston Celtics next offseason plan #2: Trade Grant Williams
When it comes to traditional power forwards, the Boston Celtics now have a few on the roster as compared to last year, when Brad Stevens would miscast Daniel Theis in the power forward spot next to Tristan Thompson.
Al Horford is back in the fold, and while he played most of his minutes as the starting 5 for the OKC Thunder last season, he could return to the power forward spot in spurts as well next to Robert Williams and/or Enes Kanter.
Behind him on the depth chart is Grant Williams, who may end up squeezed out of the rotation with so many wings on the roster.
It’s likely Jayson Tatum will be the starting 4 when the 2021-22 season tips off this October, with Aaron Nesmith, Romeo Langford, and Josh Richardson all in the running for minutes at the 3. Also, the Cs will likely be going small in extended minutes Dennis Schroder and Marcus Smart share the floor together.
It’s hard to see where Williams gets minutes, especially with three legitimate big men in the rotation ahead of him at the center position.
With his close friend and pandemic roommate Kemba Walker now out of the picture, perhaps Williams could also find a new home this upcoming season.
A Paul Millsap signing makes more sense when paired with a Grant Williams deal.
Boston Celtics next offseason plan #3: Lock Romeo Langford down long-term
Romeo Langford isn’t due for an extension for another year, but perhaps Brad Stevens could lock him up long-term as a chess move betting on massive improvement.
Langford and injuries have always been synonymous, with his 2020 bubble postseason ending before it even started with a loss in the seeding games. Even at Indiana University and in high school, Langford has been plagued with ailments.
That said, when he’s on the court, he flashes the kind of potential that makes it possible to envision a role on the team. He covers the floor well on both ends of the floor and is a blur in transition. His brand of basketball could help the Cs big time moving forward.
That’s why Stevens handed him a starting role in the postseason after Jaylen Brown went down. Langford can be the next long-term piece to be locked up, but unlike Williams, and even more unlike Smart, he won’t get anything close to a major payday.
Locking him up for anything between $8-10 million over three to four years would have to be seen as a victory.
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Post by elvissurfs on Aug 21, 2021 20:47:04 GMT -5
3 next steps Cs can take this offseason by Andrew Hughes
So, what’s next?
Here are 3 potential next steps to this Boston Celtics offseason:
Boston Celtics next offseason plan #1: Sign Paul Millsap
If the Cs can somehow sign Paul Millsap to a veteran’s minimum deal after getting Dennis Schroder to take the taxpayer’s MLE, Brad Stevens would have to be in the running for Executive of the Year…assuming the on-court product lives up to the preseason hype.
Millsap referenced the word “lucky” coupled with a shamrock emoji. Perhaps he’s trying to convey something subliminal here, and perhaps Stevens will reunite him with his long-time Atlanta Hawks frontcourt mate Al Horford.
Boston Celtics next offseason plan #2: Trade Grant Williams
When it comes to traditional power forwards, the Boston Celtics now have a few on the roster as compared to last year, when Brad Stevens would miscast Daniel Theis in the power forward spot next to Tristan Thompson.
Al Horford is back in the fold, and while he played most of his minutes as the starting 5 for the OKC Thunder last season, he could return to the power forward spot in spurts as well next to Robert Williams and/or Enes Kanter.
Behind him on the depth chart is Grant Williams, who may end up squeezed out of the rotation with so many wings on the roster.
It’s likely Jayson Tatum will be the starting 4 when the 2021-22 season tips off this October, with Aaron Nesmith, Romeo Langford, and Josh Richardson all in the running for minutes at the 3. Also, the Cs will likely be going small in extended minutes Dennis Schroder and Marcus Smart share the floor together.
It’s hard to see where Williams gets minutes, especially with three legitimate big men in the rotation ahead of him at the center position.
With his close friend and pandemic roommate Kemba Walker now out of the picture, perhaps Williams could also find a new home this upcoming season.
A Paul Millsap signing makes more sense when paired with a Grant Williams deal.
Boston Celtics next offseason plan #3: Lock Romeo Langford down long-term
Romeo Langford isn’t due for an extension for another year, but perhaps Brad Stevens could lock him up long-term as a chess move betting on massive improvement.
Langford and injuries have always been synonymous, with his 2020 bubble postseason ending before it even started with a loss in the seeding games. Even at Indiana University and in high school, Langford has been plagued with ailments.
That said, when he’s on the court, he flashes the kind of potential that makes it possible to envision a role on the team. He covers the floor well on both ends of the floor and is a blur in transition. His brand of basketball could help the Cs big time moving forward.
That’s why Stevens handed him a starting role in the postseason after Jaylen Brown went down. Langford can be the next long-term piece to be locked up, but unlike Williams, and even more unlike Smart, he won’t get anything close to a major payday.
Locking him up for anything between $8-10 million over three to four years would have to be seen as a victory.
I am confused...$8-10 million over three to four years or per year for Romeo?...what the heck?!...
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Post by croc on Aug 22, 2021 5:53:43 GMT -5
Funny to see the rats abandoning Brooklyn due to Hurricane Henri when the natural inclination should be to avoid that toxic waste dump all the time.
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Post by kdp59 on Aug 22, 2021 7:51:39 GMT -5
More likely Romeo is dumped during this season to some team willing to give us a bag of chips.
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Post by dfries13 on Aug 22, 2021 9:12:26 GMT -5
Funny to see the rats abandoning Brooklyn due to Hurricane Henri when the natural inclination should be to avoid that toxic waste dump all the time. I agree.. Have they cleaned up the Charles yet?
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Post by dfries13 on Aug 22, 2021 9:13:06 GMT -5
More likely Romeo is dumped during this season to some team willing to give us a bag of chips. yep
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Post by croc on Aug 22, 2021 10:18:38 GMT -5
Funny to see the rats abandoning Brooklyn due to Hurricane Henri when the natural inclination should be to avoid that toxic waste dump all the time. I agree.. Have they cleaned up the Charles yet? My friends' daughter does crew. She's out there Spring to Fall..The Charles is much improved.
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Post by elvissurfs on Aug 22, 2021 10:25:42 GMT -5
Funny to see the rats abandoning Brooklyn due to Hurricane Henri when the natural inclination should be to avoid that toxic waste dump all the time. I agree.. Have they cleaned up the Charles yet? 'Love that dirty water...Boston is my town'...
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Post by Admin on Aug 22, 2021 11:42:37 GMT -5
Funny to see the rats abandoning Brooklyn due to Hurricane Henri when the natural inclination should be to avoid that toxic waste dump all the time. I agree.. Have they cleaned up the Charles yet?
After 50 Years, Boston's Charles River Just Became Swimmable AgainIt took $500 million and nearly two decades of work. Here's how the city did it.Stephanie Garlock
For half a century, the polluted waters of the Charles River have been accepted as fact in Boston. A 1966 rock and roll love letter to the city put them at the center of the city's mythology. (The chorus? "Well I love that dirty water. Boston you're my home"). That Beantown anthem is the Red Sox victory song in Fenway Park.
In 1995, the Environmental Protection Agency began giving an annual report card for the Charles. It's first grade? A D.
But something is changing. By 2012, the river earned a B+, according to William Walsh-Rogalski, an attorney for EPA's Boston-based Region 1. It's even clean enough, apparently, to swim in. Last Saturday, the Charles River Conservancy hosted the first recreational swim in the Charles River since public swimming was banned in the 1950s.
In groups of about two dozen, 144 swimmers jumped off a dock along the city's Esplanade park and splashed around in an enclosed swimming area.
So how did the river get clean enough? Mostly, Boston stopped pumping sewage into it.
Historic infrastructure in older cities like Boston makes cleaning local waterways a real challenge, Walsh-Rogalski explains. When the EPA launched the Clean Charles Initiative in 1995, the agency and several local non-profit partners found that there were problematic connections between the pipes that carried sewage and those that were meant to carry clean rainwater out to the river.
In much of the Boston area, the EPA found that these were, in fact, the same system. Local sewage infrastructure had been built in the late 19th or early 20th centuries, long before the environmental movement began efforts to clean up public waterways. When water levels were low, all of the liquid in the system -- both sewage and rainwater -- flowed harmlessly to be cleaned at a treatment center on Deer Island in Boston Harbor. When a major rainstorm hit, however, these systems got backed up. Everything in the pipes, sewage and all, would flush directly into the Charles and its tributaries through older drainage pipes that now violate the federal Clean Water Act.
Early clean-up efforts began in the late 1980s following major litigation surrounding the environmental impact on Boston Harbor. In the years before these projects began, Walsh-Rogalski says there were 1.7 billion gallons of this sewage-rain mix dumping directly into the Charles. Over the last few decades, EPA-enforced renovations to municipal sewage systems have reduced that number 99.5 percent.
These re-investments in local sewage and drainage systems show in the measurements taken by the Charles River Watershed Association, a local non-profit that has partnered with the EPA. The CRWA and their team of volunteers conduct monthly readings on the bacteria levels at 37 locations along the length of the Charles. During the summer, these volunteers do twice-weekly checks at spots along the last ten miles of the river, which flows through major recreation areas in Watertown, Cambridge, and Boston. One Cambridge resident has even earned the nickname "The Mad Kayaker" for his sleuthing for illegal sewage drains along the lower parts of the Charles. Clean water standards for human recreation are determined by regular readings of levels of E. coli, a bacterial class that experts say is a good indicator of the presence of waste (toilet water, sewage, and all that comes with it). Some level of E. coli is expected from animal droppings, but the EPA has also tested for pharmaceuticals, another clear indication of human contamination.
"People would always say it’s the beavers or the rats. Every municipality had a different animal they would blame it on," Walsh-Rogalski says. "That's why we also measure things like Tylenol and caffeine. There’s correlation where you see those things."
To be safe for swimming, water must have less than 126 colony forming units of E. Coli per 100 milliliters of water. The standards for safe boating are five times higher. When that nearly-failing D grade was first published in 1995, the part of the river that flows through Boston and Cambridge met boating standards 39 percent of the time and swimming standards an abysmal 19 percent of the time. In 2011, the river was rated safe for boating 82 percent of all days and swimming 54 percent of the time. The overall EPA grade for the last 10 miles of the river is calculated from a composite of daily forecasts and monthly readings. It has hovered for the last few years around B or B+, which many say is the best they can hope for for such an urban river.
It's hard to compare these Boston-based numbers to rivers in other major American cities, mostly because the EPA's Boston office is the only one that gives out letter grades. What began as a publicity stunt to draw attention to the dire situation in the Charles has become a nearly 20-year tradition, tracking the progress of environmental efforts in the area. The Boston office recently began grading the Mystic River in suburban Boston (currently a D) in hopes of bringing similar reinvestment efforts. Even without this easy comparison, Walsh-Rogalski says he wouldn't be surprised if the Charles ranked as one of the cleanest urban rivers in the country.
And last weekend, this progress was on display. Though the river has hosted a one-mile, competitive swim race for the last few summers, this was the first time swimming was open to the general public. It took the Charles River Conservancy, a local nonprofit that has made a "swimmable Charles" a major priority, several tries to get the right permits in place for the public swim. Those involved in the river clean-up say they hope these public events will draw attention to the progress already made and the work still to be done.
"Part of this has been the psychology of changing people’s view of the river. When it’s a sore, people said why spend money on it," Walsh-Rogalski told me. "If they can start doing these swims, eventually there might be a permanent beach established. We can change the psychology so people start demanding access to the river regularly."
Julie Wood, a Charles River Watershed Association scientist who oversees the bacterial testing programs, was one of the nearly 150 swimmers last weekend. While a regularly swimmable Charles is still years away, she says she would look forward to a public beach in Boston or Cambridge.
"It just felt like a nice jump in a very refreshing lake or river," Wood says of her quick dip off the Esplanade. "I took a shower after I got out, but there was no 'ick factor.'"
Top image: Brian Snyder/Reuters
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Post by kdp59 on Aug 22, 2021 12:05:21 GMT -5
so over on celtics blog, there has been discussion about weather or not L. Nance (Clev) or K.Anderson (mem) should be trade targets as the final piece for the off-season.
I know both have been discussed here this off-season, but I was wondering what some of the thoughts were here about either one NOW at this point in the off-season.
Either player would seem to be an upgrade over Grant Williams for depth.
Nance has two years left on his deal at $10.6M and $9.6M I think
while Anderson is on an expiring deal at around $9.9M.
so bringing them in using a TPE would take a big chunk of the Fournier one (which I think Stevens would prefer to hang onto for now) OR using matching salary's in a trade.
so to start things off I'll put out some ideas that would work for salary cap purposes in a trade for each
Nance to Boston for Dunn (Expiring) Langford ($3.8M) OR Nesmith ($3.6M) both still have rookie options
I think some type of draft capital may have to be included due to Nance have a second year under contract.
Anderson to Boston for
Dunn
Langford or Nesmith
no draft capital would be required since Anderson is expiring.
The big question is would anyone want to take on Dunn's expiring deal I suppose.
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Post by Admin on Aug 22, 2021 13:31:16 GMT -5
From an earlier post: 3 Targets for the Fournier TPE
Lastly is Kyle Anderson, one of the most likely TPE candidates after the Grizzlies’ recent moves. The 27-year-old is out of place on a rebuilding Memphis roster and is unlikely to stay with the club when he hits free agency next summer. The Memphis Grizzlies have already shown they are willing to sacrifice short-term success to capitalize on expiring deals as they did with Jonas Valanciunas, so they’ll likely do the same with Kyle Anderson. The Boston Celtics need power-forward depth, specifically a power forward that can play defense, shoot, and pass the ball. Anderson provides all that and more on a $9.9 million contract, and he’s a former Spur who was coached under Ime Udoka.
Since he’s an expiring contract and the Grizzlies have formed a log-jam at power forward, it’s unlikely it takes any more than minimal draft capital to pry him from Memphis, making the deal more than worth it. If Brad Stevens decides he wants to exercise the TPE now and frees up a roster spot, expect Anderson to be at the top of the Boston Celtics’ rumors.
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Post by elvissurfs on Aug 22, 2021 15:59:22 GMT -5
From an earlier post: 3 Targets for the Fournier TPE
Lastly is Kyle Anderson, one of the most likely TPE candidates after the Grizzlies’ recent moves. The 27-year-old is out of place on a rebuilding Memphis roster and is unlikely to stay with the club when he hits free agency next summer. The Memphis Grizzlies have already shown they are willing to sacrifice short-term success to capitalize on expiring deals as they did with Jonas Valanciunas, so they’ll likely do the same with Kyle Anderson. The Boston Celtics need power-forward depth, specifically a power forward that can play defense, shoot, and pass the ball. Anderson provides all that and more on a $9.9 million contract, and he’s a former Spur who was coached under Ime Udoka.
Since he’s an expiring contract and the Grizzlies have formed a log-jam at power forward, it’s unlikely it takes any more than minimal draft capital to pry him from Memphis, making the deal more than worth it. If Brad Stevens decides he wants to exercise the TPE now and frees up a roster spot, expect Anderson to be at the top of the Boston Celtics’ rumors.
That would be sweet...and they can take half our bench too if they want...gotta clear some roster spots and get rid of the riff raff...
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Post by elvissurfs on Aug 22, 2021 16:39:20 GMT -5
OT...Sox lost 10-1 today...pathetic...MFYankees have won nine in a row...
Can't wait until football starts...I expect Pats to be hecka better than folks think...just like my Celtics!...
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