Shams: Porzingis to Boston?

[Surferdad]

Agree with all who say this trade would ruin the team balance. KD is not a top-15 player all time. I put him in the 15-20 range.

[Kernewek]

That does bring up a good point, though: while I wouldn't trade Durant for Porzingis today (or wanted to trade a package for him in February of last season), Durant can be credibly included in the conversation for one of the best NBA players of all time - certainly of his era - while Kristaps is not.

[RJ87]

This is clearly the best opportunity KP has had to win. Instead of coming in to save the day, he's just one of the pieces. There's a lot less pressure here. He's probably the best third option in the league. There aren't that many other teams where this would be the case. The Celtics have the infrastructure in place to win. I'd argue that NY and Dallas were not prepared to win a ring.

I'm surprised it didn't work out for them in Dallas.

Not surprised about New York though. Porzingis took a lot of heat and bullets but that team was still sort of dysfunctional (remember the Phil Jackson days?) and didn't have enough talent on the roster around him. Porzingis did improve and have some good seasons but unfortunately got hurt which made him miss a season. Then they dealt him but it was clear KP didn't see it working in NY and NY clearly weren't patient enough.

I'm not surprised it didn't work out in Dallas. As much as everyone fawns over Luka's stats, he still prefers to take the shot himself than to pass the ball - even when he has a considerably worse shot. I always think about the video someone posted to Youtube a few years ago (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-lbmsrMbJ0). Of course KP was going to get frustrated eventually.

[Donoghus]

Said it about a month ago.  Tatum is the guy but Zinger is the straw that stirs the drink.  The offense is so dynamic when he's out there.  He's slotted in so well and he's not being asked to be the alpha.  He's allowing to just play his game with no pressure and it makes everyone better around him.

[Redz]

Said it about a month ago.  Tatum is the guy but Zinger is the straw that stirs the drink.  The offense is so dynamic when he's out there.  He's slotted in so well and he's not being asked to be the alpha.  He's allowing to just play his game with no pressure and it makes everyone better around him.

I had no idea he could score in so many ways until he came here.  He always seemed to be hanging about by the 3 line when he played against us.

[Who]

Agree with all who say this trade would ruin the team balance. KD is not a top-15 player all time. I put him in the 15-20 range.

I have him around 30. More like the Scottie Pippen range.

[ozgod]

Well he laid a big fat egg just about his second game in the playoffs with us...1-9, 0-4 from 3, missed bunnies from 12 feet away, was treated like a turnstile by Heat players, got into an argument with Jaylen and was a -32 in a game we lost by 10 points. WE EXPECT BETTER!

[SparzWizard]

Guess the naysayers will come out and say it was a mistake trading away Timelord and Smart for KP and Jrue.

[ozgod]

Not only that he had one field goal attempt the entire second half? 

[tazzmaniac]

Guess the naysayers idiots will come out and say it was a mistake trading away Timelord and Smart for KP and Jrue.

Corrected that for you.

[Roy H.]

Well he laid a big fat egg just about his second game in the playoffs with us...1-9, 0-4 from 3, missed bunnies from 12 feet away, was treated like a turnstile by Heat players, got into an argument with Jaylen and was a -32 in a game we lost by 10 points. WE EXPECT BETTER!

By far his worst game of the season. 

[RodyTur10]

Send him back to Latvia, he doesn't belong  .

[celticsclay]

Guess the naysayers idiots will come out and say it was a mistake trading away Timelord and Smart for KP and Jrue.

Corrected that for you.

Nicely done Tazz. tp

[Big333223]

Great Game 1, couldn't have been worse in Game 2. We'll see how he looks in Game 3.

[jambr380]

Guess the naysayers idiots will come out and say it was a mistake trading away Timelord and Smart for KP and Jrue.

Corrected that for you.

I’m an idiot, but I’d rather have Smart over Jrue straight up. Smart elevates his play in the playoffs, is a lot cheaper, and several years younger.

But I get why we had to make the deal for Porzingis the way we did. It just really sucks that the Clippers pulled out of the original deal. We’d have Smart, TL, and our 2029 pick.

Porzingis in place of Brogdon is a fine trade off imo - even with the inconsistencies. Hopefully he evaluates what he needs to improve upon and bounces back next game and beyond.