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Re: brad wanamaker to the C’s? UPDATE, finalizing deal
« Reply #60 on: June 25, 2018, 06:51:13 PM »

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Weird signing on its own, must be something else coming.

Does this means Smart is gone? Larkin?

Don’t see the need for another combo guard. Kyrie/Rozier and Brown/Smart. Purely for depth I suppose. We shall see...

Larkin was always very unlikely to stay past this last season.  He was signed to just the one-year contract, meaning we don't have Bird or Restricted FA rights.     We can offer, I believe, just 1.8M to him for next year via Non-Bird rights. 

He gave up a much bigger contract last year Europe in order to come here on a make-do contract to prove he could play in the NBA.  His plan/hope probably was to land a bigger NBA contract this coming year.

My guess was always that Ainge signed Larkin figuring IT was going to miss a good chunk of the first half of the season. He was insurance and did a decent job in his role. Wanamaker should be a better fit for this roster because he will bring more versatility to the Guard position with his size particularly in that he can play without being exploited in defense.
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Re: brad wanamaker to the C’s? UPDATE, finalizing deal
« Reply #61 on: June 25, 2018, 07:04:50 PM »

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Larkin replacement, flexibility around both Rozier and Smart, and practically free. Gotta love our ability to round out our bench with Larkin, Theis, Wanamaker the last 2 years. They're cheap, and they're better than most ring chasing minimum guys in the NBA.

I say S&T Smart and picks for a Leonard rental if you can, give Rozier the backup PG keys, Wanamaker the 3rd string combo guard.

Bring Hayward along slow and roll the dice on riding Kawhi to a title.

Starting lineup: Irving - Hayward - Kawhi - Tatum - Horford (!)
Bench mob: Rozier - Brown - Baynes - Theis
Deep bench: Wanamaker - Williams
Roster: Ojeyele - Yabusele - Bird

Re: brad wanamaker to the C’s? UPDATE, finalizing deal
« Reply #62 on: June 25, 2018, 07:17:05 PM »

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I like what I see, looks like a nice role player. After what Theis came in and did any overseas signing feels pretty good.

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« Reply #63 on: June 25, 2018, 07:24:10 PM »

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I like Bird better. Are we going to sign Bird?

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« Reply #64 on: June 25, 2018, 07:25:37 PM »

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I like Bird better. Are we going to sign Bird?

Different roles. Bird has no business playing the point, he's a swingman. With Bird it'll come down to how he looks relative to Nader, most likely. Wouldn't be surprised if that goes all the way to a training camp battle.

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« Reply #65 on: June 25, 2018, 07:41:47 PM »

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I like Bird better. Are we going to sign Bird?

I also like Bird better. This isn't a promising move for him, but as bogg said above, he is fairly versatile. Frankly, all of our guards outside of Kyrie can now comfortably play/guard multiple positions. That is one reason to be happier with Wanamaker over Larkin.

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« Reply #66 on: June 25, 2018, 08:27:55 PM »

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I like Bird better. Are we going to sign Bird?

This signing has no effect on Bird. Bird impacts Nader, Wanamaker impacts Larkin.

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« Reply #67 on: June 25, 2018, 08:49:01 PM »

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wahlberger maker?

is he related to THONG maker?

 ;D ;D

I'm just curious as to whether or not he drives a Winnebago ;) ;D. #ShakeTheWanamaker ;D

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« Reply #68 on: June 25, 2018, 08:55:31 PM »

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I had no idea he has participated in The Basketball Tournament before...

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« Reply #69 on: June 25, 2018, 09:43:20 PM »

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Can we bring Euros like Wannamaker over to play in summer league? It would be nice to see him and Theis in Summer league, wouldnt it?
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« Reply #70 on: June 25, 2018, 09:57:14 PM »

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Can we bring Euros like Wannamaker over to play in summer league? It would be nice to see him and Theis in Summer league, wouldnt it?
Why would they play summer league? They are older veteran players who are basically locks to make the team.

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« Reply #71 on: June 25, 2018, 10:20:41 PM »

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If I'm not mistaken Wanamker and Theis were teammates in Bamberg in 2015-16.

He started most Euroleague games for Fenerbahce, arguably the strongest team in Europe. I see Wanamaker as a replacement, hopefully even an upgrade over Larkin as the third string PG.

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« Reply #72 on: June 25, 2018, 10:22:30 PM »

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Can we bring Euros like Wannamaker over to play in summer league? It would be nice to see him and Theis in Summer league, wouldnt it?
Why would they play summer league? They are older veteran players who are basically locks to make the team.
True, just day dreaming. I'm ready for Celtics Basketball now [dang it].
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« Reply #73 on: June 25, 2018, 10:26:00 PM »

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Can we bring Euros like Wannamaker over to play in summer league? It would be nice to see him and Theis in Summer league, wouldnt it?
Why would they play summer league? They are older veteran players who are basically locks to make the team.
True, just day dreaming. I'm ready for Celtics Basketball now [dang it].
I know. In the same boat. Luckily for me I got a 2 week trip to Cyprus/Greece to clear my mind of it lol. So hopefully will be back right in time for the start of summer league.

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« Reply #74 on: June 25, 2018, 11:29:27 PM »

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It looks like he's showing a lot of contested 3's in the videos I watched. I wonder what he'll shoot on open threes he'll get in The Celtics system? Kinda reminds me a little of Tony Delk. He looks very strong.