Pacers (36-34) at Celtics (45-26) Game #72 3/22/17

[BitterJim]

George FINALLY looked to post up one of our guards, but it was Marcus "basically a big man" Smart

[jpotter33]

Smart is doing a hell of a job staying with PG and making things tough for him.

[Phantom255x]

AB FOR 3!!!!!

[max215]

Lol Monta Ellis is a bum.

[Phantom255x]

JAYLEN!!!!!!!!!

[SCeltic34]

Nice pick by Smart to get Brown open for the oop.

[BitterJim]

Yeah, George is a goner this summer in a trade somewhere. There's no way he's staying there next summer, and Bird knows it at this point, which is why he was shopping him pretty hard at the deadline.

Would still love him if he'd be open to resigning here. It'd be sweet to land Griffin in free agency first then trade for George afterwards.

I'd hate to lose Crowder a lot though.

You can sign Griffin, trade for George, and keep Crowder. It's probably how Danny would prefer to do it

I'd hope so. Bradley and Fultz/Jackson DEFINITELY gone then. Maybe even KO.

If we sign a max FA, Kelly is gone. If we trade for George, the pick is gone. Bradley makes the most monetary sense in a trade for George, too

Will something like Bradley plus Rozier and the Brooklyn pick enough, though? I guess it depends upon how much Bird likes one of the top-3 or 4 prospects and where we end up landing.

It's fair value. If Bird doesn't want to take it, that's on him. There's no guarantee that George would stay here, so a top pick and a good player like Bradley us the most we should give up

If he is serious about his LA love and going there after NEXT season, then I wouldn't even do that trade.

Unless he signs a long term commitment I'd walk away. Maybe see the price on Butler then.

I like George's fit enough to take the risk. He'd be beautiful as a #2 option and doing a lot of spot up shooting. Butler, not so much

[CelticSooner]

Max just said "George is yelling and screaming but he's down by 15" lol

[Phantom255x]

Yeah, George is a goner this summer in a trade somewhere. There's no way he's staying there next summer, and Bird knows it at this point, which is why he was shopping him pretty hard at the deadline.

Would still love him if he'd be open to resigning here. It'd be sweet to land Griffin in free agency first then trade for George afterwards.

I'd hate to lose Crowder a lot though.

You can sign Griffin, trade for George, and keep Crowder. It's probably how Danny would prefer to do it

I'd hope so. Bradley and Fultz/Jackson DEFINITELY gone then. Maybe even KO.

If we sign a max FA, Kelly is gone. If we trade for George, the pick is gone. Bradley makes the most monetary sense in a trade for George, too

Will something like Bradley plus Rozier and the Brooklyn pick enough, though? I guess it depends upon how much Bird likes one of the top-3 or 4 prospects and where we end up landing.

It's fair value. If Bird doesn't want to take it, that's on him. There's no guarantee that George would stay here, so a top pick and a good player like Bradley us the most we should give up

If he is serious about his LA love and going there after NEXT season, then I wouldn't even do that trade.

Unless he signs a long term commitment I'd walk away. Maybe see the price on Butler then.

I like George's fit enough to take the risk. He'd be beautiful as a #2 option and doing a lot of spot up shooting. Butler, not so much

Bradley + Top-2 pick for one year rental? Nah. At least that's me.

[jpotter33]

Yeah, George is a goner this summer in a trade somewhere. There's no way he's staying there next summer, and Bird knows it at this point, which is why he was shopping him pretty hard at the deadline.

Would still love him if he'd be open to resigning here. It'd be sweet to land Griffin in free agency first then trade for George afterwards.

I'd hate to lose Crowder a lot though.

You can sign Griffin, trade for George, and keep Crowder. It's probably how Danny would prefer to do it

I'd hope so. Bradley and Fultz/Jackson DEFINITELY gone then. Maybe even KO.

If we sign a max FA, Kelly is gone. If we trade for George, the pick is gone. Bradley makes the most monetary sense in a trade for George, too

Will something like Bradley plus Rozier and the Brooklyn pick enough, though? I guess it depends upon how much Bird likes one of the top-3 or 4 prospects and where we end up landing.

It's fair value. If Bird doesn't want to take it, that's on him. There's no guarantee that George would stay here, so a top pick and a good player like Bradley us the most we should give up

If he is serious about his LA love and going there after NEXT season, then I wouldn't even do that trade.

Unless he signs a long term commitment I'd walk away. Maybe see the price on Butler then.

Take all this LA talk with a grain of salt. Every potential free agent is ALWAYS a lock to go to LA and none of them ever do anymore, e.g. Derozan, Durant, Aldridge, etc.

Unless something dramatic happens between now and then and they actually look like a decent team, I don't see George going there. I think he'd stay in Boston if he was traded here and we played up to par with how we should be playing. And if he wouldn't stay here and wants to play in LA no matter what, then he's not a Celtics-type player anyways.

[liam]

How many times do they miss Jaylen Brown alone under the hoop? Dang, need to look for the kid!

[BitterJim]

Yeah, George is a goner this summer in a trade somewhere. There's no way he's staying there next summer, and Bird knows it at this point, which is why he was shopping him pretty hard at the deadline.

Would still love him if he'd be open to resigning here. It'd be sweet to land Griffin in free agency first then trade for George afterwards.

I'd hate to lose Crowder a lot though.

You can sign Griffin, trade for George, and keep Crowder. It's probably how Danny would prefer to do it

I'd hope so. Bradley and Fultz/Jackson DEFINITELY gone then. Maybe even KO.

If we sign a max FA, Kelly is gone. If we trade for George, the pick is gone. Bradley makes the most monetary sense in a trade for George, too

Will something like Bradley plus Rozier and the Brooklyn pick enough, though? I guess it depends upon how much Bird likes one of the top-3 or 4 prospects and where we end up landing.

It's fair value. If Bird doesn't want to take it, that's on him. There's no guarantee that George would stay here, so a top pick and a good player like Bradley us the most we should give up

If he is serious about his LA love and going there after NEXT season, then I wouldn't even do that trade.

Unless he signs a long term commitment I'd walk away. Maybe see the price on Butler then.

I like George's fit enough to take the risk. He'd be beautiful as a #2 option and doing a lot of spot up shooting. Butler, not so much

Bradley + Top-2 pick for one year rental? Nah. At least that's me.

Obviously it's a bad deal if it ends up being for a rental, but I think playing on a team with IT, Horford, and Griffin with Brad coaching would be enough to get him to stay. He wants a championship, and that team would have a way better chance than LA will for the forseeable future

[CelticSooner]

Yeah, George is a goner this summer in a trade somewhere. There's no way he's staying there next summer, and Bird knows it at this point, which is why he was shopping him pretty hard at the deadline.

Would still love him if he'd be open to resigning here. It'd be sweet to land Griffin in free agency first then trade for George afterwards.

I'd hate to lose Crowder a lot though.

You can sign Griffin, trade for George, and keep Crowder. It's probably how Danny would prefer to do it

I'd hope so. Bradley and Fultz/Jackson DEFINITELY gone then. Maybe even KO.

If we sign a max FA, Kelly is gone. If we trade for George, the pick is gone. Bradley makes the most monetary sense in a trade for George, too

Will something like Bradley plus Rozier and the Brooklyn pick enough, though? I guess it depends upon how much Bird likes one of the top-3 or 4 prospects and where we end up landing.

It's fair value. If Bird doesn't want to take it, that's on him. There's no guarantee that George would stay here, so a top pick and a good player like Bradley us the most we should give up

If he is serious about his LA love and going there after NEXT season, then I wouldn't even do that trade.

Unless he signs a long term commitment I'd walk away. Maybe see the price on Butler then.

Take all this LA talk with a grain of salt. Every potential free agent is ALWAYS a lock to go to LA and none of them ever do anymore, e.g. Derozan, Durant, Aldridge, etc.

Unless something dramatic happens between now and then and they actually look like a decent team, I don't see George going there. I think he'd stay in Boston if he was traded here and we played up to par with how we should be playing. And if he wouldn't stay here and wants to play in LA no matter what, then he's not a Celtics-type player anyways.

Yeah not many guys are going to walk away from a contender to rebuild if the money is equal.

[Clench123]

Slow comeback...

[Surferdad]

Smart can't guard PG who is shooting over him.