While I'm okay with the deal, I'm still not 100% sold.
Crowder: was a very good player. Not great but steady. Played good D, could hit 3's, and played hard all the time. While I wish he didn't settle for 3's so much, I still think he's an addition to the deal. We will have to wait and see weather Brown and Tatum are ready this year, but it's a lot of pressure on young guys.
Zizic: Don't have a clue, but with Baynes hurt, it shows Celts could use some depth at center.
Pick: certainly not a believer that Nets are going to make that great a jump. Possible they could, I guess, but don't see how you can make that determination from 3 pre-season games. I still see them as a top 5 pick.
IT: Really?? The guy was in the MVP battle. You have no idea how he will be when he comes back. Maybe, do to the fact he was apparently injured a fair amount of last season, he will come back faster and better. Who knows, but I will say, I'll miss what he brought to the team and how hard he played.
Listen, I like Irving and think he could be a top 10 player, but I'm going to wait a while before I can truly access the trade one way or the other.