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Should the Celtics waive TA if they find three players that can help them now?

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Offline wdleehi

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I ask this if TA is done for the season. 


Let's say the Celtics sign Smith or Moore.

Let's say somehow Marbury is signed (I hope not)

And let's say a swingman that is better then the rookies and equal to TA becomes available.



Do the Celtics waive TA to sign him and make sure Pierce is not gassed by the time the playoffs roll around.

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I guess it depends on whether they can bring 3 useful guys (which might be asking a lot)...and the salary repercussions
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I think Doc is going to have to give Walker and Pruitt bigger minutes.
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I don't like the idea of cutting someone loose who can contribute next year, and will have his salary count against the cap.

That third replacement would want to be one heck of a talent for me to be happy with that scenario.

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I don't think they will.  Between Eddie, Scal, and Tony, the team has close to $9 million in expiring contracts to use as trade chips next season.  They team may want to hold on to him for that reason.  Plus, due to luxury tax, they're essentially going to be paying $5 million to have him on the roster next year, so they may as well try to get something out of him.

If the team is going to cut somebody, I assume it will be Giddens.

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I don't think they will.  Between Eddie, Scal, and Tony, the team has close to $9 million in expiring contracts to use as trade chips next season.  They team may want to hold on to him for that reason.  Plus, due to luxury tax, they're essentially going to be paying $5 million to have him on the roster next year, so they may as well try to get something out of him.

If the team is going to cut somebody, I assume it will be Giddens.

Good point on Giddens.

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Yeah, sadly TA is one of those guys whose salary dump is becoming more valuable than his court skills.

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I don't think they will.  Between Eddie, Scal, and Tony, the team has close to $9 million in expiring contracts to use as trade chips next season.  They team may want to hold on to him for that reason.  Plus, due to luxury tax, they're essentially going to be paying $5 million to have him on the roster next year, so they may as well try to get something out of him.

If the team is going to cut somebody, I assume it will be Giddens.

Good point on Giddens.


The comment on Giddens was certainly a fine point.

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If they brought in Marbury, Smith, and could get an effective wing, I'd cut Pruitt.

Why?

1) He won't sniff the floor with Rondo, House, Marbury, and another 2/3 on this roster.

2) There's a team option next year on him, which means not only won't we be responsible for paying him next year (unlike Allen and Giddens), but the team would likely not need him if Marbury had any interest in returning. 

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If they brought in Marbury, Smith, and could get an effective wing, I'd cut Pruitt.

Why?

1) He won't sniff the floor with Rondo, House, Marbury, and another 2/3 on this roster.

2) There's a team option next year on him, which means not only won't we be responsible for paying him next year (unlike Allen and Giddens), but the team would likely not need him if Marbury had any interest in returning. 

There is not chance they would bring Marbury back the following year.  Marbury's ego would never allow him to take so little money to backup Rondo. 

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No.

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personally, im for anything that gets TA out of here.  :-\

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I don't think they will.  Between Eddie, Scal, and Tony, the team has close to $9 million in expiring contracts to use as trade chips next season.  They team may want to hold on to him for that reason.  Plus, due to luxury tax, they're essentially going to be paying $5 million to have him on the roster next year, so they may as well try to get something out of him.

If the team is going to cut somebody, I assume it will be Giddens.
agreed
I also don't think they'd cut Pruitt as he has trade value, Giddens probably none.  Tony is proving to be turnover and injury prone, not a good combination.  At least his contract is relatively affordable.
no marbury
Good point on Giddens.


The comment on Giddens was certainly a fine point.

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personally, im for anything that gets TA out of here.  :-\

I am has big of an anti-TA guy as there is on here, but we would have to have a significant player become available to make that move. There is no value at all in dumping our trash for someone else's. The devil you know is better than the devil you don't...

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I don't think they will.  Between Eddie, Scal, and Tony, the team has close to $9 million in expiring contracts to use as trade chips next season.  They team may want to hold on to him for that reason.  Plus, due to luxury tax, they're essentially going to be paying $5 million to have him on the roster next year, so they may as well try to get something out of him.
Very interesting point, and perhaps one reason why the Celtics were not so quick to jump on the oppty to get Nocioni.
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