NBA Off Season 2022

[Celtics2021]

For all the mentions of KDs age, he just put up a 30/7.4/6.4 season with shooting splits of 52/38/91 with a TS% of 63.4%. With a playoff hardened core of Tatum, Smart, Timelord and Horford around him, KD on Boston probably makes the Celtics the favorite to win it all.

And a Simmons/Jaylen duo in Brooklyn with tons of picks isn't so bad for the Nets

Wait, what is the the president of the Just Keep Jaylen Brown club doing suggesting such a thing???

His secret allegiance to the Just Acquire Kevin Durant club trumps all

Apparently so!  More posts like this and I might demand rights to the banner in his signature!

No, we should not trade for Kevin “I can’t win without Steph Curry” Durant if it means giving up Jaylen.

[Kernewek]

For all the mentions of KDs age, he just put up a 30/7.4/6.4 season with shooting splits of 52/38/91 with a TS% of 63.4%. With a playoff hardened core of Tatum, Smart, Timelord and Horford around him, KD on Boston probably makes the Celtics the favorite to win it all.

And a Simmons/Jaylen duo in Brooklyn with tons of picks isn't so bad for the Nets

Wait, what is the the president of the Just Keep Jaylen Brown club doing suggesting such a thing???

His secret allegiance to the Just Acquire Kevin Durant club trumps all

Apparently so!  More posts like this and I might demand rights to the banner in his signature!

No, we should not trade for Kevin “I can’t win without Steph Curry” Durant if it means giving up Jaylen.

I want to agree with you.

But Kevin Durant is pretty good at basketball.

[gouki88]

For all the mentions of KDs age, he just put up a 30/7.4/6.4 season with shooting splits of 52/38/91 with a TS% of 63.4%. With a playoff hardened core of Tatum, Smart, Timelord and Horford around him, KD on Boston probably makes the Celtics the favorite to win it all.

And a Simmons/Jaylen duo in Brooklyn with tons of picks isn't so bad for the Nets

Wait, what is the the president of the Just Keep Jaylen Brown club doing suggesting such a thing???

His secret allegiance to the Just Acquire Kevin Durant club trumps all

Apparently so!  More posts like this and I might demand rights to the banner in his signature!

No, we should not trade for Kevin “I can’t win without Steph Curry” Durant if it means giving up Jaylen.

I want to agree with you.

But Kevin Durant is pretty good at basketball.

Yeah, as villainous as I feel about it, the idea of pairing Tatum and Durant with Timelord and at least one of Smart/Al backing them up is quite tantalising.

You'd have two top 10 players in the league, both of whom are match-up nightmares for any and all.

[Celtics2021]

For all the mentions of KDs age, he just put up a 30/7.4/6.4 season with shooting splits of 52/38/91 with a TS% of 63.4%. With a playoff hardened core of Tatum, Smart, Timelord and Horford around him, KD on Boston probably makes the Celtics the favorite to win it all.

And a Simmons/Jaylen duo in Brooklyn with tons of picks isn't so bad for the Nets

Wait, what is the the president of the Just Keep Jaylen Brown club doing suggesting such a thing???

His secret allegiance to the Just Acquire Kevin Durant club trumps all

Apparently so!  More posts like this and I might demand rights to the banner in his signature!

No, we should not trade for Kevin “I can’t win without Steph Curry” Durant if it means giving up Jaylen.

I want to agree with you.

But Kevin Durant is pretty good at basketball.

Yeah, as villainous as I feel about it, the idea of pairing Tatum and Durant with Timelord and at least one of Smart/Al backing them up is quite tantalising.

You'd have two top 10 players in the league, both of whom are match-up nightmares for any and all.

Boo to all of you!  #JKJB

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Looks like PJ Tucker is opting out. If the Cs traded Horford, a Tucker/Grant Williams rotation at the 4 would be solid.

[Roy H.]

For all the mentions of KDs age, he just put up a 30/7.4/6.4 season with shooting splits of 52/38/91 with a TS% of 63.4%. With a playoff hardened core of Tatum, Smart, Timelord and Horford around him, KD on Boston probably makes the Celtics the favorite to win it all.

And a Simmons/Jaylen duo in Brooklyn with tons of picks isn't so bad for the Nets

Wait, what is the the president of the Just Keep Jaylen Brown club doing suggesting such a thing???

His secret allegiance to the Just Acquire Kevin Durant club trumps all

Apparently so!  More posts like this and I might demand rights to the banner in his signature!

No, we should not trade for Kevin “I can’t win without Steph Curry” Durant if it means giving up Jaylen.

I want to agree with you.

But Kevin Durant is pretty good at basketball.

Yeah, as villainous as I feel about it, the idea of pairing Tatum and Durant with Timelord and at least one of Smart/Al backing them up is quite tantalising.

You'd have two top 10 players in the league, both of whom are match-up nightmares for any and all.

Boo to all of you!  #JKJB

I wouldn't trade JB + picks.  That seems like an overpay, based upon what other teams might offer.

JB + pure salary filler (Theis + Nesmith, perhaps)?  That's hard.  Durant is going to be 34 at the start of the season, and he's in decline.  He's still All-NBA level, but will he be when he's 36?  38?  It's hard to conclude that.  I think he's already shown that he struggles to be a two-way player.  His offensive performance in the playoffs was definitely off.  And, the lineup would look a little odd:

Timelord / Horford
Durant / Grant
Tatum /
White /
Smart / Pritchard

Call me crazy, but I'd rather keep Brown, and then go all-in on other guys with the TPE, etc. 

Which one of these trades makes us better 1) next year and 2) in three years?

a)  Jaylen Brown + Theis + Nesmith for Kevin Durant
b)  Theis + Nesmith + Prichard + #1 for Harrison Barnes

Maybe I'm crazy, but I'd rather have Brown + Barnes than Durant.  It's simply a larger window, and it's not like Durant is an automatic trip to the Finals.

[Phantom255x]

So I see rumors that Golden State are willing to extend Wiggins, keep Poole at 100M+ (over 4-5 years) and a few of their bench players too despite already being well over the luxury tax and footing a massive tax bill.

Hopefully the C's are actually willing to spend past the luxury tax not just next year, but for some years beyond that too during Jaylen/Tatum's peak

[Phantom255x]

If Durant goes on the block, is there a better landing spot for his legacy than Boston and can any other team make a better offer than Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and lots of firsts?

Also, part of KD's desire to move to NY/BRK when he hit free agency was to be closer to his non-basketball business center. Boston is as close as he'll get to NYC, be in the NBA and in a title winning situation.

I would not make that trade

[DefenseWinsChamps]

If Durant goes on the block, is there a better landing spot for his legacy than Boston and can any other team make a better offer than Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and lots of firsts?

Also, part of KD's desire to move to NY/BRK when he hit free agency was to be closer to his non-basketball business center. Boston is as close as he'll get to NYC, be in the NBA and in a title winning situation.

I would not make that trade

Yeah I'm not trading Jaylen Brown. Also, given the choice to trade White or Smart, I'd trade Smart. He has more value, but I think White would excel next to three scorers a lot better than Smart.

[johnnygreen]

Bradley Beal to decline his $36.4M player option and become an UFA.

https://twitter.com/RTNBA/status/1539436918458372096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1539436918458372096%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FRTNBA2Fstatus2F1539436918458372096widget%3DTweet

(Sorry, I couldn't post the tweet)

[gouki88]

Bradley Beal to decline his $36.4M player option and become an UFA.

https://twitter.com/RTNBA/status/1539436918458372096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1539436918458372096%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FRTNBA2Fstatus2F1539436918458372096widget%3DTweet

(Sorry, I couldn't post the tweet)

https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rumors-bradley-beal-bobby-portis-nicolas-batum-lakers-nets/

Here is the article the tweet references

[pokeKingCurtis]

For all the mentions of KDs age, he just put up a 30/7.4/6.4 season with shooting splits of 52/38/91 with a TS% of 63.4%. With a playoff hardened core of Tatum, Smart, Timelord and Horford around him, KD on Boston probably makes the Celtics the favorite to win it all.

And a Simmons/Jaylen duo in Brooklyn with tons of picks isn't so bad for the Nets

Wait, what is the the president of the Just Keep Jaylen Brown club doing suggesting such a thing???

His secret allegiance to the Just Acquire Kevin Durant club trumps all

Apparently so!  More posts like this and I might demand rights to the banner in his signature!

No, we should not trade for Kevin “I can’t win without Steph Curry” Durant if it means giving up Jaylen.

I want to agree with you.

But Kevin Durant is pretty good at basketball.

Yeah, as villainous as I feel about it, the idea of pairing Tatum and Durant with Timelord and at least one of Smart/Al backing them up is quite tantalising.

You'd have two top 10 players in the league, both of whom are match-up nightmares for any and all.

Boo to all of you!  #JKJB

I wouldn't trade JB + picks.  That seems like an overpay, based upon what other teams might offer.

JB + pure salary filler (Theis + Nesmith, perhaps)?  That's hard.  Durant is going to be 34 at the start of the season, and he's in decline.  He's still All-NBA level, but will he be when he's 36?  38?  It's hard to conclude that.  I think he's already shown that he struggles to be a two-way player.  His offensive performance in the playoffs was definitely off.  And, the lineup would look a little odd:

Timelord / Horford
Durant / Grant
Tatum /
White /
Smart / Pritchard

Call me crazy, but I'd rather keep Brown, and then go all-in on other guys with the TPE, etc. 

Which one of these trades makes us better 1) next year and 2) in three years?

a)  Jaylen Brown + Theis + Nesmith for Kevin Durant
b)  Theis + Nesmith + Prichard + #1 for Harrison Barnes

Maybe I'm crazy, but I'd rather have Brown + Barnes than Durant.  It's simply a larger window, and it's not like Durant is an automatic trip to the Finals.

Weird thing is if it weren't for the Celts I'm not sure Durant would have looked so mortal...

Would the Bucks have put on the same defensive clinic as the Celts? I don't think so.

(I'm also JKJB though...and keeping the roster as intact as possible).

[seancally]

Beal declining his PO and will become an UFA:

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2022/06/bradley-beal-to-decline-option-enter-free-agency.html

[Surferdad]

There's no NBA Draft thread (yet) so putting this here: Anybody going to watch tonight?  C's do not have a 1st round pick, but lots of things happen on Draft Night, including trades.  Would love to see the C's acquire a pick somehow.

[Birdman]

Been watching draft since late 80’s and have not miss one yet.. but kind of lackluster when Celtics don’t have a 1st round pick