I usually limit my post to the draft or the occasional trade speculation but this trade deadline and next season has me really wondering what direction BS goes.


Questions I have

  1. Can a team with Pritchard and Simons playing heavy rotational minutes hold up deep into the playoffs? I have always felt a good team can protect one less than neutral defender. PP has always given great effort and is really strong for his size but at 6'2 we know his is limited and needs to be schemed for. Simons has improved but he also isn't really being hunted in the regular season.
   If the team plans to move forward with both of them I think that effects who/what type of big they go after to add to the big man rotation
   I also think it makes Garza unplayable in the playoffs



  2. Long term assuming continued development are the Cs better off starting Walsh/Hugo along side White, JB, JT, and Queta/Other center option with PP or Simons playing a heavy minute bench 6th man role? I'm bullish on Hugo long term and given his age and what he has shown this season wouldn't be shocked to see him as an every starter next season. Starting 4++ defenders in White,Hugo/Waslh,JB, and JT may change how the team has to approach the starting center and the center rotation in general. A player I have liked as an over pay Celtics target in Okongwu but given his smaller size I worry he would struggle as a true anchor but paired with those 4 (with walsh as a 5th coming off the bench) elite defenders I see him as a great option. Even Garza is a more playable option to me if he is surrounded by elite defense.

  3. Does Hauser need to be the odd man out? With JT coming back, the rise of Walsh and the surprise of Hugo I think Hause's minutes become tough. Not to mention Baylor and Minott have shown they can be rotational players. If Simons is being retained I expect Hauser and the 26 1st to be the chips used to bring in a big man.   


 

This post aged well!! Like I said, he can score!!! 39 points and put the team on his back on offense! I like this kid a lot.
Man it would be hard to trade him or not give him an offer.
Let?s go AS!!!

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Amid Ja Morant trade talks, Jaren Jackson Jr. remains a player the Memphis Grizzlies want to build with, according to an ESPN report. However, that stance hasn?t stopped various teams across the league from registering interest in Jackson Jr, including the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics, league sources told HoopsHype.

I guess it's now officially a "rumor", rather than pure speculation.

Am not a huge fan of JJJ, but if Brad does take a swing at him, I hope Hugo isn?t part of the package. I think Hugo will be a special player for the Celtics.

Unreal.  The Dodgers have no limit.

Literally. They'll probably win the WS this year?they certainly should, based on talent alone?but there's likely to be no MLB in 2027, and what happens then is anybody's guess.

But, yeah, for now, it's like, "Oh look, the Dodgers got another all-star."

Amid Ja Morant trade talks, Jaren Jackson Jr. remains a player the Memphis Grizzlies want to build with, according to an ESPN report. However, that stance hasn?t stopped various teams across the league from registering interest in Jackson Jr, including the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics, league sources told HoopsHype.

I guess it's now officially a "rumor", rather than pure speculation.