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Celtics Talk / Re: Celtics 2025-26 Regular Season Discussion
« Last post by Jiri Welsch on Today at 06:33:33 PM »Really don't think it's wise to trade this year's pick.
Why? People are already complaining that BOS isn't tanking enough and the pick won't have all that much value if BOS is a 0.500'ish team, which is where this appears to be headed, if not better (worse in terms of the pick odds). What I am suggesting is to only trade the pick if the return is a legit starting big. That will make the 2025-26 team even better, but the primary goal is to bolster 2026-27. Is the, say, 12th or 15th pick going to help the 2026-27 team? I don't see it.
In fact, I predict that if BOS still has the pick on draft night, and it does end up in the say 12-15 range, that BOS probably trades back and picks up more future firsts, which will drive everyone crazy. For me, the best thing is to trade Simons and the pick for a real player. A starting big. A known quantity. I get that if BOS is in the lottery, there is like a 1% chance it turns into a top 3 pick, but even that pick doesn't help the Tatum and Brown window for at least a few years.
This is all valid. My thinking is that the Celtics should set themselves up for one more "five year window" with the Jays after this season. And in order to actually compete most of those years, they're going to need some legitimate young and affordable guys to supplement the stars and elevate the roster (the Brandon Bass, Nate Robinson, Big Baby types from the old Big 3 Era).
If somehow Simons + this year's pick can net you a legitimate 3rd star, then obviously you pull the trigger. I just don't see that happening -- so I'm hesitant to get rid of a valuable roster construction piece.
I think this year's pick is a chance to get a solid young guy who could become an affordable rotation piece later on in our second window.
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