Effect on Celtics 2016 1st rounder from The DJ-cision

[footey]

If they decide to tank, we have to figure out a way to get Parsons.

[heyvik]

What we have to hope for is this:

Dallas goes out and signs Seraphin, rolls with JJ, Matthews, Parsons, Dirk and Seraphin.
They get a decent bench AND

they start off HOT and look playoff bound....THEN AFTER the TRADE DEADLINE injuries and internal conflict leading them to bottom 6 record. Lottery draft happens and they end up with #8 in 2016. Couple that with Brooklyn winning the lottery and giving the pick to DA!!!

Perfect storm

[hodgy03038]

Dallas was the 8 seed this past year and they beat out New Orleans and OKC. They lose Chandler & Ellis and basically have no point guard. How could they possible make the playoffs? I can't see it with McGee/Seraphin or anyone else that seems available.

[get_banners]

Dallas tanking won't be easy. They aren't a playoff team, but to bottom out, they have to get rid of Dirk and Parsons. I'm not sure that's all that likely. With those two, plus Carlisle, I can't see them being one of the 7 worst non-playoff teams. You can say you want to tank, but its harder to do with veterans around unless you actually trade all your talent away. The Knicks last year sort of did that (though they were pretty bad as-is, and they got "lucky" w/ Melo's injury), and Philly has been doing that for a few years more blatantly than any team I can ever recall, but, again, tanking isn't really an option if you have vets like Dallas.

[Rida]

If they decide to tank, we have to figure out a way to get Parsons.

He had microfracture surgery, him and Wes Matthews are both massive injury risks