Kemba Walker (Kemba to formalize agreement on Sunday, pg 40)

[Ogaju]

God, Ainge is so bad. What a useless signing.

Welcome to your 2019/20 Boston Hornets.

Anyone who sleeps on 21 year old Tatum and 22 year old Brown has not been paying much attention. Celticsblog had good article about them. Add recovered Hayward and Kemba and that is a very, very good team years beyond the Hornets.

https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/6/26/18759050/jaylen-brown-jayson-tatum-future-boston-celtics

Yeah people act like Giannis and Kawhi came into the league beasting, like it did not take them any time to develop  into the beasts they are today.

[RJ87]

God, Ainge is so bad. What a useless signing.

Welcome to your 2019/20 Boston Hornets.

Anyone who sleeps on 21 year old Tatum and 22 year old Brown has not been paying much attention. Celticsblog had good article about them. Add recovered Hayward and Kemba and that is a very, very good team years beyond the Hornets.

https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/6/26/18759050/jaylen-brown-jayson-tatum-future-boston-celtics

I can buy leaps by Brown and Tatum, but people need to stop acting like Hayward's recovery is a sure thing. We cannot count on him.

[rondofan1255]

God, Ainge is so bad. What a useless signing.

Welcome to your 2019/20 Boston Hornets.

Anyone who sleeps on 21 year old Tatum and 22 year old Brown has not been paying much attention. Celticsblog had good article about them. Add recovered Hayward and Kemba and that is a very, very good team years beyond the Hornets.

https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/6/26/18759050/jaylen-brown-jayson-tatum-future-boston-celtics

Yeah people act like Giannis and Kawhi came into the league beasting, like it did not take them any time to develop  into the beasts they are today.

Yeah, it was a debate on CelticsBlog in summer 2015 (?) whether Kawhi was even worth a max. That’s after four years NBA experience

[Ogaju]

God, Ainge is so bad. What a useless signing.

Welcome to your 2019/20 Boston Hornets.

Anyone who sleeps on 21 year old Tatum and 22 year old Brown has not been paying much attention. Celticsblog had good article about them. Add recovered Hayward and Kemba and that is a very, very good team years beyond the Hornets.

https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/6/26/18759050/jaylen-brown-jayson-tatum-future-boston-celtics

I can buy leaps by Brown and Tatum, but people need to stop acting like Hayward's recovery is a sure thing. We cannot count on him.

Hayward already showed signs of life I am sure he will be better just by the new alignment on the team. Again addition by subtraction. With Kyrie gone there will be more air in the room for everybody because that guy sure knew how to suck the air out of the room.

[BringToughnessBack]

God, Ainge is so bad. What a useless signing.

Welcome to your 2019/20 Boston Hornets.

Anyone who sleeps on 21 year old Tatum and 22 year old Brown has not been paying much attention. Celticsblog had good article about them. Add recovered Hayward and Kemba and that is a very, very good team years beyond the Hornets.

https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/6/26/18759050/jaylen-brown-jayson-tatum-future-boston-celtics

I can buy leaps by Brown and Tatum, but people need to stop acting like Hayward's recovery is a sure thing. We cannot count on him.

Hayward already showed signs of life I am sure he will be better just by the new alignment on the team. Again addition by subtraction. With Kyrie gone there will be more air in the room for everybody because that guy sure knew how to suck the air out of the room.

Yes, I will choose to be optimistic that next year we will see a closer version of Utah Hayward. Look forward to seeing the next year of growth for our potential future super stars as well. Kemba will also add some serious talent, passion and spice to the mix. Hopefully this new mix will all blend better together then this past year.

[RJ87]

God, Ainge is so bad. What a useless signing.

Welcome to your 2019/20 Boston Hornets.

Anyone who sleeps on 21 year old Tatum and 22 year old Brown has not been paying much attention. Celticsblog had good article about them. Add recovered Hayward and Kemba and that is a very, very good team years beyond the Hornets.

https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/6/26/18759050/jaylen-brown-jayson-tatum-future-boston-celtics

I can buy leaps by Brown and Tatum, but people need to stop acting like Hayward's recovery is a sure thing. We cannot count on him.

Hayward already showed signs of life I am sure he will be better just by the new alignment on the team. Again addition by subtraction. With Kyrie gone there will be more air in the room for everybody because that guy sure knew how to suck the air out of the room.

And he already showed signs of disappearing. The only thing Gordon did consistently last year was be inconsistent. Kyrie's departure doesn't automatically mean Gordon is pre-injury/Utah Gordon. I know that's what people want to hold onto and that's fine, but it's not a guarantee. If he turns the corner, great. But I just don't expect it. I'm not pinning my hopes on a mentally fragile player.

[celticinorlando]

I am willing to give Hayward a pass for last season.

[Rondo9]

God, Ainge is so bad. What a useless signing.

Welcome to your 2019/20 Boston Hornets.

Anyone who sleeps on 21 year old Tatum and 22 year old Brown has not been paying much attention. Celticsblog had good article about them. Add recovered Hayward and Kemba and that is a very, very good team years beyond the Hornets.

https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/6/26/18759050/jaylen-brown-jayson-tatum-future-boston-celtics

I can buy leaps by Brown and Tatum, but people need to stop acting like Hayward's recovery is a sure thing. We cannot count on him.

Hayward already showed signs of life I am sure he will be better just by the new alignment on the team. Again addition by subtraction. With Kyrie gone there will be more air in the room for everybody because that guy sure knew how to suck the air out of the room.

And he already showed signs of disappearing. The only thing Gordon did consistently last year was be inconsistent. Kyrie's departure doesn't automatically mean Gordon is pre-injury/Utah Gordon. I know that's what people want to hold onto and that's fine, but it's not a guarantee. If he turns the corner, great. But I just don't expect it. I'm not pinning my hopes on a mentally fragile player.

Just because he experienced setbacks last year doesn’t make one a mentally fragile player. He came off a horrific ankle injury and was naturally hesitant. I think Gordon will be more confident this year.

[BringToughnessBack]

I am willing to give Hayward a pass for last season.

As am I. That injury was beyond brutal. A full pre season and offseason should help as well. Mental is the biggest obstacle and a year removed should help that.

[RJ87]

God, Ainge is so bad. What a useless signing.

Welcome to your 2019/20 Boston Hornets.

Anyone who sleeps on 21 year old Tatum and 22 year old Brown has not been paying much attention. Celticsblog had good article about them. Add recovered Hayward and Kemba and that is a very, very good team years beyond the Hornets.

https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/6/26/18759050/jaylen-brown-jayson-tatum-future-boston-celtics

I can buy leaps by Brown and Tatum, but people need to stop acting like Hayward's recovery is a sure thing. We cannot count on him.

Hayward already showed signs of life I am sure he will be better just by the new alignment on the team. Again addition by subtraction. With Kyrie gone there will be more air in the room for everybody because that guy sure knew how to suck the air out of the room.

And he already showed signs of disappearing. The only thing Gordon did consistently last year was be inconsistent. Kyrie's departure doesn't automatically mean Gordon is pre-injury/Utah Gordon. I know that's what people want to hold onto and that's fine, but it's not a guarantee. If he turns the corner, great. But I just don't expect it. I'm not pinning my hopes on a mentally fragile player.

Just because he experienced setbacks last year doesn’t make one a mentally fragile player. He came off a horrific ankle injury and was naturally hesitant. I think Gordon will be more confident this year.

And we can agree to disagree. It's not his fault his ankle betrayed him, but I don't have any hope or faith in him. I think he will be the same inconsistent player next season as he was this season.

[wiley]

To expect Utah Hayward is asking a lot.  It's asking too much.  That doesn't mean he has no value.

Just something between Utah Hayward and last year (didn't advanced stats say he was better than he looked?)...or how about 3/4 of Utah player.  I do think he'll get better gradually over the next two years...up until the point when age starts to level him off, then back down the slope. 

This year I expect Hayward to come off the bench and be one of the best bench players in the league, a calming influence, an all around type player and facilitator, coach on the floor, etc.  Plus scoring. He's clearly an asset.

If we needed to use Tatum's great value to get the big we want...then I'd be okay with Hayward starting at SF.  I just don't think he should start over Tatum or Brown.  Maybe he can start over Smart if our new center is beefy enough.   

Friends with Kemba too. Maybe helped get him in here...

[rondofan1255]

Kemba Walker plans to commit to a four-year, $141M maximum contract with the Boston Celtics after free agency opens on Sunday, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.

https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1145068763345248258?s=21

Kemba Walker plans to be in Boston on Sunday to finalize a formal agreement with the Celtics, league sources tell ESPN.

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1145068958330081281?s=21

[celticinorlando]

Hayward...second surgery late in summer derailed him. Lost confidence and mentally took some time. Really struggled fitting in with Kyrie on the floor as well as Rozier on the second unit.

I expect he was embarrassed and flat out p---ed off.

As for Kemba. Love how Danny got this done immediately. No visits, no playing around. I appreciate Kemba and his willingness to come to Boston.

[BudweiserCeltic]

I am willing to give Hayward a pass for last season.

Does he need a pass though? He had a good season.

[ashanm10]

Lego Kemba - do what others did not

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1145068763345248258