Buy out Candidates?

[Humble G]

Little Early but who are some buy out candidates that Celtics could be interested in?

Spurs  are probably not going to make the playoffs the way it looks now. Rumors of trading DeRozan..........led to to think could LaMarcus Aldridge be bought out?

[Monkhouse]

Little Early but who are some buy out candidates that Celtics could be interested in?

Spurs  are probably not going to make the playoffs the way it looks now. Rumors of trading DeRozan..........led to to think could LaMarcus Aldridge be bought out?

I would wager there would be like 5% chance of them buying out LMA.

[slamtheking]

I strongly suspect the buyout market will be weak and even if it wasn't, I don't see anyone on the current roster the C's would be willing to cut bait on to sign a marginal player

[liam]

Little Early but who are some buy out candidates that Celtics could be interested in?

Spurs  are probably not going to make the playoffs the way it looks now. Rumors of trading DeRozan..........led to to think could LaMarcus Aldridge be bought out?

There are always players bought out every year that can help a team. I'm not really sure who those will be yet. We'll have to see who is totally out of the running and just wants to save some cash. Maybe Kaminsky who is Kelley lite. Maybe the Knicks buy out one of there big men, Taj, Portis, Randle... If the Piston go into full rebuild mode do they try and buy out Blake or Drummond? Too early to tell.

[saltlover]

I strongly suspect the buyout market will be weak and even if it wasn't, I don't see anyone on the current roster the C's would be willing to cut bait on to sign a marginal player

I know people like JaVonte Green and all, but if even a marginal upgrade becomes available, he will be released.  Given the number of players with fully guaranteed money next year, the presence of two, maybe three first round picks, and two-way players in Waters and Fall who are a near-lock (Waters) and likely (Fall) to earn NBA contracts next season, the odds that Green makes the roster are slim.  They’re not going to forego someone better this season in the hope of future development they weren’t going to capitalize on anyway.

[Jvalin]

How about Tristan Thompson? The Cavs are at 5-12 right now. Thompson's contract is about to expire next summer. I reckon he'd be a good fit for us at the C position.

[saltlover]

How about Tristan Thompson? The Cavs are at 5-12 right now. Thompson's contract is about to expire next summer. I reckon he'd be a good fit for us at the C position.

It would be surprising if Thompson weren’t tradable.

[Jvalin]

How about Tristan Thompson? The Cavs are at 5-12 right now. Thompson's contract is about to expire next summer. I reckon he'd be a good fit for us at the C position.

It would be surprising if Thompson weren’t tradable.

He's earning $18,539,130 though. It's possible that the Cavs won't find a playoff team willing to match salaries for him.

[liam]

How about Tristan Thompson? The Cavs are at 5-12 right now. Thompson's contract is about to expire next summer. I reckon he'd be a good fit for us at the C position.

It would be surprising if Thompson weren’t tradable.

He's earning $18,539,130 though. It's possible that the Cavs won't find a playoff team willing to match salaries for him.

The Cavs would want expiring, young talent or a pick, none of which I think would be worth a year of Thompson. But worse contracts have been traded for worse players, so....

[johnnygreen]

How about Tristan Thompson? The Cavs are at 5-12 right now. Thompson's contract is about to expire next summer. I reckon he'd be a good fit for us at the C position.

I actually like the versatility with having Theis, Kanter, and Williams at the center position. I feel like there could be chemistry issues in taking in a starter like Tristan Thompson, who would expect to play a certain number of minutes to get numbers for his next contract in the offseason.

[hardlyyardley]

Poirier....that is an expendable player

[Jvalin]

How about Tristan Thompson? The Cavs are at 5-12 right now. Thompson's contract is about to expire next summer. I reckon he'd be a good fit for us at the C position.

I actually like the versatility with having Theis, Kanter, and Williams at the center position. I feel like there could be chemistry issues in taking in a starter like Tristan Thompson, who would expect to play a certain number of minutes to get numbers for his next contract in the offseason.

Our 2 biggest rivals in the East are the Bucks and the Sixers. They are both very strong at the 4-5 positions. Personally speaking, I trust none of Theis/Kanter/Williams/Poirier to defend Giannis-BroLo / Horford-Embiid. Do you trust them?

Not saying that Thompson would be the perfect fit for us. Just saying that we need a starting caliber center.

[saltlover]

How about Tristan Thompson? The Cavs are at 5-12 right now. Thompson's contract is about to expire next summer. I reckon he'd be a good fit for us at the C position.

It would be surprising if Thompson weren’t tradable.

He's earning $18,539,130 though. It's possible that the Cavs won't find a playoff team willing to match salaries for him.

The Cavs would want expiring, young talent or a pick, none of which I think would be worth a year of Thompson. But worse contracts have been traded for worse players, so....

I’m sure the Cavs can get draft assets for him.  1st rounder, maybe not if they’re only taking on expiring salary back, but the number of useful players on expiring deals is rather low this year, and Thompson will be one of the better players available who meets that description. They can get something.

I think Portland makes sense if Nurkic isn’t ready to return.   Bazemore’s salary is actually greater than Thompson, which saves Portland a little luxury tax, but is not enough to push Cleveland into the tax themselves.

[slamtheking]

I strongly suspect the buyout market will be weak and even if it wasn't, I don't see anyone on the current roster the C's would be willing to cut bait on to sign a marginal player

I know people like JaVonte Green and all, but if even a marginal upgrade becomes available, he will be released.  Given the number of players with fully guaranteed money next year, the presence of two, maybe three first round picks, and two-way players in Waters and Fall who are a near-lock (Waters) and likely (Fall) to earn NBA contracts next season, the odds that Green makes the roster are slim.  They’re not going to forego someone better this season in the hope of future development they weren’t going to capitalize on anyway.

If Green wasn't productive when on the court, I'd agree.  however, he's shown to be the better player than Edwards so far.  When Edwards is having a cold night, we have Green to come off the bench to provide offense and his offense is geared towards driving to the basket which we could really use.

[saltlover]

I strongly suspect the buyout market will be weak and even if it wasn't, I don't see anyone on the current roster the C's would be willing to cut bait on to sign a marginal player

I know people like JaVonte Green and all, but if even a marginal upgrade becomes available, he will be released.  Given the number of players with fully guaranteed money next year, the presence of two, maybe three first round picks, and two-way players in Waters and Fall who are a near-lock (Waters) and likely (Fall) to earn NBA contracts next season, the odds that Green makes the roster are slim.  They’re not going to forego someone better this season in the hope of future development they weren’t going to capitalize on anyway.

If Green wasn't productive when on the court, I'd agree.  however, he's shown to be the better player than Edwards so far.  When Edwards is having a cold night, we have Green to come off the bench to provide offense and his offense is geared towards driving to the basket which we could really use.

Green v. Edwards doesn’t really matter this season.  Neither is getting meaningful playoff minutes unless there are significant injuries, in which case it’s not likely to matter much anyway.  Long-term, Edwards gets priority over Javonte due to age, ceiling, draft status, and his contract guarantee.  Heck, Edwards even costs less against the luxury tax than Green next year, which could matter as wel.

Javonte just scored a DNP-CD in a game in which both Hayward and Kemba were out, and where Waters came up from the G-League for his first ever game and played 20 minutes.  Green has 4 DNP-CDs in 6 games, despite the injury to Hayward and the poor play by Edwards, who only has one DNP in the same stretch.  It’s clear who’s higher in the organizational pecking order.  It’s not a given that Green is kept beyond the date when his contract would fully guarantee this season.

He’s a nice story, and I’m glad for him, but he will be jettisoned if any option presents itself.