Shams: Four Celtics Facing Min. 7 Day Quarantine (TimeLord, TT, Grant, Carsen)

[Roy H.]

Does anyone know if the league allow 10 day contract type solutions for situations like this?

Don't think so

Celts still have 10 or more players available to play

We're down to 9, are we not? Kemba, Teague, 4 newly out with covid, Langford, Green. 8 out of 17 players? Or is Edwards not out?

I believe that Green is available, as is Edwards.

[Sophomore]

Evan Turner could sign a 10-day, I believe.

[hpantazo]

Evan Turner could sign a 10-day, I believe.

Now that would be awesome! Sign up Brad too while we're at it. He was a decent shooter back in the day

[Roy H.]

Evan Turner could sign a 10-day, I believe.

I’m not sure that he could. The CBA does not allow player coaches.

[jpd985]

Evan Turner could sign a 10-day, I believe.

I’m not sure that he could. The CBA does not allow player coaches.

Somebody should tell that to Kyrie

[SHAQATTACK]

Tacko can't get covid ,  he is too tall,  the virus doesn't live in outer space.

[SHAQATTACK]

Tacko should stand near basket ,  toss him the ball , catch and dunk .   Every time down court you look for this . If.. They collapse on him and you shoot an easy 12-14 jumper wide open. 

[bdm860]

Does anyone know if the league allow 10 day contract type solutions for situations like this?

Don't think so

Celts still have 10 or more players available to play

We're down to 9, are we not? Kemba, Teague, 4 newly out with covid, Langford, Green. 8 out of 17 players? Or is Edwards not out?

I have a feeling I watched a game where only 6 or 7 players dressed for a game. It was due to a bunch of big trades happening all at the same time. Maybe Nellie in Dallas in the mid-90s.

Not 100% sure about this.

I know it's happened a few times.

One famous one was Golden State with Nellie in 2010 and they had only 6 healthy players.  But you have to dress at least 8, so 2 injured players were in uniform but not going to play.  Then a player got injured 5 mins into a game, and then later another fouled out, so they were down to only 4 healthy players, but the refs made the injured players go in since they were in uniform and they had get "re-injured" to leave the game.  Interesting stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHeAHaxW0nI


Then there was the Knicks in 2009.  This was when Marbury was sitting out that final year, and the Knicks had made a bunch of trades and also had injuries and didn't had enough players.  Knicks offered to let Marbury play (I believe they mutually agreed he would sit out at the beginning of the year) but Marbury declined.  The Wizards coach Eddie Jordan got fired because he lost to a team with only 7 available players.

Scroll through the box scores and look at the Knicks lineups from 11/21/08 to about 12/16/08  They're playing only 7 players most of the time, with a lot of "Did Not Dress" and "Not with Team" filling up the box scores.

[wiley]

IMO Tacko should get 15 minutes...I don't think that will lose us the game at all.  I think it keeps the other team at least mildly off balance.  Do not overplay Theis during these days!  He'll get injured.

[liam]

Tacko can't get covid ,  he is too tall,  the virus doesn't live in outer space.

Tacko is always 6 feet away. 

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Tacko can't get covid ,  he is too tall,  the virus doesn't live in outer space.

Tacko is always 6 feet away. 

Touché, and TP.

[liam]

The nba needs to expand rosters to at least 20 players per team if they are going to be quarantine players like this. It’s a stranger season than the bubble.

[Sophomore]

Evan Turner could sign a 10-day, I believe.

I’m not sure that he could. The CBA does not allow player coaches.

I don’t think it’ll happen, but there was some joking about it before the season. It used to be allowed - Mike Dunleavy did it in the 1990s - but that might have changed. https://vault.si.com/vault/1990/04/09/the-trials-of-the-temps-ah-the-bittersweet-life-of-the-nba-10-day-player-here-today-gone-tomorrow-to-the-nets-or-wherever

[Roy H.]

Evan Turner could sign a 10-day, I believe.

I’m not sure that he could. The CBA does not allow player coaches.

I don’t think it’ll happen, but there was some joking about it before the season. It used to be allowed - Mike Dunleavy did it in the 1990s - but that might have changed. https://vault.si.com/vault/1990/04/09/the-trials-of-the-temps-ah-the-bittersweet-life-of-the-nba-10-day-player-here-today-gone-tomorrow-to-the-nets-or-wherever

Yeah, I’m not sure which year the rule was implemented, but it’s not allowed anymore. The obvious reason is that a team could sign a veteran to a league minimum contract, and then pay them $20 million per year as assistant coach.

[hpantazo]

The refs better not get our guys into foul trouble with bs calls tonight.