Is Grant a goner? (Yes: Traded to DAL for second rounders)

[Roy H.]

In terms of the seconds, there are varying reports:

Adam Himmelsbach
@AdamHimmelsbach
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53m
According to a league source, the Celtics will get two second-round picks and a 2025 second-round pick swap in the Grant Williams deal.

Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn
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1h
Boston is landing three second-round picks in the deal, including a 2024, 2025 and 2028, sources tell ESPN.

Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn
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56m
Compensation update: Boston and Dallas will each receive two second-round picks in the deal.

[celticinorlando]

Multiple second round picks, for a productive 22nd pick??? Let’s not forget the Celtics had multiple teams interested in Grant Williams too.

What a joke, Spurs got a better deal than us lol

The TPE was what we wanted, as well as to get under the second apron next year.

TPE will never be used

[Roy H.]

Multiple second round picks, for a productive 22nd pick??? Let’s not forget the Celtics had multiple teams interested in Grant Williams too.

What a joke, Spurs got a better deal than us lol

The TPE was what we wanted, as well as to get under the second apron next year.

TPE will never be used

Agreed.  We can't use it in a sign-and-trade.  We can't use it on draft night or next off-season. 

What $6 million players are out there that we're going to trade for?

[celticinorlando]

Multiple second round picks, for a productive 22nd pick??? Let’s not forget the Celtics had multiple teams interested in Grant Williams too.

What a joke, Spurs got a better deal than us lol

The TPE was what we wanted, as well as to get under the second apron next year.

TPE will never be used

Agreed.  We can't use it in a sign-and-trade.  We can't use it on draft night or next off-season. 

What $6 million players are out there that we're going to trade for?

More dumpster diving

[Kuberski33]

I've never been a Grant fan but [dang] this bench is weak and the cs are 1 Tatum injury away from the play in tourney.  No depth.  I wonder if we see  brogdon deal for 2 bench pieces.  The cs now have plenty of minutes for a vet but the good ones are gone.

There are more domino's to fall. Right now there's no bench and we can't handle the ball very well.

[mef730]

Somebody told Brad that if he accumulated all the 2nd round picks in a particular year, he could shoot the moon.

[Kuberski33]

Brad won’t take back salary because of the apron.

And Walsh was drafted to be grant’s replacement

If that's the plan, they'll be lucky to finish above 6th in the conference.  Hoping someone grows into a key role is not a strategy.

[JBcat]

Multiple second round picks, for a productive 22nd pick??? Let’s not forget the Celtics had multiple teams interested in Grant Williams too.

What a joke, Spurs got a better deal than us lol

The TPE was what we wanted, as well as to get under the second apron next year.

TPE will never be used

Agreed.  We can't use it in a sign-and-trade.  We can't use it on draft night or next off-season. 

What $6 million players are out there that we're going to trade for?

Just spitballing but maybe an intriguing young player still on his rookie contract where we attach some of our excess draft picks to get.

[Neurotic Guy]

I've never been a Grant fan but [dang] this bench is weak and the cs are 1 Tatum injury away from the play in tourney.  No depth.  I wonder if we see  brogdon deal for 2 bench pieces.  The cs now have plenty of minutes for a vet but the good ones are gone.

There are more domino's to fall. Right now there's no bench and we can't handle the ball very well.

It does feel to me that more dominos will fall.  I don't think Brad went into this off-season with the idea of solving one issue only to create another.  He knows the needs.   It wouldn't shock me if Brad is serious about Lillard.

If speculation is accurate that Brad was going to swing a Smart-Tyus Jones deal if the Brogdon-KP deal went through, that says something about where Brad's head is regarding the 1.   

[Big333223]

Brad won’t take back salary because of the apron.

And Walsh was drafted to be grant’s replacement

If that's the plan, they'll be lucky to finish above 6th in the conference.  Hoping someone grows into a key role is not a strategy.

I wish Hauser had been given more of Grant's minutes last year as it was.

[blink]

I wonder how much Joe had to do with this?  I mean grant was missing in action for a LONG time there in the 2nd 1/2 of the season.
Is there a part of this that is Joe doesn't like Grant?

[boscel33]

Since we didn’t take any Salary back, is there a TPE coming to the C’s?

[Roy H.]

Multiple second round picks, for a productive 22nd pick??? Let’s not forget the Celtics had multiple teams interested in Grant Williams too.

What a joke, Spurs got a better deal than us lol

The TPE was what we wanted, as well as to get under the second apron next year.

TPE will never be used

Agreed.  We can't use it in a sign-and-trade.  We can't use it on draft night or next off-season. 

What $6 million players are out there that we're going to trade for?

Just spitballing but maybe an intriguing young player still on his rookie contract where we attach some of our excess draft picks to get.

Generally teams don't trade those guys.  Maybe we could land a guy like Saddiq Bey, but he'd only last one season before leaving in free agency because we're not going to sign anybody to MLE or higher contracts.

[celticinorlando]

I've never been a Grant fan but [dang] this bench is weak and the cs are 1 Tatum injury away from the play in tourney.  No depth.  I wonder if we see  brogdon deal for 2 bench pieces.  The cs now have plenty of minutes for a vet but the good ones are gone.

There are more domino's to fall. Right now there's no bench and we can't handle the ball very well.

It does feel to me that more dominos will fall.  I don't think Brad went into this off-season with the idea of solving one issue only to create another.  He knows the needs.   It wouldn't shock me if Brad is serious about Lillard.

If speculation is accurate that Brad was going to swing a Smart-Tyus Jones deal if the Brogdon-KP deal went through, that says something about where Brad's head is regarding the 1.

I don’t. I think they are pretty much done.

[Kuberski33]

I wonder how much Joe had to do with this?  I mean grant was missing in action for a LONG time there in the 2nd 1/2 of the season.
Is there a part of this that is Joe doesn't like Grant?

My guess is he wasn't coming back if Mazzulla returned and he made that clear to Brad.