Beal traded for bag of balls

[gouki88]

I just feel like Boston dropped the ball by not offering Brogdon, Gallinari, Muscala, Pritchard, a 1st, and a couple of swaps.

For Beal?

For Beal!? Phoenix, didn’t give close to that

It's sort of a null discussion with his NTC. I'm not sure if we were interested at all, but it doesn't seem like there was the necessary mutual interest

[obnoxiousmime]

We had no balls to offer because Wyc said the team has none.

[BASS_THUMPER]

*sippin*

[johnnygreen]

Why didn't Beal want to come to Boston? Lillard feels the same way too.

[BASS_THUMPER]

lol...

*sippin*

[hpantazo]

Why didn't Beal want to come to Boston? Lillard feels the same way too.

Cold weather and high taxes are a real thing when all other things are fairly equal.

[SparzWizard]

Why didn't Beal want to come to Boston? Lillard feels the same way too.

Cold weather and high taxes are a real thing when all other things are fairly equal.

Did he also listened to too much of Anthony Davis's dad or Draymond Green about Boston? Hopefully not

[JSD]

Why didn't Beal want to come to Boston? Lillard feels the same way too.

Beal most likely didn't have the opportunity to join Boston. I don't think the Celtics were interested in accepting that expensive contract. Our owner has a reputation for being frugal, and if I were to make a guess, I would say he exerted more effort than any other team executive to have the second apron implemented. I strongly doubt he would allow the Celtics anywhere near that penalty.

[johnnygreen]

I wonder if Beal talked to Jayson, and what was said. It most likely had nothing to do with the weather, taxes, or money. I don't think the idea of Boston ever reached that point for Beal. I would think it has something to do with the players or culture of this team. This is what I'm interested to know.

[Moranis]

Beal and Tatum are reportedly friends dating back to their St. Louis days.  I just don't understand what Boston is doing.  Wasting more time and not going to win again (at least anytime soon and certainly woth current ownership)

[Celtics2021]

Why didn't Beal want to come to Boston? Lillard feels the same way too.

Beal most likely didn't have the opportunity to join Boston. I don't think the Celtics were interested in accepting that expensive contract. Our owner has a reputation for being frugal, and if I were to make a guess, I would say he exerted more effort than any other team executive to have the second apron implemented. I strongly doubt he would allow the Celtics anywhere near that penalty.

I generally agree with this, although I think even if pursued Beal was going to for his way out west.  Phoenix accepted something inferior to what Miami was reportedly offering, and Miami generally has little difficulty attracting players.  Reportedly his wife wanted to be closer to her home in CA, and he used that no-trade clause to deliver upon her wishes.

[radiohead]

I haven’t seen any report that Boston was in on a Beal trade. It was Miami, Milwaukee, Phoenix if i remember right. Perhaps extending and keeping JB is the main consideration now, and adding another max in Beal wasn’t really considered.

[green_bballers13]

It might surprise some, but Phoenix is a better destination than Boston.

I'm ok that we missed out on Beal. Keep this core young and maximize the amount of chances that we have for a ring.

[celticsclay]

Beal and Tatum are reportedly friends dating back to their St. Louis days.  I just don't understand what Boston is doing.  Wasting more time and not going to win again (at least anytime soon and certainly woth current ownership)

Believe beal would only wave his no trade clause for Phoenix or Miami then cut it down to just Miami. Not sure Boston could do anything here

[JSD]

Why didn't Beal want to come to Boston? Lillard feels the same way too.

Beal most likely didn't have the opportunity to join Boston. I don't think the Celtics were interested in accepting that expensive contract. Our owner has a reputation for being frugal, and if I were to make a guess, I would say he exerted more effort than any other team executive to have the second apron implemented. I strongly doubt he would allow the Celtics anywhere near that penalty.

I generally agree with this, although I think even if pursued Beal was going to for his way out west.  Phoenix accepted something inferior to what Miami was reportedly offering, and Miami generally has little difficulty attracting players.  Reportedly his wife wanted to be closer to her home in CA, and he used that no-trade clause to deliver upon her wishes.

Maybe it was always Phoenix, and that was their only way out of the contract. The wizards shouldn't have signed him in the first place. Everyone knew it was a terrible decision, and I know it happened under the previous GM, but why not let Beal leave and arrange a sign-and-trade so he can go wherever he wants? Why sign him to such a huge deal just to bench him and then trade him? I'll tell you why: they signed Beal to that deal to take care of him. They didn't care about competing, winning championships, or doing what's best for the fans and the franchise by hitting reset on the Wemby year. They did it to show other teams and players that their guys get paid, and it's pretty obvious now. That's where we stand in today’s NBA.


This is also influencing the Boston Celtics' choice to offer Jaylen a Super-Max contract. The Celtics are still trying to overcome the negative impact of their treatment towards Isaiah Thomas following his injury and trade. In reality, the solution was quite simple: they could have provided him with “Haslem treatment" by allowing him to spend a few years on the Celtics bench and assume a supportive role as a veteran, setting a positive example, getting a few million a year. But they were unable to do so because they were p---ed with him for publicly criticizing the Celtics