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Re: I Think I Am Aboard The Tank Train Now
« Reply #60 on: July 11, 2025, 05:09:29 AM »

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I don't know if this question hasn't already been asked, but who would we be tanking for?
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Re: I Think I Am Aboard The Tank Train Now
« Reply #61 on: July 11, 2025, 06:22:49 AM »

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AJ Dyantsa is the #1 guy. He is a Flagg level prospect (maybe even higher pro upside).  There are also several other highly rated players including Daryn Peterson (the consensus #2 right now), Carlos Boozer's kid, Cameron Boozer, Tyran Stokes, Chris Cernac, and Caleb Wilson.  Peterson is a 6'5" combo guard but the other 4 are all 6'8" or bigger.

It is a very good draft at the top.
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Re: I Think I Am Aboard The Tank Train Now
« Reply #62 on: July 11, 2025, 07:58:36 AM »

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Choo choo!

Dybantsa or Boozer here we come. Then build for 2027 and beyond with the Jays, White, PP and Dybantsa/Boozer. Hopefully another significant addition as well.

I think next year?s squad is a play-in at best now even with the East being weak in general.

There's a big difference between being a play-in team and being a Top 3 pick in the draft. Will be interesting what direction they go in.


 Hopefully Silver hooks us up with a sypathy top 5 pick, similar to the outright BS dallas got with Cooper Flag.

 This Cba is gross. We need a top 5 pick to stay relevant all of a sudden.

Re: I Think I Am Aboard The Tank Train Now
« Reply #63 on: July 11, 2025, 09:04:56 AM »

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Hopefully Silver hooks us up with a sypathy top 5 pick, similar to the outright BS dallas got with Cooper Flag.

I wish but it seems to me the league hates Boston at times.

Re: I Think I Am Aboard The Tank Train Now
« Reply #64 on: July 11, 2025, 09:27:53 AM »

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Hopefully Silver hooks us up with a sypathy top 5 pick, similar to the outright BS dallas got with Cooper Flag.

I wish but it seems to me the league hates Boston at times.
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Re: I Think I Am Aboard The Tank Train Now
« Reply #65 on: July 11, 2025, 10:02:34 AM »

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So far, nothing BOS has done constitutes Tanking.  They were forced into trading good players (Holiday and Porzingis) for less good players, in order to stay under the 2nd apron (or in some cases, signing cheaper players).  If the NBA didn't want teams trading away good players to save money, they shouldn't have made the tax and apron penalties so severe.

That is so far.  We will see how the season goes and what roster/personnel decisions that the team makes as the season progresses.  There is still plenty of opportunity to actually tank on the season.  BOS could shutdown Brown and White at some point due to fantom injuries (or actual injuries) and things like that.  That part is TBD.  But in terms of roster moves so far, that is not tanking by my definition of tanking.

Re: I Think I Am Aboard The Tank Train Now
« Reply #66 on: July 11, 2025, 11:30:54 AM »

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AJ Dyantsa is the #1 guy. He is a Flagg level prospect (maybe even higher pro upside).  There are also several other highly rated players including Daryn Peterson (the consensus #2 right now), Carlos Boozer's kid, Cameron Boozer, Tyran Stokes, Chris Cernac, and Caleb Wilson.  Peterson is a 6'5" combo guard but the other 4 are all 6'8" or bigger.

It is a very good draft at the top.

Dybantsa is the real deal. He's like what people were pretending Ace Bailey could be a couple years ago.