Cs want to sign Damian Lillard

[Roy H.]

I guess Washburn answered my previous question. According to him JT and DL are friends and they very well might rehab together if Dame comes this way. Of course no one knows the degree to which that is true or the degree to which that is a real motivator for Lillard to come to Boston, but speculation appears to be growing that there is smoke to this rumor.

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/jayson-tatum-news-emerges-amid-190159300.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJLXRjUhLOnJl_y0vtU-haaILho_rnv3QuS9W0C_QMKA3RMF-GUtNNKw2YiExZLCKoQGiOeKt39mm2ofK_4hx5f7amhiesBM3z9lZAlLKNtj63DpA3bb-P2dx6tpsPV7589rYXEcM9EFGqtVnaHgWdVdIMJxIAMj_IUHb2ULt9MG

Let's bring up the other poster's idea, ask Haliburton does he also want to recover in Boston with Tatum and Dame? We'll give Indy Jaylen Brown for him and a few key guys. A Big 3 of Dame, Tatum, and Haliburton? Ooooof got a few ice in their veins players to rely on now

I would rather have JB.

as would I. That trade doesn't make sense

That said, one of the questions I have about recent Celtics history is whether we tried to move up for Haliburton in the 2020 draft.  I was very surprised he fell, and I think every Celtics fan I knew was hoping we'd move up from 14 to 12 to get him.  I wonder what the cost would have been.

[Celtics4ever]

I would sign him for the vet minimum if he would take it, but I expect he would want more.   

I always wondered whether Lebron is human.

He does not have the same elevation as he did when he was young.   He is still an amazing athlete for his age, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1XKUV-GYJk

[Vermont Green]

I don't trade Brown for Haliburton.  His durability concerns me.  When he is on the court, I see his talent as comparable to Brown.  Brown has his own durability concerns but nothing compared to Haliburton.

As to Lillard, I hate to have to sign him for 2025-26, even on a min contract.  I guess we could then DPE him (or Tatum or both) and fill their roster spots.  Assuming that could all be worked out and we stay under 2nd apron for 2025-26 (dump Niang or whatever), definitely something I would be in on.  It makes a lot of sense for both parties, but only if Lillard is OK signing to min contracts.

[Roy H.]

I don't trade Brown for Haliburton.  His durability concerns me.  When he is on the court, I see his talent as comparable to Brown.  Brown has his own durability concerns but nothing compared to Haliburton.

As to Lillard, I hate to have to sign him for 2025-26, even on a min contract.  I guess we could then DPE him (or Tatum or both) and fill their roster spots.  Assuming that could all be worked out and we stay under 2nd apron for 2025-26 (dump Niang or whatever), definitely something I would be in on.  It makes a lot of sense for both parties, but only if Lillard is OK signing to min contracts.

It's not going to be hard to stay below the apron in 2027.  Currently (without accounting for Simons) we're about $40 to $45 million below it.